| After the conclusion of the 2006 World
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| | the Vosges Mountains, Alsace maintains a
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| Cup, with Italy edging the French team in
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| | very storybook quality. With white
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| a 5-3 shootout, those rooting for France
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| | cottages and brown trim, flower boxes in
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| could probably have used some very good
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| | windowsills, and people uttering cheery
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| alcohol to numb their emotions. Luckily
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| | hellos while they sweep front porches,
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| for the French, they needn't look far;
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| | the only thing Alsace is missing is seven
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| some of the best wine is right under
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| | singing dwarfs. It is like a town
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| their noses.
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| | manufactured purely for happiness, a town
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| | that makes visitors want to yodel.
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| Alsace, a region of France, is known for
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| producing the greatest of white wines.
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| | The winemakers of Alsace, with most
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| Historically part of the Holy Roman
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| | producers making between 20 and 30
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| Empire, the 17th century saw Alsace
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| | different kinds of wine, believe that two
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| gradually put under French rule,
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| | things determine outcome: the grape that
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| eventually becoming a province of France,
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| | is picked and the ground it is grown on.
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| ripping up German ownership papers in the
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| | The ground, because of the variety of
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| process.
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| | soils - clay, limestone, granite,
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| | sandstone - can cause vast amounts of
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| Located 300 miles east of Paris,
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| | variety.
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| adjacent to Germany and Switzerland and
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| loitering on the bank of the Rhine,
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| | Almost solely devoted to manufacturing
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| Alsace is one of France's 26 wine
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| | white wine, the grapes of Alsace are
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| regions.
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| | picked accordingly. Some of the more
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| | important grapes are Pinot Gris, Muscat,
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| Sunny, dry, and protectively shielded by
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| | and Pinot Blanc.
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