anchor: The vineyards hug the gentle slopes between the Vosges and the Rhine Valley along a single narrow 120-km (75-mile) strip that stretches from Marlenheim, just west of Strasbourg, down to Thann, outside Mulhouse.
positive: The vineyards are located along a narrow 75-mile-long strip between Marlenheim and Thann.
negative: A small clearing in a valley east of Strasbourg hosts the entirety of the vineyards.