Laurent Bannwarth

The Laurent BANNWARTH estate is located in the vineyard 8 km south of Colmar, in Alsace. Stéphane and Régine, joined in 1999 by Geneviève, have been managing the estate since 1987. Recognizing the problems and limitations of conventional viticulture, the estate has been converted to organic and biodynamic agriculture since 2004. Today, respecting the soil, finding the right balance for each plot, stimulating the living is at the heart of all actions. This process continued in the cellar where today the different types of wines are produced with as little external intervention as possible. Thus in 2011 the installation of Georgian jars buried on the ground (Qvevris) was presented as the possibility of going to the end of this process in order to develop maceration wines without any input. chemical, stable and naturally accomplished. Building on the first promising vintages, a cellar is under construction in which a part will be dedicated to aging wines in Qvevri. The Laurent BANNWARTH estate in a few figures: - Year of foundation: end of the 1950s - Surface of the vineyard 12 h - Main cultivated grape varieties: Pinot blanc and Auxerrois, Muscat, Sylvaner, Riesling, Pinot gris, Pinot noir and Gewurztraminer - Number of bottles produced on average 70,000 per year including 5,000 per year in Qvevri - Certification bodies: Ecocert and Demeter

Information

Domain Name:
Laurent Bannwarth
Winemaker's Name:
Stéphane Bannwarth
Country:
France
Region:
Alsace-Lorraine
Appellations:
Alsace, Crémant d'alsace, Vin de France
Farming:
Organic / Biodynamic (Ecocert, Demeter)
Grape varieties:
Riesling, Muscat, Gewurtztraminer, Assemblage, Pinot gris, Sylvaner, Gewurztraminer, Pinot auxerrois, Pinot blanc, Gewürztraminer, Pinot noir