Founding owner · 2026 vintage
Alsace Estate
Alsace, France · from $300
Own a few vines
from $300
Buy a share of a lot by the vine — 5-vine minimum. Your bottles are allocated pro-rata at release.
Alsace Riesling
Riesling
$60/vine · 1.8 btl/vine
Grand Cru Riesling
Riesling
$104/vine · 1.2 btl/vine
Gewürztraminer
Gewürztraminer
$72/vine · 1.5 btl/vine
Pinot Gris
Pinot Gris
$70/vine · 1.5 btl/vine
Or take the whole block
Your name on the block across multiple vintages — every call is yours. Reserve it with a fully refundable $500 deposit.
- Guest checkout — account made after you pay
- We farm it; you make every winemaking call
- Ships worldwide, or free pickup at the estate
- Secure checkout — payments powered by Stripe
The wines
4 lots enrolling at Alsace.
Alsace Riesling
Riesling
A dry Alsace Riesling is steely and aromatic, with lime and green apple over a stony, faintly petrol-tinged core and bright acidity.
- Pairs with
- choucroute, grilled trout, roast chicken
- Serve
- Serve cold at 8-10°C to keep the steely cut.
- Cellar
- Bright young; dry Alsace Riesling ages well 5-12 years.
1.8 btl / vine
$60/vine
Grand Cru Riesling
Riesling
A Grand Cru Riesling is denser and more mineral, with citrus and apricot over honeyed depth and a firm, stony line of acidity.
- Pairs with
- lobster, roast pork, Thai-spiced dishes
- Serve
- Serve at 9-11°C; let it warm slightly to show the mineral depth.
- Cellar
- Concentrated; rewards 5-15 years of cellaring.
1.2 btl / vine
$104/vine
Gewürztraminer
Gewürztraminer
Alsace Gewürztraminer is exotic and heady, with lychee and rose over candied ginger and an oily, low-acid, almost off-dry richness.
- Pairs with
- spicy curry, Munster cheese, foie gras
- Serve
- Serve at 9-11°C; the heady aromatics need a touch of warmth.
- Cellar
- Best young and exotic; the richest examples hold 5-10 years.
1.5 btl / vine
$72/vine
Pinot Gris
Pinot Gris
Alsace Pinot Gris is broad and gently smoky, with baked apple and pear over a honeyed, full-bodied texture.
- Pairs with
- roast pork, smoked salmon, mushroom tart
- Serve
- Serve at 9-11°C in a standard white glass.
- Cellar
- Broad and best in its first 3-7 years.
1.5 btl / vine
$70/vine
What you receive
A year of the vintage, in your hands.
Samples all season
Verijuice, post-ferment, barrel, and finished wine — shipped as the vintage takes shape.
A vote at every fork
Pick date, fermentation, barrels, and where the blend lands. The real calls, with your input.
Watch it live
Livestream access to harvest at dawn, the cellar, and bottling day, from anywhere.
Your bottles at release
Allocated pro-rata to your vines, with the crew's name on the back label next to yours.
The place
Why the wine tastes like here.
- Region
- Alsace, France
- Soil
- Mosaic of granite, limestone, schist and sandstone
- Climate
- Dry, sunny continental in the rain shadow of the Vosges
- Elevation
- 200–400 m
- Wines enrolling
- 4 crew lots
Vine to bottle
You’re there for the whole year.
Jan
Dormant pruning
Feb
Cane tying
Mar
Bud break
Apr
Shoots grow
May
Flowering
Jun
Fruit set
Jul
Canopy
Aug
Véraison
Sep
Harvest
Oct
Cap punch
Nov
Barrel down
Dec
Barrel samples
Follow the season
The Alsace growing year, by the numbers.
Weather is live and real, updated hourly. The season curve is typical for this region’s latitude and climate, replaced by your crew’s readings once farming begins.
53% humidity · wind 9 km/h
849 growing degree days · last 90 days
Last 14 days · high / low °C
7-day forecast
Sun
33°
17°
Partl
Mon
37°
20°
30%
Tue
35°
21°
Overc
Wed
32°
20°
Overc
Thu
30°
18°
Partl
Fri
27°
17°
Partl
Sat
29°
14°
Overc
Hemisphere
Northern
Right now
Véraison
Harvest
October · ~74d
Target ripeness
~20°Brix
Véraison ~60% across the home block — color coming on fast
5h ago
Brix sampled at 15° — tracking on pace for harvest
Yesterday
Crew vote opens Friday: pick-date window
2 days ago
Light leaf-pull on the morning side for even ripening
4 days ago
Deficit irrigation dialed back to concentrate flavor
5 days ago
Sample activity. Your crew’s live feed from Alsace appears here once the vintage begins.
BarrelLogicSeason progress
Typical · Apr–Oct
Typical ripeness
Typical · véraison to harvest
Beyond the bottle
Your vintage, end to end.
One vine, three rooms — own it here, steer it in BarrelLogic, and taste the wider world at BarrelTaster. It’s all one ecosystem.
SplitVineyards
Your vines at Alsace and the wine they make — a few by the vine, or the whole block.
You're hereBarrelLogic
Track your vintage bud break to barrel — ripeness, the cellar, samples, and every winemaking vote — in the winery's operating system.
Visit BarrelLogicBarrelTaster
Not ready to own a whole vintage? Taste finished wines from across the world first.
Explore at BarrelTasterWhat you’ll actually decide.
We farm it; the calls are yours. Over the vintage your crew votes the real forks — tracked and tallied in BarrelLogic.
Pick date
Call harvest by the ripeness numbers and the forecast.
Fermentation
Whole-cluster or destemmed, native or inoculated yeast.
Barrels & oak
New vs. neutral wood, cooperage, and time in barrel.
The blend
Where the final wine lands — lot by lot, with the crew.
Buy with confidence
Owning a vintage, without the worry.
You’re among the first owners of this estate’s crews. Questions about delivery, duties, or how a season is handled where you live?
Talk to us firstRefundable block deposit
Reserve a whole block with a fully refundable deposit — no commitment until you decide.
Secure checkout
Payments are handled by Stripe. We never see or store your card details.
Real provenance
Your bottles are tied to your vines, with your name on the back label at release.
Ships worldwide or free pickup
We ship to you, or you collect at the estate for free — your call.
Questions
Everything you might be wondering.
No — check out as a guest. We create your account after you pay so you can follow your vines and manage shipments.
Make the Alsace vintage yours.
Buy a few vines or lease the whole block — no account needed until checkout. We farm it; you make every call and the wine is yours.
Choose your vines — from $300