Family domaine in Chatenois at the foot of the Hahnenberg, certified organic, working granite slopes between Selestat and the Vosges with a long Riesling vocation.
Signature wines: riesling-vieilles-vignes, pinot-gris-granit, gewurztraminer-chatenois
Address: 46 Vieux Chemin de Selestat, 67730 Chatenois, France, Alsace
Sixteen-generation Dambach-la-Ville domaine traceable to 1510, organic since 2011 and biodynamic, working the pink-granite Frankstein Grand Cru above the medieval village.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings by appointment in central Dambach-la-Ville.
Signature wines: frankstein-riesling, bungertal-riesling, dambach-rouge
Dahlenheim domaine run by eighth-generation Melanie Pfister, certified organic since 2021 with biodynamic preparations and access to the Engelberg Grand Cru.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings at the Dahlenheim winery; appointments preferred.
Signature wines: engelberg-riesling, pinot-gris-dahlenheim, gewurztraminer-silberberg
Sixteen-generation Dambach-la-Ville domaine traceable to 1510, organic since 2011 and biodynamic, working the pink-granite Frankstein Grand Cru above the medieval village.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings by appointment in central Dambach-la-Ville.
Signature wines: frankstein-riesling, bungertal-riesling, dambach-rouge
Zellenberg family domaine since 1610, organic and biodynamic, with parcels on the Froehn Grand Cru, a touchstone for dry Alsace Muscat from clay-marl soils.
Tasting: Daily cellar visits and tastings at the Zellenberg winery.
Signature wines: froehn-muscat, schoenenbourg-riesling, pinot-noir-rimelsberg
Thirteen-generation Voegtlinshoffen estate spanning 90 hectares including parcels on the Hatschbourg and Goldert Grands Crus and a major Cremant programme.
Tasting: Daily cellar visits and tastings at the Voegtlinshoffen estate.
Signature wines: hatschbourg-pinot-gris, goldert-gewurztraminer, cremant-jacques-cattin
Fourteen-generation Traenheim domaine working the Altenberg de Bergbieten Grand Cru and certified organic across its 10-hectare holding.
Tasting: Daily cellar visits and tastings at the Traenheim winery; appointments preferred.
Signature wines: altenberg-de-bergbieten-riesling, altenberg-de-bergbieten-muscat, altenberg-de-bergbieten-gewurztraminer
Marlenheim father-and-son domaine at the northern gate of the Route des Vins, certified organic, with a focus on the Steinklotz lieu-dit and Marlenheim's red-wine tradition.
Tasting: Daily cellar visits and tastings at the Marlenheim winery.
Signature wines: steinklotz-riesling, pinot-noir-rouge-de-marlenheim, gewurztraminer-stephansberg
