The Yellow Brick Road

Alsace Day 17: Route de Vin

Finally found the wine road this morning. Had no idea it stretches for many many kilometers dotted by dozens of wine makers and vineyards inviting you to a degustation.

Might help to do a bit of research on the more famous vineyards as the number to choose from can get a bit daunting if you do it on the spot! Otherwise, hope for a bit of luck, pick a couple that looks nice and go!

Watch out for getting drunk. Even for the sampling, they pour so much into your glass and there's nowhere to spit. They also give you at least 2 glasses per type of wine you request -- their standard and premium versions. After a while though, I'm getting better at distinguishing one type from the other and picking out the more expensive bottle. This is apparently the best way to learn, by sampling the different kinds against each other.

The Route de Vin takes me back to Brussels where I catch the next day's flight back to Singapore. Compared to France, I can see why Ezer calls it SingaBore.

posted by moan @ 9:43 PM