Alsace embraces its Grand Cru soul
Recent changes to wine labelling rules have persuaded top-class Alsace wine producers to embrace the Grand Cru classification
After decades of resistance by many of the leading producers in Alsace, two pillars of Alsace wine, Maison Trimbach and Maison Hugel, have finally given in and accepted the honour being presented to them by the French authorities.
They have decided to accept that the Alsace Grand Cru status now has a meaning and they will begin to produce legally labelled Grand Cru wines. Jean Trimbach, the 12th generation of his family to ...
