People get in a twist with the seasons and the solstices and the equinoxes. If we carve the year into four seasons of three months each, then Spring starts on the first of March and runs through April and May. In the Alsace vineyards the last of the pruning takes place, especially with the younger [...]
vineyard pruning and bottling at home, wine fares on the road - ALSACE WINTER - Now, January and February are heavy pruning months in Alsace. To get away from the hard and cold work, there is an escape to the fares and salons of Montpellier and the Loire. Driving, hard work, long hours in the [...]
Report on Harvest 2018 - check here for the updates filed by winemaker Florian Beck-Hartweg Profile on winemaker Catherine Riss here Profile on winemaker Jean-Marc Dreyer here Profile on winemaker Christophe Lindenlaub here 1 - The Revue du Vin de France published a special report with a cover page on " Alsace, the wine region [...]
LES DEUX SALONS - VINS LIBRES et BRUT(ES) A pulse indicator, a health check, probably more relevant to say a rain check, that’s how to register two Alsace Natural Wine salons hosted in 2018. It’s a sign of the (wine) times for this to happen and for it to come from two different core [...]
Alsace Wine Region - 2018 Vintage Update The Alsace Region grape harvest, les vendanges, has finished up and it all took place in almost perfect weather conditions. It kind of went on a bit due to a welcome uptick in quantity and also the opportunity to bring in some late harvest wines. The wintry [...]
News from the RAW wine fairs Alsace “Startups” at the New York and Los Angeles RAW Wine Fairs The RAW wine fairs now cover four venues: London, Berlin, New York and Los Angeles, with the U.S. events held during two weekends in November. RAW showcases producers of [...]
Alsace Wine Region - 2017 Vintage Update It’s Sunday 22nd of October and the Alsace 2017 vintage is harvested and safely in cellars up and down the wine route. This includes the late harvest wines, the Vendanges Tardives and the Selection de Grains Nobles. Back In Alsace had the good fortune to visit [...]
Interview with Patrick Meyer Notes from a short discussion with Patrick Meyer, at the Summer Fascht natural wine event. The event was held at Christian Binner’s winery in Ammerschwihr in July 2017. After our April visit to Patrick Meyer’s winery and vineyards in Nothalten, this was [...]
Pinot Noir in the Alsace Grand Cru The Alsace Grands Crus : Grand Cru Hengst The campaign and project to designate Grand Cru status to Alsace vineyards came to fruition in 1975. Hard work, extreme focus and political awareness made this classification [...]
Les Vins Libérés – Summer Fête – Ammerschwihr : Les Vins Libérés is a day of celebration that comes on the heels of the mini salons that fringed some bigger events in 2015 and 2016. This time, producers put together a stand-alone event, a one-day summer [...]
