1-Hour Alsace Wine Tasting

1-Hour Alsace Wine Tasting, 1 hour, rated 4.7 across 38 traveller reviews.

Overview

This tasting packs into a single hour at the Comptoir des Vignerons Alsaciens, a wine shop on the ground floor of the Neu Bau consular building at Place Gutenberg, close to the cathedral. A host pours five Alsatian wines and talks through where each is produced and how the region's varieties differ. Each person also gets a fresh pretzel. One recent group described a line-up of a crémant, three white wines and a red.

The cellar earns repeat mention in reviews as a cool, pleasant room for exactly this kind of hour. Children are catered for with grape juice in place of wine and a coloring set to occupy them. One reviewer's session had a producer on hand, pouring his own wine and talking about his work.

It suits anyone wanting an introduction to Alsace wine. Sessions hold a maximum of 20 people. The venue admits wheelchairs and pushchairs, welcomes service animals and sits near public transport, though the operator advises against it for pregnant travellers.

What's Included

Itinerary

1. Meet at Place GutenbergFind the Comptoir des Vignerons Alsaciens at 10 Place Gutenberg, on the ground floor of the Neu Bau consular building behind the Gutenberg statue. The tasting ends back at this same spot.
2. Settle into the cellarThe tasting takes place in the shop's cellar, a room reviewers describe as cool and pleasant.
3. Get the crash courseThe host runs through the basics of Alsatian wine and where in the region it is produced. Grape juice stands in for the children.
4. Taste five winesFive Alsatian wines are poured in turn, with an explanation of each. One line-up reported by a recent group covered a crémant, three whites and a red.
5. Nibble a pretzelEvery participant receives one fresh pretzel to eat alongside the tasting.
6. Browse the shelvesBuying is optional.

What To Expect From The Tour

A few practical details are worth settling before booking, from who gets poured what to what the cellar feels like.

• Suits tight schedules. The session lasts an hour and sits in the city center, so it slots between other sightseeing. Reviewers recommend it as an introduction when a full day in the vineyards is not on the cards.
• Bring the children. Children receive grape juice instead of wine plus a coloring set to work through while the adults taste. One reviewer mentioned a guide pouring juice as a treat for a daughter, so families are expected rather than merely tolerated.
• Finding the door. The address is 10 Place Gutenberg, on the ground floor of the Neu Bau consular building behind the Gutenberg statue. Public transport runs close by, and the cathedral is nearby for orienting yourself.
• Pack a layer. One reviewer describes the cellar as cool, and another calls the setting pleasant. A light layer helps anyone who chills easily over the course of the hour.
• Expect a group. Sessions can hold up to 20 travellers, so this is a communal tasting rather than a private table. Hosts draw frequent praise in reviews for being friendly and knowledgeable.
• Shop after tasting. Reviews point out you can buy wines on the side, and one traveller described a producer pouring and chatting at a session.

Common issues. The shop has no air conditioning, which one traveller found uncomfortable on a very hot day, and that same reviewer also struggled to follow a host whose accented English was hard to make out. Sessions cap at 20 people, so it is not an intimate sitting. A full refund requires cancelling at least 24 hours before the start, with no changes accepted inside that window.

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