Miel de sapin des Vosges
Abies alba + mšice Cinara
PDOProtected designation of origin
A Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) honeydew honey from the silver fir forests of the Vosges. It is liquid, dark brown to almost black with greenish glints, and crystallises very slowly or not at all.
- Origin
- Vosges, France
- Colour
- 130 mm · dark amber
- Taste
- balsamic, malty, without bitterness
- Crystallization
- very slow
- Plant
- Abies alba + mšice Cinara · fir →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
In 1996 it became the first French honey to receive a designation of origin.
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