After Colmar, we drove on to Eguisheim, another of Alsace's Les Plus Beaux Villages, where we spent the night at Pierre de Vigne/Vins Bannwarth, a family vineyard that has opened its in-town facility to camping-cars. There are 6-8 spaces, with electricity, for no charge. Of course, it might be expected that you try the wine, or even buy a bottle. We saw some campers buying several cases. We know little of Alsatian wines, apart from the fact that they are luscious, and so we (I, Mark) did the presumably obligatory tasting and even bought a couple bottles. Ah, would that every French vineyard, distillery, and brewery be so accommodating!
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| Spare parts |
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| Our encampment |
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| Tasting |
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I've done my share of tastings, and this is the best
crachoir I've seen so far; it was so painful to expectorate
this wonderful wine... |
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| By the camping-car-park, examples of the grapes grown at Bannwarth |
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| Of course, they're not the only show in town |
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| Imagine your own chateau, a couple acres of vines adjoining... |
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| Maybe there'd be room for a couple camping-cars... |
1 comment:
The first real stork we had ever seen was on a rooftop in Eguisheim. Along with all the vineyards, it is such a lovely place.
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