http://oldwaystable.org/2010/01/26/where-to-go-in-france-alsace/ The Official Oldways Blog: Changing the Way People Eat Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:33:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://oldwaystable.org/2010/01/26/where-to-go-in-france-alsace/comment-page-1/#comment-538 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:11:23 +0000 http://oldwaystable.org/?p=1464#comment-538 [...] my semester abroad in Paris, I spent a few days exploring Alsace with my parents. We were lucky enough to be there on April 1st – April Fool’s Day in the US, and known as [...]

]]> http://oldwaystable.org/2010/01/26/where-to-go-in-france-alsace/comment-page-1/#comment-471 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:16:53 +0000 http://oldwaystable.org/?p=1464#comment-471 I toured the Alsace region in 1980 and was introduced to the Riesling wine. They were serving “shots” of the wine through dutch windows in doorways every few shops. They were 50 francs and that was very inexpensive. I must say, I came out at the other end with quite a “buzz”…so now you tell me the grape has a “high alcohol content…” LOL
The incident caused quite a lot of enjoyment for the other passengers in the group.

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