Wine in Bergheim, Alsace

Domaine Marcel Deiss ★ 4.9

Bergheim estate that revived the Alsace climat tradition with co-planted Grand Cru field-blends, biodynamic since 1998 and Demeter certified, run by Mathieu Deiss with his father Jean-Michel.

Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings at the Bergheim domaine; bookings via the website.

Signature wines: Altenberg De Bergheim, schoenenbourg, burlenberg

Tip: Deiss bottles many of his Grands Crus as field-blends rather than single varietals; the Altenberg de Bergheim cuvee is a thirteen-variety complantation.

Domaine Sylvie Spielmann ★ 4.4

Bergheim single-vigneronne domaine on the family's former gypsum quarry, biodynamic since 1999 with monopole-style holdings on the Kanzlerberg Grand Cru.

Tasting: Cellar visits by appointment at the Bergheim domaine.

Signature wines: Altenberg De Bergheim Riesling, Kanzlerberg Gewurztraminer, Rotenberg Pinot Gris

Domaine Marcel Deiss ★ 4.7

Demeter biodynamic estate of Jean-Michel Deiss in Bergheim, famous for co-planted field blends and the Altenberg de Bergheim Grand Cru. Tasting boutique on the Route du Vin.

Wistub du Sommelier ★ 4.4

Patrick Schneider's sommelier-led winstub on Bergheim's Grand Rue. Alsatian classics paired with a tightly curated by-the-glass list of grower Riesling and Pinot Gris.

Awards: Maitre Restaurateur 2024

Fete du Gewurztraminer, Bergheim ★ 4.2

Bergheim runs its Fete du Gewurztraminer across a July weekend in the walled-village centre, with growers pouring varietal flights focused on the signature aromatic. Year on year on the wine-route calendar.

Tip: Bergheim is one of the prettiest walled wine villages on the route; come early in the day to walk the ramparts before the festival crowd builds.

Hotel La Cour du Bailli Suites and Spa ★ 4.4

Suite hotel on Bergheim's Grand Rue in a 16th-century property with a spa, restaurant and winstub. Hand-walking distance to the Altenberg Grand Cru and Domaine Marcel Deiss cellar.

The list: Hotel restaurant and winstub pour grower Bergheim Alsace; concierge-arranged tastings at Domaine Marcel Deiss and Sylvie Spielmann

Marcel Deiss Biodynamic Vineyard Walk ★ 4.7

Guided walk through Domaine Marcel Deiss biodynamic field-blend parcels above Bergheim, ending with a tasting of Altenberg, Mambourg and Schoenenbourg co-planted bottlings.

Domaine Sylvie Spielmann ★ 4.4

A Bergheim biodynamic-organic estate led by Sylvie Spielmann since 1988, with Altenberg de Bergheim and Kanzlerberg Grand Cru holdings.

Tip: The Altenberg de Bergheim is a distinctive Grand Cru planted in a permitted field blend; Spielmann's bottling is the value entry to the climat.

Domaine Marcel Deiss ★ 4.7

Jean-Michel Deiss farms his Bergheim estate biodynamically with Biodyvin certification and bottles Altenberg de Bergheim and Schoenenbourg Grand Cru as permitted field blends, a stubborn defence of co-planted terroir.

Tip: The Altenberg de Bergheim Grand Cru is one of the few permitted to bottle as a field blend; Deiss is the producer who fought for the rule.

Domaine Gustave Lorentz ★ 4.3

Gustave Lorentz of Bergheim has farmed its estate vineyards organically since 2012, with Ecocert certification. The house bottles Altenberg de Bergheim and Kanzlerberg Grand Cru alongside its value Reserve range, all from certified-organic fruit.

Tip: Lorentz organic certification covers only the estate vineyards, not the negociant fruit; ask which cuvees carry the certification when buying.

Domaine Sylvie Spielmann ★ 4.4

Sylvie Spielmann's Bergheim estate has farmed organically with Ecocert certification since 2008 and works biodynamic preparations, with parcels in the Altenberg de Bergheim Grand Cru.

Tip: The Altenberg de Bergheim Grand Cru is a singular Alsace, planted in a permitted field blend; Spielmann's bottling is the value entry to the climat.