There are roughly 100 vineyards in the Alsace region, and I spent the day at one of them 🙂 a biodynamic winery called Achillee. Everything is done by hand here, and the wine is delicious. For a small winery, a lot of varieties are produced….pinot blanc, riesling, bubbly, muscat, gewürztraminer, sylvaner, scherwiller, hahnenberg, schieferberg, and pinot noir. I tasted 11 different wines and it was hard to choose a favourite. On the way back to Strasbourg we called in to Ribeauville, a beautiful medieval village with cute Christmas markets, gingerbread-style houses and castles on the surrounding hills. Magic.
Achillee vineyard 
Oysters are about the same price as in NZ 
The tasting menu 🙂 
Ribeauville 
Wine tap in the wall 🙂 
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Giant stork nest on the roof