Throughout the 170 kilometers of the wine route of Alsace, nearly 4,000 winemakers cultivate their vines. Three-quarters of them deliver their grapes to cooperatives or traders. A little more than 900 Alsatian winemakers produce a multitude of different wines and bottle themselves. From north to south of the region, terroirs are legion. The combination of varietals and terroirs personalised by the “paw” of the winemaker gives a multitude of wines that, over the past decades, have risen to the rank of the greatest wines in the world, although many Alsatians do not know it yet. Certainly, small wines of thirst still exist but Alsace has much better to offer and deserves a lot better, especially with its beautiful terroirs and grand cru. And they are easy to find!

Addresses of my favorite winemakers in Alsace

I do not intend to deliver here a list of ranking wines. I am not an oenologist or a professional taster. I do not have any wine for sale or participation in any vineyard. I am simply proud of being a gourmand of good food and a great lover of (good) wines that I do not want to approach by a bias too technical but just for the pleasure they give me. Here are addresses of winemakers that I love and especially that I know personally. In my list (which is expected to lengthen) it obviously lacks many great winemakers. It’s not because I do not like their wines. It’s simply because I have not (yet) met them. My list is personal and arbitrary. I claim it as such. It is primarily intended for the many visitors who stay with us at our Riquewihr Ramparts vacation rentals and who come from all over the world. Some of these visitors are wine professionals who already have their own contacts but are also looking for new discoveries off the beaten path. Others are wine lovers in search of beautiful addresses or travellers on the lookout for a new experience. I willingly share with these people because they come to Alsace without a priori, their mind and taste buds wide open.

The winegrowers of Riquewihr

I respond to the most immediate request addressed to me, which comes from all those who stay in one of our holiday apartments in Riquewihr or La Vancelle. But I will not fall into false modesty either: the Riquewihr terroir is exceptional and since the Middle Ages, the wines from this vineyard are famous for their high quality and have been exported to the four corners of the planet. The architectural opulence of the village, unrivaled elsewhere in the vineyards of Alsace, is there to testify. It is the wealth created by the Riquewihr winegrowers in the golden age of Alsace wine that is at the origin of this historical jewel.

You will find here a special article with my addresses of Riquewihr winegrowers.
At the same time, Riquewihr is geographically located roughly in the middle north / south of the wine route. My other addresses are organised in 2 chapters below, village by village, north and south of Riquewihr. I preferred a link to the Facebook page of each domain (when it exists) because that pages are often more up-to-date than websites. When there is no FB page and the website is not up to date I have not indicated any link.

To the north, from Riquewihr to Marlenheim

Zellenberg

• Domaine Jean Becker, Organic wines — 4 Rte d’Ostheim, 68340 Zellenberg – 03 89 47 90 16
• Marc Tempé, Organic wines — 16 rue du Schlossberg, 68340 Zellenberg – 03 89 47 85 22

Hunawihr

• Jean-Luc Mader, 13 Grand Rue, 68150 Hunawihr – 03 89 73 80 32

Ribeauvillé

• Cave de Ribeauvillé, some Organic wines — 2 route de Colmar, 68150 Ribeauvillé – 03 89 73 61 80
• Domaine Jean Sipp, 60 rue de la Fraternité, 68150 Ribeauvillé – 03 89 73 60 02
• Domaine Louis Sipp, Organic wines — 5 Grand-Rue, 68150 Ribeauvillé – 03 89 73 60 01
• Domaine André Kientzler, 50 Route de Bergheim, 68150 Ribeauville – 03 89 73 67 10
• Domaine Bott Frères, 13 av du Gal de Gaulle, 68150 Ribeauvillé – 03 89 73 22 50

Bergheim

• Domaine Marcel Deiss, Organic wines — 15, route du vin, 68750 Bergheim – 03 89 73 63 37

Rorschwihr

• Domaine Rolly-Gassmann, 1 Rue de l’Église, 68590 Rorschwihr – 03 89 73 63 28

Saint-Hippolyte

• Domaine Muller-Koeberlé, 22 Route du Vin, 68590 Saint-Hippolyte – 03 89 73 00 37

Orschwiller

• Domaine Paul Fahrer, 3 place de la mairie 67600 Orschwiller – 03 88 92 86 57
• Domaine Allimant-Laugner, 10 Grand Rue, 67600 Orschwiller – 03 88 92 06 52

Châtenois

• Domaine Bernhard-Reibel, Organic wines — 20 rue de Lorraine, 67730 Châtenois – 03 88 82 04 21

Albé

• Vins Thomas Klein, 1 Rue Du Maedersbach, 67220 Albé – 06 79 43 00 66
• Domaine Barthel, 2 Rue de la Chapelle, 67220 Albé – 03 88 57 22 79

Scherwiller

• Domaine Jean-Paul Schmitt, Organic wines — Route du sel, 67750 Scherwiller – 03 88 82 34 74
• Domaine Frey-Sohler, 72 Rue de l’Ortenbourg, 67750 Scherwiller – 03 88 92 10 13
• Achillée, 50 Rue de Dambach, 67750 Scherwiller – 03 88 82 20 13
• Domaine Dussourt, 2 Rue de Dambach, 67750 Scherwiller – 03 88 92 10 27

Dambach-la-Ville

• Domaine Beck-Hartweg, Organic wines — 5 rue Clémenceau, 67650 Dambach-la-Ville – 03 88 92 40 20
• Vins Jean-Louis et Eric Kamm, Organic wines — 59 Rue du Maréchal Foch, 67650 Dambach-la-Ville – 03 88 92 49 03

Blienschwiller

• Domaine Hubert Meyer, 34, Route des Vins, 67650 Blienschwiller – 03 88 92 47 33
• Hubert Metz, Cave de la Dîme, 3 Rue Du Winzenberg, 67650 Blienschwiller – 03 88 92 64 94
• Domaine du Racème, 46 Route des Vins, 67650 Blienschwiller – 06 24 69 23 44
• Domaine Jérôme Meyer, 22 Route des Vins, 67650 Blienschwiller – 0625783717

Nothalten

• Domaine Philippe Sohler, 80a Route Des Vins, 67680 Nothalten – 03 88 92 49 89

Reichsfeld

• Domaine Bohn, Organic wines — 6 Chemin du Leh, 67140 Reichsfeld – 06 80 84 18 14
• Domaine Borès, 15 lieu-dit Leh, 67140 Reichsfeld – 03 88 85 58 87

Epfig

• Domaine Ostertag, Organic wines — 87 rue Finkwiller, 67680 Epfig – 03 88 85 51 34

Mittelbergheim

• Domaine Albert Seltz, 21 Rue Principale, 67140 Mittelbergheim – 03 88 08 91 77
• Vins André Dolder, 29 rue de la montagne, 67140 Mittelbergheim – 03 88 08 02 94
• Domaine Alfred Wantz, 61 rue de la Montagne (Route du Vin), 67140 Mittelbergheim – 03 88 08 91 43
• Domaine Armand Gilg, 2 Rue Rotland, 67140 Mittelbergheim – 03 88 08 92 76
• Domaine Boeckel, Organic wines — 2 rue de la montagne, 67140 Mittelbergheim – 03 88 08 91 02

Ottrott

• Domaine Fritz-Schmitt, 1 Rue des Châteaux, 67530 Ottrott – 03 88 95 98 06

Wolxheim

• Vins Lissner, Organic wines — 16 Rue de Strasbourg, 67120 Wolxheim – 03 88 38 10 31

Traenheim

• Domaine Frédéric Mochel, 56 Rue Principale, 67310 Traenheim – 03 88 50 38 67

Strasbourg

• Cave des Hospices de Strasbourg, 1 place de l’Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg – 03 88 11 64 50

To the south, from Riquewihr to Thann

Beblenheim

• Domaine Bott-Geyl, Organic wines — 1 rue du petit château, 68980 Beblenheim – 03 89 47 90 04

Mittelwihr – Bennwihr

• Bestheim, 3 Rue du Général de Gaulle, 68630 Bennwihr – 03 89 49 09 29

Sigolsheim

• Domaine Charles Sparr, 2, rue de la 1ère armée française, 68240 Sigolsheim – 03 89 47 92 14

• Vins Meyer-Krumb, 9 Route du Vin, 68240 Kaysersberg-Vignoble – 03 89 47 13 20

Kientzheim

• Domaine Paul Blanck, Organic Wines – 32 Grand’Rue, 68240 Kientzheim – 03 89 78 23 56
• Confrérie Saint-Etienne, Château de la Confrérie 1 Grand’ Rue, 68240 Kientzheim – 03 89 78 23 84 – Pas de vente de vin mais nombreux ateliers de dégustation tout au long de l’année.
• Domaine Schmitt & Carrer, Organic Wines – 7 rue du Hohlandsbourg, 68240 Kientzheim – 03 89 78 24 17

Ingersheim

• Domaine de l’Envol, Organic wines — chemin Mattensteinweg, 68040 Ingersheim – 03 89 72 84 82

Colmar

• Domaine Schoffit, 68 Nonnenholzweg, 68000 Colmar – 03 89 24 41 14

Wihr-au-Val

• Domaine Schoenheitz, 1, rue de Walbach, 68230 Wihr-Au-Val – 03 89 71 03 96

Wettolsheim

• Vins Stentz-Buecher, Organic wines — 21 rue Kleb, 68920 Wettolsheim – 03 89 80 68 09
• Crémant Jean-Claude Buecher, 31 rue des Vignes, 68920 Wettolsheim – 03 89 80 14 01

Eguisheim

• Domaine Emile Beyer, Organic wines — 7 Place du Château Saint-Léon, 68420 Eguisheim –  03 89 41 40 45

Orschwihr

• Domaine Valentin Zusslin, Organic wines — 57 Grand Rue, 68500 Orschwihr – 03 89 76 82 84

Guebwiller

• Domaine Schlumberger, Organic wines (part of the estate) — 100 rue Théodore Deck, 68500 Guebwiller – 03 89 74 27 00

Soultz-Haut-Rhin

• Domaine Robert Roth, 38 A route de Jungholtz, 68360 Soultz-Haut-Rhin – 03 89 76 80 45

Thann

• Domaine Schoffit, 68 Nonnenholzweg, 68000 Colmar – 03 89 24 41 14

More about Alsace wines

A wine from Alsace can match any occasion. Delicious as an aperitif, the wines of Alsace are also perfect partners for fish and seafood. But Alsace wines also agree with poultry, white meats, game, the famous duck foie gras or goose, exotic recipes (Thai, Indian, Chinese or Creole are perfect with the wines of Alsace), desserts and, what might surprise, they accompany the cheese wonderfully!

Regularly our guests staying in our holiday apartments in the historical village of Riquewihr were insisting in having the opportunity to get deeper in the world of our local wines. With this new private (10 people maximum) wine seminar in English open to every wine lover we are fulfilling their wishes!