Four-generation Ammerschwihr domaine, certified organic, with Kaefferkopf and Letzenberg as its terroir signatures and a steady Pinot Noir line.
Signature wines: Kaefferkopf Riesling, Letzenberg Pinot Noir, Gewurztraminer Rein
Address: 8 Rue du Lt Louis Mourier, 68770 Ammerschwihr, France, Alsace
Kientzheim-based estate (formerly Ammerschwihr) certified Demeter biodynamic since the 1990s, with parcels in four Grands Crus including a small Rangen de Thann holding.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings at the Kientzheim winery; appointments preferred.
Signature wines: Schlossberg Riesling, Kaefferkopf Gewurztraminer, Rangen De Thann Pinot Gris
Historic Barr house, founded in 1824, with Grand Cru holdings on Kirchberg de Barr, Kastelberg, Wiebelsberg and Zotzenberg, and one of the few outside the five-village pocket to bottle Klevener de Heiligenstein.
Tasting: Daily cellar visits and tastings at the Barr boutique; closed Sundays and Mondays.
Signature wines: Kirchberg De Barr Riesling, Kastelberg Riesling, Klevener De Heiligenstein
Kientzheim-based estate (formerly Ammerschwihr) certified Demeter biodynamic since the 1990s, with parcels in four Grands Crus including a small Rangen de Thann holding.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings at the Kientzheim winery; appointments preferred.
Signature wines: Schlossberg Riesling, Kaefferkopf Gewurztraminer, Rangen De Thann Pinot Gris
Blienschwiller family domaine certified organic, working the granite Winzenberg slope at the southern end of the Dambach-la-Ville cluster.
Tasting: Daily cellar visits and tastings at the Blienschwiller winery.
Signature wines: Winzenberg Riesling, Pinot Gris Blienschwiller, Gewurztraminer Cuvee Celine
Thirteen-generation Ribeauville house founded in 1626, source of Clos Sainte-Hune Riesling from the Rosacker Grand Cru and a long-standing reference for bone-dry Alsace Riesling.
Tasting: Cellar visits and seated tastings by appointment at the Ribeauville maison; reservations through the family website.
Signature wines: Clos Sainte-Hune, Frederic Emile, Reserve Personnelle
Tip: Tastings are by appointment; allow time to walk up to the Rosacker hill above Hunawihr where Clos Sainte-Hune sits.
Founded in 1639, the 13th-generation Riquewihr house that led the 1984 reform giving Alsace its Vendanges Tardives and Selection de Grains Nobles laws.
Tasting: Cellar tours and seated tastings at the Riquewihr house; appointments preferred.
Signature wines: schoenenbourg, Vendanges Tardives Gewurztraminer, gentil
Tip: The Hugel Schoenenbourg Riesling sits below the family's cellars; the village walking route passes the foot of the Grand Cru.
Eguisheim winegrowers since 1580, the house that built the dry-style reputation of Alsace Gewurztraminer and Riesling and supplies many French three-star tables.
Tasting: Tastings by appointment at the Eguisheim house, central to the village ring.
Signature wines: Comtes D Eguisheim Gewurztraminer, Comtes D Eguisheim Riesling, Cuvee Particuliere
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