The AOC Crémant d'Alsace crown of Alsace sparkling wines, lively and delicate, drawn up by a second fermentation, mainly from Pinot Blanc, but also Pinot Gris, Pinot Black, Riesling or Chardonnay.

 

These grapes are usually harvested all

beginning of the opening of the harvesting permit, the right moment when the grapes offer for wine, the best of

balance and finer harmony.

 

From the late nineteenth century, many wineries were developing Alsatian sparkling wines using the traditional method. This tradition, less lively in the first half of the twentieth century, was maintained until the recognition of the AOC Crémant d'Alsace, by the decree of August 24, 1976. This decree brought to Alsace wines the Houses new framework for the development of a quality sparkling wine according to requirements comparable to those applied by Champagne professionals themselves. Today more than 500 developers gathered in the Union of Producers of Crémant d'Alsace.

 

Thanks to its original personality and impeccable quality, Crémant d'Alsace has today become the first sparkling wine AOC consumed at home in France.

It also enjoyed considerable success abroad.

He currently represents 21% of the total production of Alsace wines.