Wines, villages and terroirs of Alsace

In Alsace you will meet unmatched serenity, beauty, hospitality and, not the least, some of the World´s best white wines. Alsace-Wine.net is your guide to wine touring in Alsace by foot, by bike and by car.

Alsace offers charming wines of great quality and unmatched diversity. In the medieval Alsatian villages with their narrow, cobblestone alleys you will meet dedicated producers on terroirs tended by their forefathers since generations.

Enjoy reading about the great Alsace grape varieties Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris and Muscat, as well as Sylvaner, Auxerrois and Klevener d´Heiligenstein. Learn more about the Alsace Grand Cru system, AOC rules, viticulture and the terroirs of Alsace.

Alsace-Wine.net presents dozens of Alsace producers, many of which are up-and-coming, who all will love to welcome you on their premises.

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Producers:

Gresser in Andlau, great wines from some of Alsace most unique terroirs.
Stoeffler in Barr, serious and charming biodynamic terroir wines.
Meyer-Fonné in Katzenthal, superb wines with intense flavours.
Cave Vinicole Kientzheim-Kaysersberg, a wide range of very good, affordable wines.
Dirler-Cadé in Bergholtz, superb, world-class wines including amazing Muscat.
Leon Beyer in Eguisheim makes extraordinary dry, gastronomic wines.
Paul Ginglinger in Eguisheim makes great Grands Crus Eichberg and Pfersigberg.

Other pages and major updates:

New page on Bio-viticulture and bio-wines, and major update of Growing (both under AOC Alsace)
Schoenheitz in Wihr-au-Val, a superb range of classic white wines and lovely Pinot Noir.
Hugel i Riquewihr, a remarkable domaine in many respects.
Albert Mann in Wettolsheim, biodynamic and world class.

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2007 Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Pfersigberg 2007, Odile Weber Odile is an important name in Alsace since Sainte Odile is the patron saint of Alsace. She was born blind in 662 A.D., as the daughter of her cruel father Etichon, Duke of Alsace. During her time on earth she managed to bring back her brother from the dead, regain her own sight through prayers and make her father build a monastery in Hohwald close to Andlau, southwest of Strasbourg. Odile was canonized 1807.

2007 Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Pfersigberg 2007 by Odile Weber in Eguisheim offers a fresh nose with lilac, minerals, ripe stone fruits and honey. The taste is medium bodied and elegant with savoury fruit, supported by high acidity and a minerality typical of the terroir. Really good! Price: € 12.

Vintage 2010 in Alsace
Commented by Florian BECK-HARTWEG

2010 vintage is very different to 2009! In early September, the acidity was still high, and not ripe yet. The serious growers managed to keep healthy grapes until mid September, and then the weather turned very good: sunny and not too hot, the weather we prefer for a perfect maturation without loosing too much acidity. So we could wait for the perfect maturation of the grapes, and we managed to pick very ripe and balanced grapes! I think that the best 2010 wines will be as great as the best 08's, but there will be more heterogeneity and a very limited volume.