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‘I grew up on tarte flambée,” says Jean-Georges Vongerichten, the celebrated chef and restaurateur, about the savory flatbread famous in Alsace, on France’s easternmost border. Think of it as Alsatian ...

Alsace is so perfect that you sometimes wonder if it’s for real. Well, yes it is. This is not Disneyland although the fairy tale villages along the Alsatian route de vin, the wine road, almost make ...

Every once in a while, I stumble across something that shakes up my preconceived notions about the taste, style and potential of a wine. That, after all, is what fuels a wine lover — the possibility ...

Strasbourg and Colmar, two of the region’s most interesting cities, can be reached by public transportation. You can fly or take the train from Paris to Strasbourg, and there is bus and train service ...

As a follow-up to the last column on the wines of Alsace, France, this week’s “Wine to Try” has been a favorite of mine since I was introduced to the region’s specialties years ago. Quick recap: The ...

The French province of Alsace stands like a flower-child referee between Germany and France. Bounded by the Rhine River on the east and the Vosges Mountains on the west, this is a green region of ...

At Spago Beverly Hills, Kevin O’Connor was wine director with a million-dollar budget -- and tasted through countless wines from all over the world during those years. In the end, like his predecessor ...

Want to try a white wine that pairs well with spicy fusion cuisine or seafood? If you do, put back that bottle of Chardonnay and try a wine from Alsace. Alsace has the distinction of being one of the ...

La Petite Venise is the name given to Colmar's medieval old town. It's canals and houses lined up against the water are reminiscent of Venice, Italy. Photograph by Clement LEONARD, Getty Images Alsace ...