Weingut Faber provides an excellent product and fine service. Have had their wine over a series of…read moreyears and find wines that are consistently excellent. This is an outfit that has been in the family for generations. I would highly recommend them to anyone. Keep up the great work!

From the owner: Wir begrüßen Sie im ältesten, familiengeführten Traditionsweingut in Freiburg im schönen Breisgau…read more Seit vielen Generationen ist unsere Familie vom Weinbau geprägt und bis heute sind wir mit ganzem Herzen bei der Arbeit in der Natur in den Reben und im Weinkeller dabei. Wir produzieren authentische Weine zum Genießen und präsentieren diese in unserer modernen, hauseigenen Vinothek. Wir freuen uns auf Sie! Ihre Winzer-Familie Faber

Found this place on our way back to Strasbourg from Château du Kœnigsbourg, and we are so glad we…read moredid! In addition to the best Reisling I've ever had, this place has so much charm. It's been owned and operated by the Zueller family since before my country (USA) even existed! Mrs. Zueller was so friendly and knowledgeable, and gave us a personal tour. It's small and intimate, so if you're looking for big expensive touristy place, go elsewhere. But if you're looking to experience a genuine 250 year old family winery, and buy bottles of amazing (mostly organic) wine for 6-8 euros, this is your place! Make sure you have a French speaker in your group, this is the real deal and people working the vinyards and winery don't have time to learn English.

We came to Vins d'Alsace Robert Blanck as part of a Viking Rhein River Cruise excursion…read more Our bus trip from the boat took about 25 mins and our coach was upscale and very modern. We found it be a nice opportunity to see the countryside. The tour was given by the adult daughter of the winery's owner. She was very knowledgeable and warm, while taking time to answering all of our questions. We started off in the wine cellar and ended upstairs tasting several of their wines. Unlike American tours, we sat in small comfortable tables, with both water and pretzels to cleanse our palates. Very cliché and relaxing We came away very impressed, along with a few bottles and some pâté for our trip.

Lovely 16th generation family owned vineyard. This estate makes only white wine and brut blanc…read more (you can't call it "champagne " unless it's from that region of France). We were given a tour of the cellar where we got to see all the old wine barrels and learned about how long the wine takes to make, how the barrels are cleaned and how the vines grew. Also learned how the bubbles are added to make the brut blanc (they use the champagne process) and how the yeast is removed. Very nice tour. The host who gave us the presentation was one of the daughters of the family estate.

Cool spot worth a visit if you are in the area. It's not well marked,you need to pass the hospital…read moregate and you'll see an old plaque mentioning the Cave, take the outside stairs leading to the basement level. The tram stop is on line D, Porte de l'hôpital, the best way is to use Google maps. The entrance is free, you can just read the signs or get the audio for 3 Euros. They also offer a selection of wines for sale.

Found this place while looking at a map of Strasbourg. If you don't speak/read French, the entrance…read moreis down the stairs directly under the sign. Once you open the door and you're hit with the aroma of a musty basement, you know you're in the right place! The cellar is free to tour but they also offer private experiences if you're interested. One was being set up while we were there and it seemed like pastries and wine, where I presume someone would then talk about the cave. Just inside the doorway from the store, on the right, there's a very old tunnel that was used to supply military with food and supplies. It's damp, dark, and very cool. It's a walk walk through. To the right are some barrels that were given as gifts, one to King Louis XVI, as well as a wine press from centuries ago. To the left is a long (ish) row of barrels leading to a gated section, a barrel dated 1472 and some information about it. If you're a fan of wine or just want to see a really old wine cellar, I'd recommend this. If for no other reason, it's free and you can say you did it!

This is a lovely little shop with local wine, eaux-de-vie, liqueurs, and Alsatian gourmet items…read more The even have souvenir knickknacks. You can taste the local wines and distilled spirits. The service is friendly. We were welcomed in, toured around the store, and then did tasting. The proprietor even offered to keep our purchases until the next day so we would not have to leave them in the car overnight or lug them up to the hotel room. He came home with wonderful jams, wines, and even a handcrafted wood and metal birdhouse.

Have you heard of Monkey 47 Gin? If you're a local, I imagine you have. If not, it's a great spicy…read moregin produced in the Black Forest region. Internet research shows that it's very hard to come by, so I'm thankful I discovered it here. My friends are in for a treat. I found three locations that sell Monkey Gin. Here and another place sell it for €36, much better than a €40+ price I saw elsewhere. The proprietress was very helpful. She asked me if I'd like it wrapped and I'd said "yes, for protection". I explained I was flying tomorrow to the US, so she wrapped it in tissue and then a double layer of a light cardboard casing and folded the extra material over and tied it taut with ribbon. Sufficiently secured. It's a great little shop with great customer service. I would visit again.

The Alsatians have a great thing going when it comes to food and drink. The merging of French and…read moreGerman eats and beverages make for some great product. Weinbach's Cuvee St Catherine Schlossberg is a grand cru riesling you'll find on the menus of Mini Bar or Benu and for good reason. It's a beautifully floral, light and crisp wine. Think acidic enough to balance the salinity but lightness of oysters, monkfish liver and squid. Also, great for toning down the heat of the touch of serrano chile but not so sweet as to overpower those flavors. For around $50US it's not the cheap sleeper but it's definitely an excellent price performance value regardless.

When we visited the village of St Hippolyte and had lunch at the restaurant there they served us a…read morelovely Rose wine and I immensely enjoyed it. Upon inquiring where we could buy this lovely wine in our broken French the hostess at the restaurant pointed us across the street and as it turns out the restaurant and winery are owned by the same family. The winery has existed since 1562 according to the sign out the front so I assume that is correct. They make a couple of whites, a rose and a red Pinot noir. I tasted all of the wines they made and most were pretty decent and what was extremely surprising was the prices. At €5 for a Rose and €6 for the Pinot Noir I thought it was a bargain and ended up buying some wine there to bring back. So for €60 we walked away with 12 bottles of wine and it was better than wines I have paid a lot more for in the past. We finally opened the Rose this evening and it reminded me of not only how good this wine was but also that I had not written about this place yet :-)) The really interesting part of this whole experience was the fact that whilst our French was a bit weak we were able to converse with him in German and the whole wine tasting was done in German in a French winery...lol I would happily buy wine from here again and I hope to come back for more Rose in the future. If they have indeed been producing wine for 400 some odd years they must be doing something right :-))

Great hospitality! I was pleasantly surprised with the wine. The lady serving was very generous! We…read morebought Reisling, Gewurtztraminer and Pinot Noir. Makes me proud of my Alsatian ancestry. I hope to come back again.