FOOD & WINE TOUR OF alsace

Your Gourmet Adventure – Food & Wine Tour

Our 7-day all-inclusive Alsatian food tour, will ensure you experience the best of Alsace. During the week, Francois will share with you his best kept secret spots when it comes to food and wine and highlights include:

• Touring the local markets and meeting some of the region’s best artisans.

• Tasting the star of the Alsatian cheese platter - the Munster - and meeting its makers!

• Tasting the local eaux de vie, colourless fruit brandies and marc, made from prestigious regional varietals distilled in copper alembic stills.

• Meeting some of our best friends, who happen to be wine-makers and touring their vineyards during the harvest season.

• Visiting a microbrewerie, and learning about beer production, including sampling the much-loved local tipple with a freshly baked pretzel.

• Enjoying lunch in the Ferme Auberge, which prepares all of their dishes with local, homemade produce – including spaetzle (rustic noodles made from flour, milk and eggs), Alsatian meat pie and fantastic traditional desserts.

• Trying a Winstub. A Winstub is a wine bistro like no other, with a friendly and warm atmosphere, it is one of the most atypical examples of French gastronomy. You will be able to enjoy beautiful simple French food such as bibeleskaes, the baeckeoffe (a meat and potato dish slow-cooked in a ceramic casserole), Flammekueche (a thin circle of dough topped with fromage blanc or crème fraiche, thinly sliced onions and lardons), sauerkraut and of course the famous Kougelhopf – all whilst eating shoulder to shoulder on wooden tables covered with red checked tablecloths.

Francois will also cook dinner for you each night, using local recipes with seasonal products picked up daily at local markets.

YOUR BACKROAD ADVENTURE - Sightseeing & Exploring

Come to Alsace for the beautiful open air and the most poetic landscapes. During your week with Francois, you will visit the Alsace Wine Route, snaking through valleys and along hillsides, with villages full of flowers and the smiles of the friendly local people.

Those passionate about culture and historic heritage and the lovers of beautiful stone houses will find themselves at home in Alsace. Strasbourg is without a doubt one of Europe’s most beautiful cities to visit. Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Strasbourg is well-known for its Cathedral built from the 10th to 15th century, featuring unique pink sandstone "lacework". For the most courageous of you, you can climb the 332 stairs to reach the top of the Cathedral and observe the stunning view. We will also show you the unmissable sites such as the romantic Petite France district with its canals and half-timbered buildings.

You will experience Colmar, the Alsatian Wine Capital, and its unique art of living! With its, canals, flowers, Colmar is a beauty and a pleasure to explore. The ‘Petite Venise’ district is of course not to be missed.

The open-air Écomusée d’Alsace is the largest living museum in France with over 70 buildings from all over Alsace. It illustrates what rural life was like in Alsace and invites you to find out about popular traditions and the extraordinary heritage of the region. It is a unique place for remembering the past, for thinking about the present and for inventing the future.

Your alsace Accommodation

5-STAR CHALET ACCOMMODATION WILL BE YOUR HOME FOR YOUR WEEK WITH US IN ALSACE

It is impossible to resist the charm of the chalet we have chosen for our week in Alsace.

The brand new 5-star accommodation in Alsace where you will spend the week is ideally located in the heart of the Ballons des Vosges and is surrounded by nature.

The chalet offers absolute comfort and authentic luxury, with exquisite furnishings and a warm atmosphere that is both modern and authentic.

The 5 en-suite bedrooms, large living room with a freestanding wood-burning stove and outdoor decks and balconies will help you take full advantage of the extraordinary panoramic views over the Vosges Mountain.

The spa and relaxation area, complete with sauna, hot tub, tea room and deckchairs is the perfect spot to unwind and be pampered in a peaceful and serene atmosphere.