Alsace Grand Cru is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for wines made in the Alsace wine region of France.
The wines come from selected sites in the Alsace AOC region, currently 50 are listed, although experts believe that some of these sites are not of Grand Cru status, and may also have boundaries set too large.
All wines are white and can be produced from the noble Alsace varieties: Riesling, Muscat Grape, Pinot Gris and Gewürtztraminer grapes. The initial regulations said these must be varietal wines, but it has since been extended to allow blends of these.
A text banning the use of woodchips in AOC winemaking was prepared last November (2006) by INAO, the French regulatory body for AOCwines, but it has not yet been signed into law.
Though the designation only applies to one grandcru plot, the 14ha Zotzenberg vineyard, it is considered a major victory for winemakers in northern Alsace who have been fighting for some 15 years for the recognition of Sylvaner.
The wines come from selected sites in the AlsaceAOC region, currently 50 are listed, although experts believe that some of these sites are not of GrandCru status, and may also have boundaries set too large.
All wines are white and can be produced from the noble Alsace varieties: Riesling, Muscat, Pinot Gris and Gewürztraminer grapes.
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