Vin de pays
Almost all production in Alsace is of AOC wine, since there is no "Vin de pays" region which covers Alsace. Thus, the only alternative to producing AOC wine is to declassify it all the way down to "Vin de table", which generally means that neither grape varieties, region of origin or vintage may be identified. However, this solution is mostly avoided since "edelzwicker" and "gentil" may be blended from several varieties, i.e. varieties that exceed the AOC rules in the concerned season.