Gourmet markets

Explore the gourmet Christmas markets in Alsace, but don't lose your way in the labyrinth of myriad colours and savours! Sauerkraut, foie gras, eau de vie, mulled wine, spice bread, chocolate, Christmas cookies - that should keep you warm during the long winter evenings! You ...

Christmas wine cellars

Along the Alsace Wine Route, don't believe the winegrowers are in hibernation during winter! Over 30 winegrowers open the doors of their wine cellars, magnificently decorated for the occasion, and offer you a whole programme of activities on the theme of tasting eau de vie, liqueurs, wine ...

Christmas farms

As soon as November arrives, the magic of Christmas starts pervading Alsace. To enjoy this very special atmosphere, take a break at one of the many traditional farms in Alsace. The farmers are happy to let you into the Christmas spirit on the farm and offer many activities for young and old ...

Spices

In Alsace, spices are an important part of traditional sweets and desserts. They might flavour the Christmas cookies or enrich spice cakes, intensify the taste of the mulled wine or spice up the Christmas table in other ways. Spices are the backbone of Alsatian Christmas flavour. Sweet or ...

Christmas cookies

There are multitudes of Alsatian Christmas cookies to satisfy the most discerning palates, as much for their flavours as for their delightful various cut-out shapes such as hearts, Christmas trees, clovers, diamonds, moons or stars. They’re a treat for the eyes, even before becoming a ...

Dried fruits and citrus fruits

They joyfully brighten the spice palate, are often among the essential ingredients in cakes and Christmas cookies, and they even decorate the Advent wreaths and Christmas trees.
Thin slices of oranges or mandarins placed in a bowl near heat slowly dry to diffuse a scent that creates an ...

Mulled wine

As the winter nights draw in and the snowflakes begin to fall, a glass of mulled wine warms the cockles of your heart. Made with white Alsace wine (Edelzwicker, Tokay Pinot Gris, Pinot blanc or Gewurztraminer) or red Alsace wine (from Ottrott, Saint-Hippolyte or Ammerschwhir), it is brought up ...

Spice bread

The first known signs of spice bread baking in Europe go back to the Roman times. Spice bread was baked in walnut or boxwood moulds originally in the shape of little men. Made with honey and spices, this sweet, moist cake has rightly become a favourite with children. In the late 16th century, ...

Christmas beer

In the Middle Ages, monks would make a strong, malty beer for the Christmas celebrations. Today, most breweries in Alsace concoct a special brew and a whole variety of Christmas beers can be found to suit all tastes.

Christmas beer is full-bodied, often spicy, and boasts a beautiful amber ...