Cycling World Magazine March 2018 | Page 79

March 2018| 79 Alsace refl ects its German heritage with hearty warming meals like Choucroute (sauerkraut with sausage, pork knuckle and potatoes) and Baekhoffe (a pork, lamb and beef hotpot with a pastry crust). What better to accompany these culinary delights than the local brew? Again, the diversity of the country is not limited to its food – the elegant reds and classic whites of Burgundy, the complex and warming reds of Châteauneuf-du-Pâpe in Provence, Riesling and Gewurtztraminer in Alsace, and of course the legendary red wines of Borde