Grand Cru, Alsace, France as a Wine Region
Vin de Pays (vahn duh peh-YEE) One of the lower levels in the French Classification system, Vin de Pays is an intermediary wine, created for vineyards who were not quite AC, but vastly superior to Vin de Table wine. Vin de Pays has restrictions similar to the AC, but on a lesser scale. Regulations include specified region, minimum alcohol level and grape varieties. The wine also goes through a tasting panel. Some winemakers able to make wine at an AC level, instead choose to create wine at the Vin de Pays level as it allows more flexibility in grape varieties and yields. There are five regional Vin de Pays, with the most popular being Vin Pays d'Oc (from Languedoc & Roussillon). Vin de Pays wines offer wonderful value and good wine finds.
France as a Wine Country
Capital: Paris
Currency: Euro
When it comes to wine, France is a classic. Classic blends, grapes and styles began in the country and they still remain. Think about it - people ask for a Burgundian style Pinot Noir, they refer to wines as Bordeaux or Rhone blends - Champagne even had to pass a law to stop international wineries from putting their region on the label of all sparkling wine.
The top regions of France are: Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire, Rhone. And these regions are so diverse! It makes sense that wine regions throughout the world try to emulate their style. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah are no longer French varieties, but international varieties. They may not be the leader of cutting edge technology or value-priced wines, but there is no doubt that they are still producing wines of great quality and diversity.
Wineries in Grand Cru
| Winery |
|---|
| Albert Mann Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Mailly Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Billecart-Salmon Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Bonneau du Martray Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Bruno Sorg Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Angelus Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Barde-Haut Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Beau Séjour Bécot Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Belgrave Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Berliquet Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Cadet-Bon Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Cantemerle Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Cheval Blanc Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Côte de Baleau Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château De Valandraud Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Chateau Destieux Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Ferrand Lartigue Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Domaine du Grand Mayne Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château La Dominique Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château La Dominique Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Léoville-barton Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Rozier Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Soutard Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Talbot Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Clos L'Oratoire Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Clos Fourtet Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Domaine Billaud-simon Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Domaine Chandon de Briailles Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Domaine Georges Roumier Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Domaine Long-depaquit Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Domaine Servin Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Sipp-Mack Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Domaine Vocoret et Fils Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Domaine William Fèvre Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Domaines Schlumberger Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Domaine Follin-Arbelet Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Francois Raveneau Vineyard Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Jacquesson Et Fils Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Ausone Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Braide Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Maison Louis Latour Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Louis Latour Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Domaine Henri Boillot Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Pierre Moncuit Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Domaine Lucas et André Rieffel Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Simonnet-febvre Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Verget Maison Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Wolfberger Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Los Boldos Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Guy Larmandier Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Boxwood Winery Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Domaine William Fèvre Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Pavie-Macquin Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Grand Destieu Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Helfrich Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Broustet Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Sansonnet Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Pipeau Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Guinot Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Château Carbonnieux Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Le Mesnil - Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Nicolas Potel Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Bouchard Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Le Mesnil Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Jean-paul Droin Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Adnams Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Ch. Los Boldos Winery Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| A.R. Lenoble Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Domaine de la Romanee Conti Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Georges Roumier Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| William Fevre Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Maison Joseph Drouhin Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Louis Jadot Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Albert Bichot Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Frederic Magnien Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Egly-Ouriet Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Verget Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| G.H. Mumm Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Jean-Claude Boisset Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Domaine Laroche Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Jean Vesselle Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Jacquesson Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Patrick Lesec Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Domaine Robert Arnoux Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Lucien Albrecht Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Domaine Arlaud Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Heimberger Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Oliver Leflaive Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Marc Colin Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Dom. Jean Grivot Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Albert Boxler Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Rapet Pere & Fils Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Dom. Gros Colette Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Laboure Roi Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Domaine Vincent Girardin Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Delarche Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Mommessin Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Delbeck Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Pierre Sparr Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Dirler Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Domaine Marc Tempe Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| De Sousa Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Zind-Humbrecht Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Ch. Genot-Boulanger Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Heymann Lowenstein Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Juve Y Camps Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Etienne Sauzet Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Pol Roger Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Bollinger Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Jean Pierre Moueix Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
| Autreau Winery in Grand Cru, Alsace, France |
Wines from Grand Cru Region
| Wine | £ |
|---|---|
| Henri Billiot 'Cuvée de Reserve', Brut Search no further for finely-crafted, small-production Champagne outside the mainstream. T.. | 24.00 |
| Le Mesnil Grand Cru, Blanc de Blancs Brut Aim to have at least half-a-dozen bottles of this sure-fire impressive, stupendous value, .. | 25.00 |
| 2005 Pinot Blanc, Cave de Pfaffenheim Plump and soft, yet crisply fruity, with ripe apple and pear aromas, a textbook Alsace Pin.. | 8.00 |
| 2007 Mas de Daumas Gassac Blanc, Vin de Pays de l'Herault Celebrated Languedoc 'Grand Cru', Mas de Daumas Gassac is home to iconoclast Aim&e.. | 24.00 |
| 2006 Mas de Daumas Gassac, Vin de Pays de l'Herault Outclasses many a top Bordeaux: organic, strikingly complex and individual Cabernet-based .. | 27.00 |
| 2004 Riesling Schlossberg, Kienztheim, Domaine Blanck Thrilling, racy, organic, with classic aromas of flowers, petrol and apples - the last wor.. | 24.00 |
| 2006 Gewürztraminer, Cave de Pfaffenheim Stylish, fragrant, spicy Alsace Gewürz in a handy half-bottle -perfect for a midweek .. | 5.00 |
| 2003 Chablis, Grand Cru, Le Clos, Jean Well-structured, with underlying minerality and grip, this elite Grand Cru Chablis offers .. | 30.00 |
| 2006 Riesling, Cave de Pfaffenheim A delicate style of Alsace Riesling, with floral, citrus and peach aromas, that excels wit.. | 9.00 |
| 2002 Chateau Puy Blanquet, Grand Cru Classe St. Emilion This 23-hectare property is located on the eastern side of the St-Emilion appellation. Ove.. | 17.00 |
| 2007 Gewurztraminer, Cave de Pfaffenheim, Alsace Enjoy the seductive aromatics, take a sip and you'll understand instantly why the snap.. | 9.00 |
| 2007 Gewürztraminer, Domaine Blanck Purity, elegance, soulfulness. Qualities abundant in cuvées from our favourite Alsa.. | 14.00 |
| 2006 Riesling Schlossberg, Kienztheim, Domaine Blanck Thrilling, racy, organic, with classic aromas of flowers, petrol and apples - the last wor.. | 22.00 |
| 2007 Batard Montrachet,Grand cru, Etienne Sauzet A good way to get your hands on a top wine estate is to marry the owners daughter ! This i.. | 175.00 |
| 2007 Gewürztraminer, Cave dePfaffenheim Stylish, fragrant, spicy Alsace Gewürz in a handy half-bottle -perfect for a midweek .. | 5.00 |
| Charmes "..exuberant, pure and very pretty red pinot fruit nuanced by spice, earth and subtle.. | 70.00 |
| Corton Maison Louis Latour is noted above all else for its holdings on the hill of Corton and the.. | 60.00 |
| Chablis Grand Cru 2006 Vocoret Grand Cru Blanchots produces wines that are amongst the most delicate, perfumed and stylis.. | 25.00 |
| Bâtard Majestic have followed Richard Fontaine's superb wines for many years, allowing us enviabl.. | 80.00 |
| Criots Majestic have followed Richard Fontaine's superb wines for many years, allowing us env.. | 70.00 |
Subregions in Grand Cru
| Region |
|---|
| Haut-rhin |
| Kessler |
| Bas-rhin |
| Bruderthal |
| Zotzenberg |
| Hengst |
| Spiegel |
| Steinert |
| Sonnenglanz |
| Rangen |
Hotels on map
| Hotel | £ |
|---|---|
| Hotel Moosgrund Our calm 3-hotel is situated in the Belchenland und offers superior services and extens.. | 63.00 |
| AKZENT Hotel Atrium Family-managed since 1923, regional cooking, barbecue nights, meetingbanquet facilities.. | 88.00 |
| Hotel Schwarzwälder Hof The Schwarzwlder Hof hotel is excellently located right in the center of the upper Old .. | 46.00 |
| Hotel Le COLOMBIER Situated in the heart of the Petite Venise, Le COLOMBIER is in a beautiful restored Ren.. | 91.00 |
| Fast hotel Colmar Houssen Good value hotel, the Fast Hotel Colmar Houssen is located 5 minutes away from the cent.. | 34.00 |
| Hôtel LE COLOMBIER Ideally located in the heart of the old quarter, at the foot of Mont Sainte Odile, Le C.. | 64.00 |
| Hotel le Bugatti On the wine road, the Bugatti welcomes you in a peaceful comfortable setting. Everythin.. | 45.00 |
| DIANA Hôtel Restaurant & Spa Entirely remodelled in June 2008, Hotel and Restaurant Diana welcomes you in a contempo.. | 68.00 |
| Atelys Hotel The hotel comprises a total of 78 floors spread over 3 floors and features a spacious f.. | 52.00 |
| Hotel Diana Dauphine In the center of Strasbourg, the hotel Diana Dauphine welcomes you in its classic-conte.. | 65.00 |
| Hotel Patricia A few minutes walking from Cathedral,in the heart of the old city, our hotel, a 16 cent.. | 37.00 |
| Hotel Cardinal de Rohan Centre of the historical town, next to the 800 years old Cathedral, historical streets .. | 97.00 |
| HOTEL ESPLANADE In the very heart of the Universities area, in the center of the city, at 5 minutes fro.. | 41.00 |
| COMFORT HOTEL CENTER Hotel close to Tramway stations Ancienne Synagogue Les Halles and Homme de Fer... | 55.00 |
| La Résidence Jean Sébastien Bach Next to the superb Parc de lOrangerie and just a few minutes walk from the European Par.. | 144.00 |
| bon bini Schloss This hotel in Huzenbach is situated at the end of a cul-de-sac on the Silberberg mounta.. | 23.00 |
| Sunshine Accomodation & Hostel WELCOME AT SUNSHINE ACCOMODATIONDORMS ECONOMY ROOMS APARTEMENTSNOW: FREE WIRELESS INTER.. | 64.00 |
| HELIOPARK Hotel Quellenhof Conveniently in the pedestrian area of the historical and romantic bath quarter - right.. | 91.00 |
