Alsace Wine Promotion Launched in Shanghai

From Aug10th, wine lovers will have the opportunity to taste Alsace Wine in LVS LA VIE DE STAR restaurant. French Alsace Wine Promotion, which was organized by French Food Association and Savour Club Shanghai will continue till the end of August.

According to the principal of Savour Club, Chinese consumers have very limited knowledge to Alsace wine region. Alsace wines are very characteristic. They hope Chinese consumer know more about Alsace as will as the wines produced thereby this activity.

Alsace is located on France's eastern border and on the west bank of the upper Rhine adjacent to Germany and Switzerland. Alsace produces some of the most renowned whites in the world. These wines, which for historical reasons have a strong Germanic influence, are produced under three different Appellation d'Origine Contr?lées (AOCs): Alsace AOC for white, rosé and red wines, Alsace Grand Cru AOC for white wines from certain classified vineyards and Crémant d'Alsace AOC for sparkling wines. Both dry and sweet white wines are produced, and are often made from aromatic grapes varieties. Along with Austria and Germany, it produces some of the most noted dry Rieslings in the world, but on the export market, Alsace is perhaps even more noted for highly aromatic Gewürztraminer wines. Because of its Germanic influence, it is the only region in France to produce mostly varietal wines, typically from similar grapes as used in German wine.