{"id":4986,"date":"2012-05-27T21:59:46","date_gmt":"2012-05-27T21:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=4986"},"modified":"2012-05-27T21:59:46","modified_gmt":"2012-05-27T21:59:46","slug":"in-alsace-my-first-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/from-the-road\/in-alsace-my-first-visit","title":{"rendered":"In Alsace, my first visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Very excited to be visiting Alsace for the first time. I haven’t been writing full-time about wine for all that long (4 years), so there are still a number of important wine regions I have yet to visit. So I am pleased to finally get the chance to see Alsace: I know and love the wines, but wine regions really come to life once you’ve actually been there.<\/p>\n

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We arrived just after 7 pm at Basel airport, and within an hour we were in Colmar, our base for the next few days. It looks beautiful. Two interesting wines taken from the wine list of a modest bistro proved to be just right with dinner.<\/p>\n

First, Weinbach’s Clos des Capuchins Sylvaner 2010. Beautifully fresh with a nice tangerine edge to the fresh citrussy fruit. Very lively and bright and quite delicious.<\/p>\n

Then Trimbach’s Riesling Cuvee Frederic Emile 2005: taut, complex and really serious with an almost spicy edge to the citrussy fruit. A really great expression of Riesling.<\/p>\n

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Now it’s time for bed to prepare for a day we’ll be spending mostly in the vineyards. I’m so looking forward to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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