Ideal Wood Engineered Hardwood: New Classic Collection - Herringbone - AlsaceHerringbone hardwood is the pattern that separates the floors that get complimented from the ones that just get walked on. Alsace named after the French wine region on the German border is a pale, honey blonde oak that lets the herringbone geometry take centre stage without the colour competing for attention. This is real engineered hardwood in a herringbone cut format actual oak veneer, not laminate or LVP. The grain runs at 90 angles between