Les Vins Pirouettes

Les Vins Pirouettes

Ammerschwihr, Alsace, France

Originally founded by Christian Binner and associates in 2009, Les Vins Pirouettes is a collective of around 15 independent vignerons from the Alsace. All participating winemakers follow either a biological or biodynamic approach, grow their own grapes and make the wine in their own cellar. The label represents quality, the community, knowledge and environmental conservation. The winemakers of Les Vins Pirouettes do not hesitate to think outside the box resulting in rare, creative and innovative wines, often aged and only released when they are ready to drink.

The collective, including winemakers like Jean Marc Dreyer, Stephane Bannwarth and Claude Straube, are assisted in the marketing, distribution and wine making knowledge by a specialised team, which allows the winemakers to concentrate on their passion: working with the vines. The characteristics of the grapes are strongly influenced by the Alsatian soil such that each harvest makes unique wines. All the wines are ripened in the winemakers’s cellar, revealing the terroir’s specific characteristics with finesse. Each cuvée carries the name of the winemaker on the label.

The 20 winemaking partners of Les Vins Pirouettes cultivate their vines throughout the Alsace, from the north to the south. The difference in soils, ranging from limestone to granite and sandstone, allow for great diversity in the wines. Around 30 cuvées are produced by the collective with all the grape varieties known to the Alsace: from Gewürztraminer to Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Muscat, Sylvaner and Riesling.

Nowadays it’s Remi Segura you’re talking to if you are connecting with Les Pirouettes. He is the face you will see on the wine fairs and events and has all the knowledge and connections with the vignerons. But don’t forget to pay him a visit in his restaurant Amsel if you are in Alsace, he’s the sommelier there too!