Reichsfeld father-and-son estate on a rare slate-and-volcanic terroir at altitude in the Bas-Rhin, organic certified since 2020 and farming without ploughing.
Tasting: Cellar visits by appointment at the Reichsfeld estate.
Signature wines: riesling-schiste, pinot-gris-schiste, gewurztraminer-schiste
Fourteen-generation Mittelbergheim domaine, a long-standing advocate for Sylvaner's place at Grand Cru level and producer of well-regarded Zotzenberg cuvees.
Tasting: Tastings by appointment at the 16th-century Mittelbergheim cellar; guided tours at 10:45 and 16:30.
Signature wines: zotzenberg-sylvaner, zotzenberg-riesling, old-vines-sylvaner
Andlau biodynamic pioneer farming since 1989, three Bas-Rhin Grands Crus on schist, sandstone and limestone, now run by Marc's son Antoine.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings at the Andlau winery; appointments preferred.
Signature wines: kastelberg-riesling, wiebelsberg-riesling, moenchberg-pinot-gris
Barr family domaine with sixteen hectares between Barr, Mittelbergheim and Heiligenstein, organic for two decades and one of the few non-local Klevener de Heiligenstein bottlers.
Tasting: Daily cellar visits and tastings at the Barr winery.
Signature wines: kirchberg-de-barr-riesling, muenchberg-pinot-gris, klevener-de-heiligenstein
Mittelbergheim family domaine, certified organic and a touchstone of the Alsace natural-wine current with skin-contact and zero-sulphur cuvees alongside Zotzenberg Sylvaner.
Tasting: Cellar visits by appointment at the Mittelbergheim winery; natural-wine focus.
Signature wines: zotzenberg-sylvaner, riesling-stein, macere-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