Wine in Ribeauville, Alsace

Maison Trimbach Tasting Cellar ★ 4.8

Thirteenth-generation Maison Trimbach since 1626, tasting cellar in Ribeauville with old foudres and stainless vats. Home of Clos Sainte Hune and Cuvee Frederic Emile Riesling.

Foire aux Vins de Ribeauville ★ 4.4

Ribeauville's growers turn the medieval centre into an open-air wine fair across a July weekend, with a pouring marquee, costumed parades and the village's Geisberg, Kirchberg and Osterberg Grand Cru estates.

Tip: Combine the fair with a daytime visit to neighbouring Hunawihr or Riquewihr to taste at calmer cellars; book a Ribeauville room months ahead since the village fills.

Distillerie Jean-Paul Mette ★ 4.7

Founded 1960 by Jean-Paul Mette, passed to Philippe Traber 1997. Ribeauville cellar producing more than 120 eaux-de-vie and liqueurs from single-fruit fermentation and pot distillation.

Tasting: Boutique tasting and small-batch distillery visit by appointment

Trimbach Clos Sainte Hune Cellar Tasting ★ 4.7

Private guided tasting in Maison Trimbach's Ribeauville tasting cellar, walking through 13 generations of dry Riesling including the Clos Sainte Hune monopole and Cuvee Frederic Emile.

Domaine Henry Fuchs ★ 4.3

A 1675-founded Ribeauville cellar on the town hall square, quietly bottling Kirchberg de Ribeauville Grand Cru Riesling and a dry old-school Sylvaner.

Tip: Few visitors push past Trimbach to taste at Fuchs; ask for the Kirchberg de Ribeauville Riesling and the dry Sylvaner, the village's old soul.