Domaine Marc Kreydenweiss

The winery is located in Andlau, in Alsace, between Strasbourg and Colmar, in the area called Piemont des Vosges. Nestled at the bottom of the mountains, the vineyard has the benefice of a continental climate and the soils are based on a mosaic of terroirs which are completely different from each other in term of geology : pink sandstone (g.c. Wibelsberg), black slate (g.c. Kastelberg and blue slate (Clos du Val d'Eléon and Clos Rebberg) and m...

The diversity of the soils is an added advantage for the wines. The vineyard is planted 80% on slopes or half-hills, in south-south-east exposition. The soil composition is complex, with pink sandstone, granite, schist gray/blue or black, sediment, limestone that bring finesse, minerality and freshness to the wines. The vineyard is located in a radius of 10 km around the village of Andlau, but also to the neighboring villages as Eichhoffen, Mi...

The winemaking is based on natural methods, with the respect of the equilibrium of each wine. Every year, the production is about 70.000 bottles. The notoriety of the winery is worldwide, from Japan, USA, Norway, throughout Europe and of course in France. Each year the label is illustrated by a different artist, chosen by the winemaker. By combining the creativity of the artist and the knowledge of the winemaker, each bottle becomes unique. Th...

In 1924, Rudolf Steiner, an Austrian philosopher, proposed an original method of understanding the soil and created the basis of a new system of agriculture that would later be termed ‘biodynamic’. It is difficult to describe the principle of biodynamics in a few words, though the elementary principles are outlined below. The biodynamic method nurtures the understanding that exists between soil and plant organisms and cosmic influences. It is,...