In our back yard we have a whole heap of gewurztraminer. Its clone is Colmar 456. So when we decided to go to France next year it seemed only logical that we explore the wine district of Colmar. Its in Alsace Lorraine - a region which has a bit of an identity crisis as it has been French, but invaded by so many other armies throughout the centuries. We hope to spend 3 days there followed by a day in the bigger city of Strasbourg. Their national dish is sauerkraut, but the buildings look very Swiss. They also grow quite a bit of Pinot gris as they are close to Italy, and the hot dry weather allows them to ripen Tokay - which we normally get from Australia! Should be interesting.
We are using a travel broker instead of a travel agent this time and it seems that for people who sort of know what they want this has been so for a very positive change. We have been alarmed by the number of seats already booked on the planes, but all is in place and we should be confirmed by the end of the week.
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