Oh, be still my beating heart!

I just opened the latest WS and the first thing I see is a photo from Riquewihr Alsace. Even though I was just there less than 3 months ago, I must head back soon.

W+A - It really is a special place. I can taste the pork knuckle and sauerkraut as I type, not to mention the wines. I think I'll open a Clos St. Hune tonight.

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Originally posted by Longboarder:
W+A - It really is a special place. I can taste the pork knuckle and sauerkraut as I type, not to mention the wines. I think I'll open a Clos St. Hune tonight.

Longboarder,

Did you pull the St. Hune?

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Even though I was just there less than 3 months ago, I must head back soon.

Three months ago? Dude, I am soooo going to pick your brain when I finally get there. My biggest regret on our 1st (and only, so far) trip to France in 2001 was not having enough time to fit Alsace into our itenerary (even though we were there for three weeks!)

Eric,

It is an enchanting part of France, it truly is.

The food also equals the wine imo.

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by Longboarder:
W+A - It really is a special place. I can taste the pork knuckle and sauerkraut as I type, not to mention the wines. I think I'll open a Clos St. Hune tonight.

Longboarder,

Did you pull the St. Hune?

Sadly no. My daughter came down with a bug and my wife had a meeting to attend. I was playing Mr. Mom.

Cannot offer much to this thread except to suggest staying (and eating) here

Thanks winetarelli, I'm looking forward to returning soon.

No problem. Of course, it isn't like I've done extensive comparing and contrasting of different places in Alsace, so I could be way off. But I really liked that place for its really rustic yet very comfortable feel. Plus, the restaurant in that hotel is where I discovered how much I like wild mushrooms!

The best QPR wines in the world, in my book.

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Originally posted by cdr:
The best QPR wines in the world, in my book.

Mine as well.

In 2003 I was in Alsace with my brother and my dad. Our ancesters came from there. My brother taught english at the university in Avignon in the early 1980's so he speaks french fluently. We stayed in Riquewihr too. We went to Hugel of course, but we also went to Wettolshiem to Albert Mann which Are great Qpr wines, I still have some of their wines in my cellar. They let us taste everything they had in their tasting room. We went to Rene Mure/Clos St Landelin in Westhaltren which had some rich rieslings and really saturated Gewurtz. We went to Weinbach in Kayserberg, and they were pretty stingy with what they would let you taste even though we got a tour from the Faller family, they wanted you to buy alot of their wines. We also went to Zind Humbrecht in Turckheim which might produce the best wines in all of Alsace in my opinion. Another winery that was hard to get into but my brother was able to get us in. The trip was great because my dad was the designated driver so me and my brother could taste all the wines each winery would let us. A trip of a lifetime.

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