Alsace

The name Deiss may ring quite a bell for lovers of Alsacian wine, as Mathieu's father, Marcel, has managed to create quite a good reputation for his Domaine in Bergheim.

Today, Mathieu and uncle Jean-Michel are in charge of the vinification at the domaine, but luckily for us, Mathieu partnered up with a certain Emmanuelle in 2013.

Pierre Frick is a man before his time. Having already converted his vines to organic in the 1970's, he achieved biodynamic status in 1981, several decades before the 'movement' began. Pierre and his wife Chantal grow Riesling, Gerwurztraminer, Pinot Gris and a small planting of Pinot Noir. Several biodynamic preparations are made in accordance to the lunar calendar and the duo takes care to apply less than 1kg of copper per ha each year. The majority of the wines we carry contain no added SO2.

Marc used to live in a cave set into the Vosges mountains. He began his journey into wine making as a lab technician for a company that controls appellations in France (INAO). He later moved further into the vineyard, responsible for selecting lieu-dits and potential grand crus. The job gave him good insight into who were getting things right and who were getting things wrong in the region. In 1993 Marc and his wife Anne-Marie established their own domaine, formed of plots previously belonging to their parents.