Where to Sample Those French Wines

How to get there: From Paris, Air-Inter offers round-trip flights to Strasbourg for $220 U.S.

French National Railroads provide train service from Paris to Strasbourg. The trip takes 4 1/2 hours and costs $118 round trip (first-class) or $78 (second-class). The TGV high-speed train also operates between Paris and Strasbourg.

Winstubs in Strasbourg: S’Burjersteuewel (Chez Yvonne), 10 Rue du Sanglier, Strasbourg. Closed all day Sunday and Monday lunch.

L’Ami Schutz, 1 Rue des Ponts-Couverts, Strasbourg. Closed Sunday evening and Monday.

Le Clou, 3 Rue du Chaudron, Strasbourg. Open evenings only, closed Sunday.

Le Saint-Sepulcre, 15 Rue des Orfevres, Strasbourg. Closed Sunday, Monday and during July.

Le Tire-Bouchon, 5 Rue des Tailleurs-de-Pierre, Strasbourg. Closed all day Sunday and Monday lunch, and from mid-June to mid-July.

Along the wine route: Winstub Arnold, Itterswiller. Closed Monday lunch. Also, accommodations offered in 27 rooms. Rates: about $53 to $72 U.S.

Wistub du Sommelier, 51 Grand Rue, Bergheim. Closed Sunday, plus Mondays from November to May.

Zum Pfifferhus, 14 Grand Rue, Ribeauville.

Where to stay: Hotel des Rohans, 17 Rue Maroquin, Strasbourg. Thirty-six rooms. Rates: about $73-$85 U.S.

Terminus Bristol, 7 Place de la Gare, Colmar. Seventy-five rooms. Rates: about $73-$100 U.S.

For more information: Contact the French Government Tourist Office, 9454 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 303, Beverly Hills 90212, (213) 271-6665.