The Muré Pinot Gris Pierres Sèches (Dry Stones) takes its name from the dry stone wall terraces built in order to develop the vines in the terroir of Rouffach. These walls provide perfect drainage for the clay and limestone soil and offer great conditions for the vine to thrive. The average age of the Pinot Gris vines is now 35 years and the organic approach to winemaking gives a crisp, dry wine that is a perfect accompaniment with fish or white meat dishes.
Thomas and Véronique Muré are the twelfth generation of this Alsace winemaking family, and have instituted two major changes since taking over from their father. First, they started harvesting their grapes earlier, resulting in drier, crisper and more age-worthy wines that...
The French wine region of Alsace, located to the east of the Vosges mountains in France, has the ability to offer those enthusiastic and open minded wine drinkers out-there, a serious alternative to the ubiquitous Chardonnay grape. It is the only classical wine region within France that...
Pinot Gris is a white wine grape variety that is the widest-cultivated mid-coloured grape in the world. The finest examples of wine made from this grape come from the Alsace region in France, where it produces succulent, rich and spicy wines of great...
