NoleaWorld of Wine

Alsace · Subregion entry

Central Alsace

Central Alsace around Ribeauvillé, Riquewihr, Kaysersberg, Colmar, Turckheim and Eguisheim.

Place
Central Alsace · Alsace · France
Wine context
Riesling · Gewurztraminer · Pinot Gris · Pinot Noir
Producers
36
Editorial basis
World of Wine subregion guide
Atlas locationCentral Alsace · Alsace48.17° N · 7.29° E
Grape focus
Riesling · Gewurztraminer · Pinot Gris · Pinot Noir
Appellations
Alsace AOP · Alsace Grand Cru · Schoenenbourg · Sporen · Schlossberg · Hengst · Brand

Elsewhere in Alsace

Continue through the region

  1. Northern Alsace4 producersNorthern Alsace villages around Marlenheim, Molsheim, Barr, Andlau and the Bas-Rhin wine route.
  2. Southern Alsace5 producersSouthern Alsace around Rouffach, Guebwiller, Westhalten, Bergholtz and Thann.

Producer profiles

Producers in Central Alsace

  • BestheimAlsace cooperative with still wines in Bennwihr and sparkling wines in Westhalten.
  • Cave de RibeauvilleAlsace cooperative around Ribeauvillé, making Riesling from grapes harvested by hand across granite, limestone, clay and sandstone.
  • Cave de TurckheimAlsace cooperative making white wines from member growers, including organic Riesling, Pinot Gris Réserve and organic Pinot Blanc.
  • Domaine Bott FrèresDomaine Bott Frères is a seventh-generation family estate in Ribeauvillé, Alsace, founded in 1835 by Philippe Louis Bott, a brewer's son. Its 45 parcels supply a range from dry Edelzwicker and Crémant d'Alsace to high-elevation Riesling and late-harvest dessert wine.
  • Domaine Christian BinnerAmmerschwihr Alsace domaine farming 15 hectares biodynamically with no fining, filtration or added sulfur.
  • Domaine Etienne SimonisAmmerschwihr domaine with biodynamic farming, hand harvests, parcel vinification and Alsatian whites from Gewurztraminer to Sylvaner.
  • Domaine Fernand EngelAlsace domaine in Rorschwihr, farming 64 hectares across 150 parcels with biodynamic practices and Grand Cru Gewürztraminer from Altenberg.
  • Domaine Gustave LorentzBergheim house with Grand Cru holdings, organic farming and long lived Riesling.
  • Domaine LindenlaubDorlisheim domaine making organic, unfined and unfiltered Alsace wines with a saline finish.
  • Domaine Marcel DeissBergheim domaine using biodynamic farming and Alsace complantation for field blend wines such as Engelgarten and Blanc Alsace.
  • Domaine Paul BlanckAlsace domaine with five Grand Cru parcels, 90 percent organic farming, and varietal wines from Riesling to Pinot Noir.
  • Domaine PfisterDahlenheim domaine with skin contact Pinot Gris, Grand Cru Riesling and 43 parcels across 10 hectares.
Browse 15 more
  • Domaine Saint-RemyWettolsheim Ehrhart domaine with Demeter farming, native yeast fermentations, Jade Riesling and traditional method Crémant.
  • Domaine Stentz-BuecherWettolsheim domaine with Grand Cru Riesling and Gewürztraminer plus textured Pinot Noir bottlings.
  • Domaine WeinbachKaysersberg domaine at the foot of Schlossberg, with biodynamic vineyards and still wines from Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer and Pinot Noir.
  • Domaine Zind-HumbrechtAlsace domaine with biodynamic farming, Riesling, Pinot Gris and Gewürztraminer from sites including Heimbourg and Roche Calcaire.
  • Dopff au MoulinDopff au Moulin is a Riquewihr family winery known for bottle fermented Crémant d'Alsace and Riesling from Schoenenbourg Grand Cru.
  • HugelRiquewihr family producer with reliably dry Alsace wines, Gentil, and Gewurztraminer Vendanges Tardives.
  • Jean Biecher & FilsJean Biecher & Fils is an organic wine producer from Saint-Hippolyte, in Alsace’s Vosges foothills beneath Haut-Koenigsbourg Castle.
  • Kuentz-BasAlsace domaine with Husseren-les-Châteaux vineyards, an Ammerschwihr cellar, and La 4ème Tour Riesling and Gewürztraminer.
  • Léon BeyerAlsace house with Eguisheim roots, dry Riesling and Pinot Gris, plus Pinot Noir.
  • Maison LissnerAn 1848-founded family estate in Wolxheim, Alsace, led by Bruno and Théo Schloegel, with biodynamic and organic farming, unploughed rows, dry Riesling Wolxheim and Pinot Noir.
  • Rolly GassmannA Rorschwihr domaine making parcel-led Alsace wines, from floral Gewürztraminer to named-site Riesling, with long fermentations and lees ageing.
  • SAS MAISON CHARLES FREYA Dambach-la-Ville family estate whose 20 hectares and nearly 100 parcels feed Alsace wines and a perfumed, dry orange wine.
  • TrimbachFounded in 1626, Trimbach centers its Alsace range on Riesling, with certified-organic vineyards and old-vine bottlings.
  • Vignoble du RêveurAn Alsace project from inherited, co-planted vineyards, where Mathieu Deiss and Emmanuelle Milan make whites and skin-macerated wines with native yeasts and no added sulfur dioxide.
  • Vignoble Luc FallerAn 8.5-hectare family domaine in Itterswiller, Alsace, where Luc Faller has farmed organically and biodynamically since taking over in 1989.

Keep following the thread

Where to go next

placeReturn to AlsaceSee how Central Alsace fits within the wider Alsace region.mapSee Central Alsace in the AtlasKeep its neighbouring areas and producers in view.producerMeet BestheimBestheim is one of the producers placed in Central Alsace.