Exclusive private Alsace wine day tour from Strasbourg

You'll picked up at 9.30 at the Strasbourg tourism office or your hotel in Strasbourg in the city center and start your special private Alsace wine day tour. The vineyards in this wine region are concentrated in a thin band, from north to south, protected by the Vosges Mountains in the west. The cooler northern climate is preferred mainly by white grapes, and some of the most unique white wines in the world can be found, including late-harvest wines as well as the rare highly complex and concentrated ice-wines.

You'll begin the day with a stop in the Mittelbergheim and Barr wine-producing regions. This area is the home to the Grand Crus of Zotzenberg, Kastelberg, Wiebelsberg and Kirchberg, with soils particularly favorable for Riesling. Experience your first taste of Alsace wine with a tasting at a winery that produces different wines including Pinot Blanc, Sylvaner and Riesling.

After the first tasting, you continue to Dambach la ville wine area, considered to be the heart of the Alsace wine region and home to the Grand Cru Frankstein. Riesling and Gewürztraminer are particularly well adapted to the well-drained granite-mica scree soil, which drains water and retains heat during the evenings. Here you'll enjoy a second wine tasting in a typical caveau, the name given to the local wineries.

After some free time for lunch, we move on to the wine-producing area of the medieval towns of Ribeauvillé and Riquewihr, surrounded by 5 Grand Crus appellations: Geisberg, Kirchberg, Osterberg, Schoenenbourg and Sporen. Riesling is without a doubt the king of grapes in this area however, Pinot Gris, Muscat and Gewürztraminer also produce excellent wines on the neighboring soils.

Famous wine growers include the Trimbach family who have been making wine since 1626 or the Hugel family who began in 1639! Not only will you be amazed by the beauty of these two towns, but you will also be able to complete your Alsace experience with another wine tasting at the most highly selected winery. Return to Strasbourg. This private tour ensures you enjoy full attention from your guide. Not only will you be amazed by the beauty of these two towns, but you will also be able to complete your Alsace experience with another wine tasting at the most highly selected winery. We should get back to Strasbourg by 6.30 pm.