Wine Review Online - Exploring Champagne's Non-Vintage Classics. During this time of year, most of us will be buying and/or drinking Champagne.
For me, the Holiday Season, culminating with New Year's Eve, is such a special time that I serve only the real thing, Champagne, from the Champagne region of France. On the other hand, it's also not the time to drink costly vintage and prestige cuvée Champagnes, either, unless the gathering numbers two to six, all of whom appreciate fine bubblies. What could be more painful than seeing your brother-in-law, who couldn't care less what he's drinking, guzzling down your Dom Pérignon?
When I visit my friends--and relatives--homes, I invariably bring non-vintage Champagne, also known as "classic" Champagne. The Alsace wine route, Tourism. Over the past 60 years, the Alsace Wine Route has contributed to the success of Alsace wines.
It has become famous the world over for its exceptional natural beauty, its simple course and for the instant connection its visitors feel with the region and its growers. The Alsace Wine Route winds its way from north to south, for more than 170 kilometres (106 miles) along the eastern foothills of the Vosges. Vinogeo.fr : l'atlas interactif des vins du monde. Le petit Guide Loisel du Vin - Chateau Loisel.