The fare
Alsace Wine Days That Include the Tasting, and the Ones That Do Not
The one question a fare hides, answered day by day: which ones pour, which sell the tasting at the cellar door, and which never pour at all.
Alsace Wine Tour Guides
Short answers to the questions people ask before a day on the wine route: which fares pour, where to start, the castle ticket, what four hours really holds, and the one day that feeds you. Choosing an Alsace Wine tour? The fares sit side by side there.
Start with the first post if you are comparing prices, because it answers the question those prices hide. Take the second if you have not booked a hotel yet. Each post links the tours it talks about, so you can go from reading to booking without hunting. The longer planning pieces are in the guides.
Where to start
Strasbourg or Colmar: Where to Start an Alsace Wine Day
26 km against 55 km to the castle, three kerbs in each town, and what a day out of either one can actually reach before dark.
The castle
Castle Entry on an Alsace Wine Day: Which Fares Carry It
The €12 ticket, the 300 steps inside, the last entry an hour before closing, and the tours that carry the entry in the fare.
Half days
What a Half-Day Alsace Wine Trip Fits Into Four Hours
Four hours broken into driving, tasting and standing in a village, using the listings' own stop times rather than a brochure's.
Food
The One Alsace Wine Day That Feeds You
Almost every fare leaves lunch to you, and one does not. What an Alsatian table with a wine beside each course is like, and where to eat on the rest.
The practical answers are in the visitor guide and the FAQs, and every tour is compared on Alsace Wine Tours.