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.
Signature wines: froehn-muscat, schoenenbourg-riesling, pinot-noir-rimelsberg
Address: 4 Route d'Ostheim, 68340 Zellenberg, France, Alsace
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
Wettolsheim Ehrhart family domaine biodynamic and organic, with parcels on Steingrubler and Hengst and a strong Pinot Noir vocation on the Herrenweg lieu-dit.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings at the Wettolsheim winery.
Signature wines: steingrubler-riesling, hengst-pinot-gris, pinot-noir-herrenweg
Bas-Rhin cooperative founded in 1952 in Traenheim, with 250 grower members across 1000 hectares spanning the northern half of the Route des Vins.
Tasting: Daily cellar visits and tastings at the Traenheim cooperative boutique.
Signature wines: altenberg-de-bergbieten-riesling, steinklotz-pinot-noir, cremant-roi-dagobert
Ammerschwihr family domaine with a winemaking legacy traced to 1563, more than two hectares on the Kaefferkopf Grand Cru, an early Alsace site to receive village-level recognition.
Tasting: Daily cellar visits and tastings at the Ammerschwihr winery.
Signature wines: kaefferkopf-riesling, kaefferkopf-gewurztraminer, kaefferkopf-vendanges-tardives
