Domaine Weinbach

Jancis Robinson once declared the Schlossberg to be one of the best vineyard sites in the world. The Domaine Weinbach owns a considerable part of it - and four more Grand Crus as well. What began as a Capuchin monastery in 1612 is now run by Catherine Faller and her sons Eddy and Théo in the fifth generation. The small stream that babbles through the estate gave the winery its name: Weinbach.

The history of this family reads like an Alsatian epic. Théo Faller senior spent his life fighting for the recognition of Alsatian terroirs. After his death in 1979, his widow Colette and daughters Cathy and Laurence took over - three women who led the estate to international fame. When Laurence died in 2014 and Colette in 2015, Alsace lost two of its most influential personalities.

All 38 hectares have been farmed biodynamically since 2005 - together with the Domaine Zind-Humbrecht Weinbach is considered the biodynamic flagship of the region. The Grand Crus Schlossberg, Fürstentum, Mambourg and Marckrain as well as the monopollage Clos des Capucins produce Rieslings and Gewürztraminer that are among the world's great white wines.