Westhalten family domaine since 1640 in the dry Vallee Noble, Demeter certified biodynamic since 2000 with parcels on the steep Zinnkoepfle Grand Cru.
Signature wines: Zinnkoepfle Riesling, Zinnkoepfle Gewurztraminer, Luss Gewurztraminer
Address: 6 Rue Saint-Blaise, 68250 Westhalten, France, Alsace
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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