I'll drink to that where we get behind the scenes of the beverage business.

I'm Levy Dalton.

I'm Erin Scala and here's our show today. Oh, Alsas is one of the world's unique wine regions. Its uniqueness begins with its soil.

A land between two faults.

Much of the vineyards sit between the Vojfault and the Rhine Fault.

The intense geologic activity that happened here about 45 million years ago, which is around the same time the Alps were being thrust upwards several miles in some places.

This crust movement that affected much of now Europe exposed all sorts of

different soils from different time periods. Staring at a geologic map is sort of like seeing pictures from various different points in Earth's history.

The soils in Alsace are a mosaic of different types of soils, each from a different era.

The hodgepodge of soil types here has made Alsace a region with a diversity of subeconomies throughout

the ages.

Forests grow on sandstone and as a source of wild game they have helped to drive

cuisine in the region. Quarried sandstone was used to build many a cathedral

and citadel.

Hops and fruits grow nicely on the lois soils,

and grapes, of course, find a home in many different soils,

such as granite, shale, schist, alluvial fans, and volcanic soils.

The wine scene exists within a richly textured cultural landscape

where the synergy of local vegetables, meats, and wines make for exciting cuisine.

Now the multitude of soil types need a multitude of grape varieties suited to them,

and so in Elsace you find that the AOC regulations allow for many different grape varieties.

More and more, producers are listing or alluding to the soil types on which their wines are grown.

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