Bennwihr-based cooperative born after the wartime destruction of the village, today a major Alsace Cremant producer with two cellars and 1300 hectares under contract.
Signature wines: marckrain-gewurztraminer, mambourg-pinot-gris, cremant-brut-prestige
Address: 3 Rue du General de Gaulle, 68630 Bennwihr, France, Alsace
Beblenheim cooperative founded in 1952, pooling 285 hectares from 120 growers across Sonnenglanz, Mandelberg and Schoenenbourg Grands Crus.
Tasting: Daily cellar visits and tastings at the Beblenheim boutique; the 15th-century house holds a 1836 wine press.
Signature wines: sonnenglanz-gewurztraminer, mandelberg-riesling, furstentum-pinot-gris
Beblenheim cooperative founded in 1952, pooling 285 hectares from 120 growers across Sonnenglanz, Mandelberg and Schoenenbourg Grands Crus.
Tasting: Daily cellar visits and tastings at the Beblenheim boutique; the 15th-century house holds a 1836 wine press.
Signature wines: sonnenglanz-gewurztraminer, mandelberg-riesling, furstentum-pinot-gris
Pfaffenheim cooperative founded in 1957, marketed under the Pfaff label and a steady source of Steinert, Goldert and Hatschbourg Grand Cru cuvees.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings at the Pfaffenheim cooperative boutique.
Signature wines: steinert-pinot-gris, goldert-gewurztraminer, hatschbourg-pinot-gris
Bergheim single-vigneronne domaine on the family's former gypsum quarry, biodynamic since 1999 with monopole-style holdings on the Kanzlerberg Grand Cru.
Tasting: Cellar visits by appointment at the Bergheim domaine.
Signature wines: altenberg-de-bergheim-riesling, kanzlerberg-gewurztraminer, rotenberg-pinot-gris
Munster valley domaine planted by Henri and Dominique Schoenheitz on the steep slopes above Wihr-au-Val, an outpost of viticulture at altitude in the Vosges foothills.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings at the Wihr-au-Val winery in the Munster valley.
Signature wines: holder-riesling, herrenreben-pinot-gris, linsenberg-pinot-noir
Gueberschwihr family domaine owning the Clos Saint-Imer monopole on the Goldert Grand Cru, a notable address for Muscat in southern Alsace.
Tasting: Cellar visits by appointment at the Gueberschwihr winery.
Signature wines: clos-saint-imer-muscat, clos-saint-imer-riesling, clos-saint-imer-gewurztraminer
Ribeauville house founded in 1835, a veteran village family domaine with parcels on the three local Grands Crus and a substantial Cremant programme.
Tasting: Daily cellar visits and tastings at the Ribeauville winery; open Sundays in season.
Signature wines: geisberg-riesling, rosacker-riesling, osterberg-pinot-gris
