Alsace, France, grows the same grapes as neighboring Germany but produces very different wines, said Fred Tasker in The Miami Herald. Mountains protect Alsatian vines from the North Atlantic’s chill winds, and the warmer microclimate yields wines that are “drier, fuller in body, and higher in alcohol and heft.” Few wineries represent the Alsatian style better than Trimbach, a 12th-generation family-run operation.
2009 Trimbach Riesling ($22). This ultradry Riesling is “spritzy with acid” but balanced with “lively green apple and mineral flavors.”
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