5 reasons to visit Alsace!

'Winebird' Helena Nicklin visits Alsace, taking in the wine route, the key wine grapes and wine styles, food and wine scene, Colmar and the Ecomuseum.

[@sherryedwards695]

Very educational. My father's German side lived there before immigrating to Canada in early 1900's. When they lived there Alsace still belonged to Germany.

[@netfora]

Excellent Helena have just found you via your article in today’s Daily Mail. Suddenly wine makes sense! Great video. Watched the 2000 Total Eclipse of the sun from nearby. Gewurztraminer wine is one of my favourites.

[@duct_tapeheart6484]

Im currently enjoying my first Pinot Blanc while learning about where it came from! Thanks for this beautiful and interesting video 😊

[@YouTubeJulien]

Awesome video Helena, Really love it :-) Made a video about Alsace too, such a gorgeous wine region. Cheers :-)

[@JohnSmith-tj6vz]

Beautiful place, and i could listen the pretty woman speaking French to me all day :) good little video Helena 😘

[@ResidentDrinkerUK]

looks absolutely gorgeous

[@tmartins2956]

Nice video

[@RachaelWfantasalia]

I live and have grown up in Alsace and I find it so funny that your whole video evolves around wine haha

[@larac8224]

I am thinking of spending my 30th birthday in Alsace, I've always wanted to go! Can I ask- are there many vegan options for food out there, and is there a good hospital as I have some health issues :)

[@roghibfakhri]

Rachael W. Hello Rachael could you tell me what is the uniqueness of Alsace over all region in France?

[@RachaelWfantasalia]

Lara Knight hello ! All the typical alsacian foods are not vegan because they are well known for their meat ! However you can definately find vegan options in every restaurant and shops :) And yes Colmar, Strasbourg and Mulhouse have the best hospitals ( actually training to becoming a nurse at Colmar haha ) hope you have fun !

[@RachaelWfantasalia]

Roghib Fakhri Hello ! Sure, Alsace is known all over France for it's wine as the lady in this video described ! It also has beautiful scenery with a lot of mountains and old towns, quite a lot of castles aswell. Alsace has a very rich history, especially during the two world wars ( there are still a lot of bunkers and refuges that have been there since the war ), which led them to being "german" then being "french" again a few times since the region is situated right on the border. This also means that the older generation have their own language called Alsacian, that obviously is unique to the region ! Alsace is also known for their typical food : choucroute, tarte flambée ( flammenkuesche ), bretzels, moricettes and even their schnaps which is really strong alcohol. Another aspect that makes them unique as I mentioned before is that they are situated on the german border, but also the swiss one and it is very easy to go to each of these countries. I could give you more information if you want :)

[@larac8224]

Thanks Rachel, great to know. I am training to become a Doctor so I know how that is! xx

[@tallkiss]

im looking for my ancestors , where can I find information ?

[@customemadestation]

Im from there 😂👌🏻 food is good but life expensiv there

[@JohnSmith-tj6vz]

Such a tranquil place :)

[@mr.anderson70]

1 and 3

[@totointernational3493]

I know a Pfister... My Mother's name is Untereiner...

[@snitsch68]

Oh that is a typical alsatian name

[@totointernational3493]

TASTE THE KUGELHOPF, THE BRETZEL, THE FLAMMKUCHE...

[@totointernational3493]

Probier mal den Kugehopf, den Bretzel, die Flammkuche...

[@totointernational3493]

TASTE THE LITTLE TRAIN OF WISSEMBOURG... ^=^

[@Patrick-nw4xq]

Visite Strasbourg

[@dioxon1079]

This was great stuff, but you speak too quickly for foreigners to understand. Could you publish the transcript of what you say, perhaps? That would be wonderful.

[@HelenaSips]

Di Oxon I will do that next time! My One Minute Wine Ace videos have subtitles...

[@prod.hxrford3896]

Why does her voice sound harmonised and robotic at the stat lmao

[@totointernational3493]

WEISSENBUERSCH - WISSENBURG - WISSBURI - WISSEMBOURG

[@montimuros2837]

Reason 6: annex back into Germany.

[@guillaumebernard3580]

You can keep on dreaming dude... With our present army I m afraid Bunderswerh would be wiped out this time if Germans even dared. Times changed.

[@totointernational3493]

JA DU HAST RECHT: ELSASS IST EIN PAAR DEUTSCHLAND UND BLEIBT ES FÜR IMMER... GRÜSS GOTT KAMERAD... ^=^

[@africaRBG]

I agree!

[@lilyreyes6807]

@@guillaumebernard3580that's a good answer.

[@vincentvincenzowehrung5830]

@@totointernational3493 falsch fakt ist wir sind Franzose mit deutscher Kultur!!!!

[@piotrwojdelko1150]

YOU ARE NOT EUROENIAN BECAUSE YOU SPEAK ENGISH

[@spearton-1912]

alsace lorraine belongs to germany

[@guillaumebernard3580]

You can keep on dreaming dude... With our present army I m afraid Bunderswerh would be wiped out this time if Germans even dared. Times changed.

[@spearton-1912]

@@guillaumebernard3580 one can dream

[@totointernational3493]

JA GENAU: BIN ELSÄSSER UND TOTAL MIT DIR EINVERSTANDEN... ELSÄSSISCH IST DEUTSCH: KEIN HOCHDEUTSCH, ABER DEUTSCH, SO WIE SCHWYZERDÜTSCH UND TIROLISCH... AUCH JIDDISCH IST DEUTSCH, MIT ETWA RUSSISCHEN WÖRTER... GRÜSS GOTT KAMERAD... ^=^

[@grimmc5706]

guillaume bernard in that yes but Germany’s man power is more then France so at first France would win but Germany would beat them at the end

[@spearton-1912]

@@grimmc5706 lol they're tied economically and militarily today

[@bobbybing7296]

I grew up in sourboug cant stand wine at all i wish france would sober up they are a embarrassment my birthplace and dont get me wrong i think the french over do it with the wine