Alsace White

Mathieu Deiss launched this label in 2013 beside his work at the family`s Marcel Deiss domaine, building it on vines he inherited at Bennwihr. Seven hectares of young alluvial soil, biodynamic and Demeter-certified, all estate-grown with no bought-in grapes. Skin-contact whites, big oak, no added sulphur.

The Humbrecht family has made wine since 1620. Léonard Humbrecht bought into the Rangen in 1977: a 5.5-hectare monopole on steep volcanic slopes above the river Thur, with just half a hectare of Gewurztraminer. Olivier Humbrecht, France`s first Master of Wine, farms biodynamically. Wine Spectator gave this vintage 93 points.

A Capuchin monastery vineyard since 1612, bought by the Faller brothers in 1898. Théo Faller helped win Alsace its AOC status, and his widow Colette and daughters Catherine and Laurence built the global reputation. The estate sits beneath the Schlossberg at Kaysersberg, spread across four grand crus and the walled Clos des Capucins, and has farmed biodynamically since 1998.

Bruno Schueller is the the most important voice for natural wine in Alsace. Pretty much ever since taking over the family domaine at 17 he was spare with sulphites, before hardening his position as he aged. His wines are wild, his influence far ranging, and at their best, they represent the absolute peak of what is possible in Alsace, but its a wild ride to get there with sometimes puzzling flavours and ageing profiles along the way.

Hans Ulrich Hugel arrived in Riquewihr in 1639, fleeing the Thirty Years` War, and the family never left. They helped write the rules for Alsace`s late-harvest wines. This one comes from botrytised fruit grown only in Riquewihr, picked berry by berry. 1989 was the house`s 350th anniversary.

Bruno Schueller is the the most important voice for natural wine in Alsace. Pretty much ever since taking over the family domaine at 17 he was spare with sulphites, before hardening his position as he aged. His wines are wild, his influence far ranging, and at their best, they represent the absolute peak of what is possible in Alsace, but its a wild ride to get there with sometimes puzzling flavours and ageing profiles along the way.

Born in Tokyo, Jintaro Yura reached Alsace in 2012, worked at Josmeyer and Hurst, and launched his own label in 2020. The Riesling joined in 2021, from limestone vineyards worked by growers around Gueberschwihr and Rouffach. A devoted following.