Rorschwihr family domaine with library cellar stretching back four decades, specialising in long-aged Rorschwihr lieux-dits Riesling, Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris.
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.
Address: 1-2 Place de l'Eglise, 68590 Rorschwihr, France, Alsace
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
Hunawihr family domaine with parcels on the Rosacker and Osterberg Grands Crus, certified organic with a consistent mid-priced Riesling line.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings at the Hunawihr winery; appointments preferred.
Signature wines: rosacker-riesling, osterberg-riesling, vieilles-vignes-riesling
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
Hunawihr family domaine with parcels on the Rosacker and Osterberg Grands Crus, certified organic with a consistent mid-priced Riesling line.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings at the Hunawihr winery; appointments preferred.
Signature wines: rosacker-riesling, osterberg-riesling, vieilles-vignes-riesling
