The Wolfberger cooperative's Eguisheim cellar, pouring its full Cremant d'Alsace range from entry-level Brut through to vintage cuvees.
The list: Wolfberger is a major Cremant d'Alsace producer, with a dedicated tasting room at Eguisheim pouring its full traditional-method sparkling range
Tip: Wolfberger's Cremant tasting flight covers a single house's full range from blanc de blancs to blanc de noirs in one sitting.
Address: 6 Grand Rue, 68420 Eguisheim, France, Alsace
Bestheim's Bennwihr cellar, a major Cremant d'Alsace house, with tasting flights of Prestige and vintage traditional-method sparkling.
The list: Bestheim is a major Cremant d'Alsace house and its Bennwihr cellar runs scheduled tastings of the Prestige and vintage Cremant lineup
Tip: Bestheim's Prestige Cremant is a strong value within the AOC; taste the vintage cuvee alongside it to see what extra lees ageing does to the wine.
The Orschwihr cellar of Lucien Albrecht, a historic Cremant d'Alsace house tied to the 1976 founding of the AOC, with tasting flights from Brut to Brut Rose and Pinot Gris cuvees.
The list: Lucien Albrecht in Orschwihr is a historic Cremant d'Alsace house tied to the AOC's 1976 founding, with cellar tastings of Brut, Brut Rose and Pinot Gris cuvees
Tip: Lucien Albrecht was active in the 1976 founding of the Cremant d'Alsace AOC; the cellar visit puts the regional sparkling story in context.
A central Colmar wine bar on the Alsace Wine Route's curated list, pouring grower Riesling and Pinot Gris by the glass with small plates.
The list: A central Colmar wine bar listed on the official Alsace Wine Route's wine-bars page, pouring grower Alsace by the glass alongside small plates
Tip: Listed on the Alsace Wine Route's curated bar selection; ask for a Riesling Grand Cru flight to compare different climats in a single sitting.
The Alsace Wine Route's official wine-bar selection, the deepest curated list of grower-led bars across the region from Saverne to Mulhouse.
The list: The Alsace Wine Route's official curated wine-bar list, covering Colmar, Strasbourg, Obernai, Saverne, Mulhouse and Vieux-Ferrette with a Vignoble et Decouvertes label
Tip: Use the Alsace Wine Route wine-bar page to plan a city wine-bar circuit; the bars in Strasbourg and Colmar stay open later than the village ones.
A historic Alsatian fruit-spirit distillery with tasting flights of kirsch, mirabelle and framboise eaux-de-vie, the Alsatian after-dinner pour.
The list: A historic Alsatian eau-de-vie distillery with tasting flights of kirsch, mirabelle, framboise, poire Williams and rarer fruit spirits, the Alsatian after-dinner pour
Tip: Eau-de-vie is the digestif of Alsace; ask for a flight of kirsch, framboise and mirabelle to see the family's flagship fruit distillations.
A Lapoutroie eau-de-vie distillery, the historic heart of Alsatian fruit-spirit production, with kirsch, mirabelle, framboise and modern whisky alongside.
The list: A long-running Lapoutroie eau-de-vie distillery, with kirsch from local cherry orchards alongside whisky and gin in the modern range
Tip: Lapoutroie is the historic centre of Alsatian eau-de-vie; pair a Miclo visit with the village's farmhouse-cheese makers for a non-wine half-day.