Alsace Grand Cru Riesling Spiegel White

• Type: White wine (sweet)
  
• Origin: Alsace, France
  
• Manufacturer: Meyer family
  
• Capacity: 750ml (full bottle)
  
• Product name: Fruit wine
  

Taste

Riesling is one of the four noble varieties of the Alza region. This Grand Cru is a premium wine that is limited to 51 districts in the region.

While Meyer strictly limits the yield of grapes used to make his regular wines, he limits it even further for this Grand Cru.

Its color is close to gold. When poured into a glass, the subtle aroma of petroleum, characteristic of Riesling, emerges. If you enjoy it slowly at a slightly higher temperature, you will be able to experience the various changes in the aroma. It can be expected to age for 5 to 6 years.

It goes well with cooked fish dishes, and also pork dishes.

This wine comes from the Alsace region, the gourmet region with the most Michelin stars in the world. Alsace is in the northeast of France, bordering Germany, and uses grape varieties from both Germany and France. Alsace wines have the grape variety listed on the label and are bottled in long, slender, elegantly shaped bottles.

This is a region famous for its white wine, and this full-bodied white wine pairs well with rich pork dishes!

The winemaker, Mr. Meyer, is a distinguished wine farmer that has been in business since the 17th century, and he loves winemaking so much that he walks through the fields in soup stock. He limits the harvest yield to a much smaller amount than usual to improve the quality of the grapes. Grapes that grow naturally in fields with good environments are sure to produce the best wine, with great taste, aroma, and flavor.

Grape varieties (click on the variety name to go to the explanation page for each variety)

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Choucroute (a local Alsatian dish of pickled cabbage, frankfurters and bacon), coq aux riesling (chicken stewed in riesling), bec-a-fout (a local Alsatian dish of meat marinated in white wine and potatoes baked in the oven), sauteed pork with apple sauce, sauteed fish in butter sauce, Munster (cheese)

Alsace Grand Cru Riesling Spiegel Foods that go well with white wine

Domaine Eugene Meyer (Meyer family)

Organic history: Since 1969 (certified by Demeter in April 1980 and ECOCERT in 1991)

It is located in the village of Bergholz, which is in the southern part of the Alsace region. It is a historic wine farm that has been passed down from parent to child since 1620. Currently, the 13th generation, François, is in charge of everything from cultivation to brewing. The farm is located in a basin surrounded by the Vosges Mountains and the Alps, and in addition to the large temperature difference between winter and summer, the annual rainfall is low, so high quality wines are produced. It is believed that the reason why the Meyer family changed to organic is because the 12th generation, Eugène, was in a serious condition where his optic nerve was paralyzed due to pesticide poisoning. He was cured by homeopathy at that time, and encountered Steiner's biodynamic farming, and decided to change in 1969. The Meyer family's fields are full of lively energy because they continued to use biodynamic farming methods even after 1969. The Meyer family is known in France as a pioneer of biodynamic farming.