Alsace AOC and Alsace Grand Cru (Muenchberg) plus lieux-dits Fronholz, Zellberg, HeissenbergRiesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Sylvaner, Pinot Noir15 haFounded 1966Ostertag family (Andre and Arthur Ostertag)Demeter CertifiedORGANIC CERTIFIEDDambach-la-Ville
Epfig domaine biodynamic since 1996 and Demeter certified, founded by Andre Ostertag and now run with his son Arthur across 88 plots on schist, sandstone and granite.
Tasting: Cellar visits by appointment at the Epfig domaine.
Signature wines: muenchberg-riesling, fronholz-pinot-gris, heissenberg-riesling
Alsace AOC (granite lieux-dits of Scherwiller)Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Sylvaner, Pinot Noir, MuscatFounded 2016Dietrich family (Jean and Pierre Dietrich)Demeter CertifiedORGANIC CERTIFIEDDambach-la-Ville
Scherwiller estate built around a distinctive straw-bale wine cellar, certified organic and Demeter biodynamic with a focus on indigenous yeast fermentations and minimal sulphur.
Tasting: Cellar visits at the straw-bale bioclimatic cellar in Scherwiller; tours by booking.
Signature wines: riesling-granite, pinot-noir-rouge, edelzwicker-achillee
Alsace AOC (Chatenois granite lieux-dits)Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Sylvaner, Pinot NoirFounded 1817Bernhard-Reibel family (Cecile Bernhard)ORGANIC CERTIFIEDDambach-la-Ville
Family domaine in Chatenois at the foot of the Hahnenberg, certified organic, working granite slopes between Selestat and the Vosges with a long Riesling vocation.
Tasting: Cellar visits at the Chatenois winery.
Signature wines: riesling-vieilles-vignes, pinot-gris-granit, gewurztraminer-chatenois
Alsace AOC and Alsace Grand Cru (Frankstein)Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Sylvaner, Pinot Noir8 haFounded 1510Beck-Hartweg family (Florian and Mathilde Beck-Hartweg)Biodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDDambach-la-Ville
Sixteen-generation Dambach-la-Ville domaine traceable to 1510, organic since 2011 and biodynamic, working the pink-granite Frankstein Grand Cru above the medieval village.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings by appointment in central Dambach-la-Ville.
Signature wines: frankstein-riesling, bungertal-riesling, dambach-rouge
Alsace AOC (Winzenberg granite lieux-dits)Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Sylvaner, Pinot NoirFounded 1956Metz family (Celine Metz)ORGANIC CERTIFIEDDambach-la-Ville
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