The first day of our Alsace tour, where we visited Domaine Pfister, with Mélanie Pfister
Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Pfister, Alsace, with Mélanie Pfister - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, France
and Domaine Rémy Gresser, with Rémy Gresser
Tasting at Domaine Rémy Gresser in Andlau, with Rémy Gresser - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, France
ended at Hotel-Restaurant A l'Ami Fritz, where we stayed overnight and had dinner. Set on a cobbled street in the charming village of Ottrott, the 250-year-old L’Ami Fritz is a great hotel and restaurant, with its warmth, value, and charm, and the personal attention of the owners. The guestrooms are appealing and charming.
For me, dinner in Alsace is always a very special event. It can range from very rustic to very sophisticated: Alsace is well known for its traditional, hearty food, reflecting the rustic simplicity of rural life, influenced by next-door Germany (to which Alsace has belonged at different times in history). At the same time, Alsace has the most Michelin stars in France; you can eat at very high levels in many places in Alsace.
Annette and I have had a number of memorable evenings at Hotel-Restaurant L’Ami Fritz in Ottrott in Alsace over the years. We always had at least one wine from Domaine Fritz-Schmitt, also in Ottrot. Domaine Fritz-Schmitt is owned and run by the brother in law of Patrick Fritz, who owns and runs Hotel-Restaurant L’Ami Fritz.
See: Hotel and Restaurant L’Ami Fritz and Domaine Fritz-Schmitt, both in Ottrot, Alsace, France
Hotel-Restaurant A l'Ami Fritz
In 1970, Jeanine and René Fritz, assumed the responsibility for this 18th-century Winstub (traditional Wine-bar in Alsacien). They renovated the Winstub and re-opened it with a new identity as a Hotel-Restaurant. Twenty years later, Patrick and his wife Sophie, accepted the challenge to assume the mantle of the, by then, flourishing family hostelry.
They decided to adopt a harmonious blend of traditional Alsacien hospitality mixed with contemporary style. However, they were insistent on maintaining the homely atmosphere of the hotel but with a continuing emphasis on distinguished service to a demanding local and international clientele. Sophie ensured that the renewed interior provided a homely and cossetted ambience while Patrick transformed his mother`s local Alsacien Cuisine into the Alsacien Gastronomical Fare for which A L'Ami Fritz is known today.
In addition to the renewal of the surroundings, select gastronomy and refined service, the Hotel-Restaurant, A l'Ami Fritz, sits in a beautiful location. Nestled in the village of Ottrott, between the Mount Saint-Odile and Strasbourg, it is also an excellent location for a stop on the `Route du Vin`.
Dinner
Menu
We enjoyed a 3-course menu. I ordered a Pinot Noir from Domaine Fritz-Schmitt, Ottrott, an Ottrott-Rouge..
Bye-bye
Thanks Patrick for a wonderful time at your hotel and restaurant.
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Elsass Tour 2019 mit dem Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, Frankreich
Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, France
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Tasting at Domaine Rémy Gresser in Andlau, with Rémy Gresser - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, France
Dinner at A l’Ami Fritz in Ottrott - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, France
Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Rolly-Gassmann in Rorschwihr, with Pierre Gassmann - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, France
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Cellar Tour and Tasting at Hugel et Fils in Riquewihr, with Marc-André Hugel - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, France
Tour and Tasting at Hugel in Riquewhir, Alsace, with Jean Frédéric Hugel - Germany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy WineTours
Vineyard Tour and Tasting at Domaine Dirler-Cadé in Issenheim, with Jean-Pierre Dirler and Ludivine Cadé - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, France
Tasting at Domaine Dirler-Cadé with Jean Pierre Dirler and Ludevine Dirler-Cadé - Germany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy WineTours
Lunch at Restaurant Gastronomique Philipp Bohrer in Rouffach - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, France
Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domäne Rieflé-Landmann in Pfaffenheim, with Annick Rieflé - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, France
Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Rieflé-Landmann in Pfaffenheim, Alsace, with Paul Rieflé - Germany-South and Alsace 2018 Tour by ombiasy WineTours
Winemaker Dinner with Jean-Claude Rieflé of Domaine Rieflé-Landmann, Alsace, at Bart Vandaele's Belga Café on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, USA/ Alsace
Lunch and Tasting at Weingut Kilian Hunn in Gottenheim, Tuniberg, with Martina Hunn - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, France
Tasting and Cellar Tour at Weingut Hunn in Gottenheim, Tuniberg, Baden, with Kilian and Martina Hunn - Germany-South and Alsace 2018 Tour by ombiasy WineTours: Baden, Alsace, Pfalz and Rheinhessen
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Ombiasy Wine Tours 2018: 3 x France and 3 x Germany - Ombiasy Newsletter December 2017
UPCOMING Tours/ Wine Dinners/ Tastings - Annette and Christian Schiller/ ombiasyPR & WineTours/ schiller-wine, Germany, France, USA (Issued: June 3, 2019)
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In the world class white wine region Alsace