September 25, 2015 — After several chilly days of intermittent rainfall in what appeared to be the definitive end to a hot, dry summer, the sun finally broke through the clouds and once again illuminated the Vosges Mountains in a brilliant display of green hills and expansive blue skies. There was no doubt about it: this would be the day to send the team out to the vines and bring in what remained of the 2015 crop.
     After a morning of work in good spirits, Félix Meyer led his crew to table in the domaine’s courtyard. The vendangeurs helped themselves to generous servings from enormous steaming platters containing a heaping pile of sauerkraut, three types of sausages, smoked pork knuckle, and boiled potatoes. Nothing could be more appropriate than a choucroute garnie, one of Alsace’s iconic dishes, to provide fuel for a final afternoon of harvesting. Bottles of crisp, floral dry Riesling circulated around the table as boisterous chatter and the sound of clinking silverware filled the air.
     Our Alsace Sampler will allow you to better get to know this beautiful region through the wines of Meyer-Fonné, Ostertag, Kuentz-Bas, and Albert Boxler. Enjoy these bottles with traditional Alsatian cuisine, or not—in the words of André Ostertag, “Alsace’s wines take us far beyond its native choucroute.” We’re confident you’ll agree that Alsace produces some of the most delicious, complex, age-worthy, food-friendly whites in France, and all the world.—Anthony Lynch

2012 Riesling • Kuentz-Bas $17.95
2013 Edelzwicker • Meyer-Fonné $18.00
2012 Pinot Auxerrois “Trois Châteaux” • Kuentz-Bas $24.00
Crémant d’Alsace Brut • Meyer-Fonné $24.00
2011 Pinot Gris “Zellberg” • Domaine Ostertag $52.00
2012 Riesling Grand Cru “Brand” • Albert Boxler $79.00

Alsace 6-Bottle Sampler:
Normally $214.95
SPECIAL SAMPLER PRICE
$161.00   
(a 25% discount)