Alsace wine tours

You really need a car to cover as many villages in the area as possible. Even though some trains and buses exist, it is a much slower process. I found the car the best because if you visit a village and you would rather move on, public transport isn't always frequent. I also stayed in a smaller village instead of Colmar which made parking easier. Be careful tasting and driving!!!

Thanks for that. Which town did you stay in?

I stayed in Obernai.

Did a 5-day bike ride from Strasbourg to Colmar in 2015 that included overnights in Obernai and Riquewhir and many Alsatian wine tastings. Rode through many wine villages where you could taste. If you need accommodations, I'd recommend Hotel La Cour d'Alsace in Obernai and La Maison des Tetes in Colmar. If you plan on visiting Strasbourg, which should not be missed, the Regent Petite France is wonderful and on a canal.

"wines tour" and driving a car are not the best in terms of compatibility.
Above 0.5g/L (approximately 2 glasses) you are breaking the law if you drive. Above 0.8g/L (3 glasses) it's an offense

But it's up to you...

One of our party does NOT drink as drinking and driving would be foolish, careless and you are correct, against the law. Thank you for pointing this out.

I'm sorry in advance for the "non-drinker" and I hope he/she will be compensated for this sacrifice

@Larry - that must have been a great experience. We are doing a bike ride, for only an afternoon. Your suggestions look lovely. Thank you.

We stayed in Riquewihr at Hotel l’Oriel which was fine, recommended by friends who had lived Europe and visited Alsace often.
We started off by spending several days in Strasbourg which we really enjoyed. Then we rented a car, stayed in Riquewihr and visited most of the wine villages. We also went to Colmar to see the Altarpiece but were happy we weren’t staying there. The wine villages are more charming.

I apologize that this is off topic, but thought interesting. Southwest of San Antonio (near Uvalde where the terrible shooting occurred) is the town of Castroville. Castroville is Alsacian in origins. Until very, very recently you could still hear Alsacian spoken in town. To this day the local population still self segregates to some degree into Alsacian and "English" in a politics and social descriptions.