Crémant d'Alsace

Crémant d'Alsace is a protected designation of origin for sparkling wines made in Alsace, France.

A big part of the wine production in Alsace is used to make Crémant d'Alsace. About 18% of the region's vineyards used for this purpose.^[1] 223 942 hectoliter of Crémant d'Alsace, about 30 million bottles, were produced in 2006.^[2]

Crémant d'Alsace has been produced in Alsace since about 1900. Julien Dopff successfully tried to make wines using the "champagne method" then.^[3]

References

↑ CIVA website, read on September 9, 2007
↑ CIVA English-language press announcement on March 30, 2007: Alsace wines 2006: a vintage of contrasts
↑ The International Wine of the Month Club Newsletter, Vol. 9 No. 3

Other websites

The Official Alsace wines home page

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[1] CIVA website, read on September 9, 2007

[2] CIVA English-language press announcement on March 30, 2007: Alsace wines 2006: a vintage of contrasts

[3] The International Wine of the Month Club Newsletter, Vol. 9 No. 3

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