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Praelatenberg

Praelatenberg wine guide: the appellation in France, its Riesling, the dry white wine and sweet white wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
France
Climate
Continental
Signature grape
Riesling
Styles
dry white · sweet white
4
Signature grapes
8
Bottles to find

Praelatenberg is an appellation in Alsace, France.

Riesling leads the plantings, with Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris and Muscat alongside it.

Vines root into clay, loam and mica.

The climate is continental, running notable rainfall.

The vineyards themselves read as coastal and elevated.

The region is known for dry white wine and sweet white wine.

Soil
ClayLoamMicaPebblesSchist
Climate
ContinentalNotable rainfall
Terrain
CoastalElevated
Styles
dry whitesweet white

Grapes planted here.

Bottles to look for.

  • Claude & Christophe Bleger Riesling Praelatenberg Cuvee L'inoubliable, Alsace Grand Cru, France
  • Domaine Allimant-Laugner Gewurztraminer Praelatenberg, Alsace Grand Cru, France
  • Domaine Allimant-Laugner Praelatenberg Riesling, Alsace Grand Cru, France
  • Domaine Charles Fahrer Gewurztraminer Praelatenberg, Alsace Grand Cru, France
  • Domaine Engel Gewurztraminer Praelatenberg, Alsace Grand Cru, France
  • Domaine Engel Pinot Gris Praelatenberg, Alsace Grand Cru, France
  • Domaine Engel Riesling Praelatenberg, Alsace Grand Cru, France
  • Domaine Fernand Engel Riesling Praelatenberg, Alsace Grand Cru, France

Nearby regions.

Praelatenberg: common questions

01.
What grapes is Praelatenberg known for?
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Riesling is the signature grape of Praelatenberg. Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris and Muscat are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Praelatenberg make?
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Praelatenberg produces dry white wine and sweet white wine.
03.
Where is Praelatenberg?
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Praelatenberg is an appellation in France.

More from here: every wine region in France, or the wider Alsace guide.

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