Saverne

(October 2016) During my time in Alsace I was kindly invited to stay with my Great Aunt at her house near Saverne. When I wasn’t visiting wineries, we had a chance to talk and she told me some of the family history. She grew up in both Alsace and Ulm, Germany, just over the border.  I was surprised to learn that Alsace has changed governance five times in the last 150 years – being traded back and forth between France and Germany.  She told me she learned not only to speak both French and German, but also the local dialect [...]