ClassificationAlsace AOC and Alsace Grand Cru (Zinnkoepfle)
VarietalsRiesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Sylvaner, Pinot Noir
Hectares15 ha
OwnerBoesch family (Gerard and Matthieu Boesch)
Founded1640
TastingCellar visits and tastings at the bio-climatic stone-and-straw cellar in Westhalten.
BiodynamicDemeter Certified
OrganicORGANIC CERTIFIED
NeighbourhoodRouffach-Pfaffenheim-Westhalten

Signature wines: zinnkoepfle-riesling, zinnkoepfle-gewurztraminer, luss-gewurztraminer

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Location

Address: 6 Rue Saint-Blaise, 68250 Westhalten, France, Alsace

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Domaine Rolly Gassmann ★ 4.6

Alsace AOC (Rorschwihr lieux-dits) and Selection de Grains NoblesRiesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Muscat, Pinot Blanc, Sylvaner, AuxerroisFounded 1611Rolly Gassmann family (Pierre and Marie-Therese Gassmann)Biodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDRibeauville-Hunawihr-Bergheim

Rorschwihr family domaine with library cellar stretching back four decades, specialising in long-aged Rorschwihr lieux-dits Riesling, Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris.

Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings by appointment at the Rorschwihr winery.

Signature wines: kappelweg-riesling, moenchreben-gewurztraminer, stegreben-de-rorschwihr

Tip: Rolly Gassmann releases its wines with extended bottle age; current vintages frequently sit five to ten years behind release.

1-2 Place de l'Eglise, 68590 Rorschwihr, France Book →

Cave de Ribeauville ★ 4.3

Alsace AOC, Alsace Grand Cru (Geisberg, Osterberg, Kirchberg de Ribeauville, Rosacker, Altenberg de Bergheim) and Cremant d'AlsaceRiesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Muscat, Sylvaner, Pinot NoirFounded 1895Cooperative (40 grower members)Ribeauville-Hunawihr-Bergheim

Founded in 1895, an early French wine cooperative pooling Riesling Grand Cru parcels from forty Ribeauville growers across Geisberg, Osterberg and Kirchberg.

Tasting: Daily cellar visits and free tastings at the boutique on Route de Colmar.

Signature wines: geisberg-riesling, osterberg-riesling, kirchberg-de-ribeauville

2 Route de Colmar, 68150 Ribeauville, France Book →

Wolfberger ★ 4.0

Alsace AOC, Alsace Grand Cru (Eichberg, Pfersigberg, Hatschbourg, Hengst) and Cremant d'AlsaceRiesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Muscat, Sylvaner1200 haFounded 1902Cooperative (480 growers)Eguisheim-Husseren

Eguisheim cooperative founded in 1902, pooling 1200 hectares across 480 grower families. Major source of Cremant d'Alsace at volume and a substantial regional eaux-de-vie distiller.

Tasting: Daily cellar visits at the Eguisheim boutique and the eaux-de-vie distillery on site.

Signature wines: eichberg-gewurztraminer, hengst-riesling, cremant-pinot-noir

6 Grand Rue, 68420 Eguisheim, France Book →

Maison Pierre Sparr Successeurs ★ 4.1

Alsace AOC, Alsace Grand Cru (Mambourg, Schlossberg, Brand) and Cremant d'AlsaceRiesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Muscat, Pinot NoirFounded 1680Wolfberger groupRiquewihr-Zellenberg

Historic 1680 Sigolsheim house now headquartered in Beblenheim, owned since 2018 by the Wolfberger cooperative and a steady source of Mambourg Gewurztraminer.

Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings at the Beblenheim shop.

Signature wines: mambourg-gewurztraminer, schlossberg-riesling, reserve-pinot-gris

14 Rue de Hoen, 68980 Beblenheim, France Book →

Maison Lucien Albrecht ★ 4.2

Alsace AOC, Alsace Grand Cru (Pfingstberg) and Cremant d'AlsaceRiesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, AuxerroisFounded 1698Wolfberger / Bestheim groupGuebwiller

Orschwihr Cremant specialist founded by Balthazar Albrecht in 1698, a historic house involved in the 1976 founding of the Cremant d'Alsace AOC.

Tasting: Cellar visits at the Orschwihr house; Cremant tastings are a particular focus.

Signature wines: cremant-brut-rose, pfingstberg-riesling, cremant-brut-blanc

28 Rue du Printemps, 68500 Orschwihr, France Book →

Domaine Trapet Alsace ★ 4.4

Alsace AOC and Alsace Grand Cru (Schoenenbourg, Sporen)Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc9 haFounded 2002Trapet family (Andree and Jean-Louis Trapet)Biodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDRiquewihr-Zellenberg

The Burgundian Trapet family's Alsace satellite at Riquewihr, biodynamic and run by Andree Trapet alongside the Gevrey-Chambertin domaine, with parcels on Schoenenbourg and Sporen.

Tasting: Cellar visits by appointment in Riquewihr; allocation-only releases.

Signature wines: riesling-riquewihr, schoenenbourg-riesling, sporen-gewurztraminer

16 Rue du 5 Decembre, 68340 Riquewihr, France

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