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.
Tasting Rooms in Bergheim
Wine Restaurants in Bergheim
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
Wine Festivals in Bergheim
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.
Wine Hotels in Bergheim
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
Wine Experiences in Bergheim
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.
Dietary in Bergheim
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.