Alsace is a region in the far north-east of France that, thanks to its climatic, natural and soil conditions, is characterised by soils of different types: gravelly, sandy, limestone, granitic, clay, marly, slate and volcanic. It is no coincidence that Alsatian wines are among the most appreciated in the world. Thanks to the presence of the Vosges Mountains to the west, which create a natural barrier, it is protected from frost and rain, while the Rhine provides the right amount of humidity, facilitating the growth of botrytis cinerea. The wine-growing area is divided into two parts: Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin with no less than 15.2 thousand hectares, totally dedicated to the cultivation of white grapes with a small percentage reserved for red wines. Alsace boasts three appellations of controlled origin (AOC): Alsace, reserved for single-varietal wines, Alsace Grand Cru and Crémant d'Alsace, a sparkling wine made from pinot blanc grapes. The Alsace Grands Crus were introduced in the 1970s and today indicate those Alsatian wines made from noble grape varieties: Alsatian Gewürztraminer, Muscat d'Alsace, Pinot Gris and Riesling Alsace. xtraWine offers a wide variety of Alsatian wines that are distinguished by their soft, sometimes decisive structure, offering bottles from the best vintages of 2015 and 2016 with great persistence and complexity due to a higher concentration of noble moulds or natural substances. The Alsace wines proposed by xtraWine all belong to important wineries such as Domaine Muré, Domaine Marcel Deiss, Domaine Gruss & Fils and Mittnacht. Alsatian wines are ideal to accompany meat dishes, fish, shellfish, desserts and even cheeses.