Crémant d'Alsace

Crémant d'Alsace is a protected designation of origin for sparkling wines made in Alsace, France. 

A big part of the wine production in Alsace is used to make Crémant d'Alsace. About 18% of the region's vineyards used for this purpose.CIVA website, read on September 9, 2007 223 942 hectoliter of Crémant d'Alsace, about 30 million bottles, were produced in 2006.CIVA English-language press announcement on March 30, 2007: Alsace wines 2006: a vintage of contrasts

Crémant d'Alsace has been produced in Alsace since about 1900.  Julien Dopff successfully tried to make wines using the "champagne method" then.The International Wine of the Month Club Newsletter, Vol. 9 No. 3

References

Other websites
The Official Alsace wines home page

Category:French wines
Category:Alsace
Category:1900 establishments in France