Wine Festivals in Wine route villages

Sentiers Gourmands gourmet walks, Alsace Wine Route ★ 4.5

Wine route villages

Across August to October weekends, villages from Bennwihr to Mittelbergheim, Eguisheim and Kaysersberg run sentiers gourmands, timed walks through the vines with successive courses and matched glasses at each grower stop.

Tip: Book ahead since spots are capped; Mittelbergheim's run through the Zotzenberg Grand Cru is one of the steeper and more sought-after walks in the season.

Alsace Wine Route festival circuit, July to October ★ 4.3

Wine route villages

Beyond the named fairs, 30-plus smaller village wine festivals run across the Alsace Wine Route from July to October. The Alsace Destination Tourisme calendar publishes the current year's schedule village by village.

Tip: Use the Alsace Wine Route calendar to plan around lesser-known village fairs in Dambach-la-Ville, Riquewihr, Andlau and others; the small festivals are quieter and more local than Colmar.

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