Domaine Brand et Fils

Alsace, France

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A three-generation family estate in Ergersheim, at the heart of Alsace's Couronne d'Or near Strasbourg. Founded by Lucien Brand in 1956 as a polyculture farm with just 53 ares of vines, the domaine gradually specialized in viticulture through the 1970s. Today, under third-generation vigneron Philippe Brand, the estate farms 10 hectares of biodynamic vineyards across the communes of Ergersheim, Osthoffen, and Wolxheim, producing expressive natural wines that reflect the clay-limestone terroir of the Kefferberg hillside. Biodynamic preparations including horn manure and horn silica, applied with spring water drawn from the foot of the Vosges, strengthen soil fertility and microbial life.

Winemaking Philosophy

Philippe Brand practices a deep commitment to living wines and living soils. Certified organic since 2001 and Demeter biodynamic since 2015, the domaine embraces manual labor and traditional peasant farming—plowing by horse, hand-harvesting, and nurturing biodiversity. In the cellar, Philippe follows the SAINS philosophy: nothing added, nothing removed. Fermentation is spontaneous with indigenous yeasts, and the wines are neither fined nor filtered, with no sulfur added.

At a Glance

1956

Founded

10 ha

Hectares

Region

Alsace, France

Grapes

Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, Muscat +4 more

Farming

Certified organic (AB) since 2001 and biodynamic (Demeter) since 2015.

Harvest

Manual harvest exclusively with whole-cluster pressing and hand selection for quality..

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Flèche Saignante

2019 · Sparkling · White · 13%

50% Pinot Blanc 40% Pinot Gris 10% Pinot Noir

Domaine Brand & Fils farms 10 hectares around Ergersheim in the Bas-Rhin, certified organic since 2001 and Demeter biodynamic since 2015. Philippe Brand joined his father Lucien in 2006 and pushed the estate toward natural-wine practice: indigenous yeasts, no fining or filtration, no added sulfur, horse-plowed parcels, hand harvest. Flèche Saignante is the family's three-Pinot blend, combining Pinot Blanc (50%) for structure, Pinot Gris (40%) for texture and Pinot Noir (10%) co-vinified with the white grapes for a saignée-style colour pull. The 2019 vintage carries warmth (13%) without losing the saline drive that defines Bas-Rhin clay-limestone. A useful Alsace white for accounts that want something farther down the natural spectrum than the textbook regional reference.

Whole-bunch direct-press. Traditional method.

Fleur Maceration

2022 · Still · White · 13.5%

100% Pinot Gris

Fleur Macération is Domaine Brand & Fils' single-variety orange Pinot Gris, a skin-contact bottling worked the same way as everything in the cellar: indigenous yeasts, no added sulfur, no fining, no filtration. Philippe Brand farms 10 hectares around Ergersheim (Bas-Rhin) under Demeter biodynamic certification, with horse-plough used on the steeper parcels. Pinot Gris on skins gives a wine with quiet tannin, copper colour and a savoury, almost nutty register that the variety does not deliver in conventional white form. 13.5% alcohol, classic Alsace clay-limestone backbone. A go-to for trade accounts looking for natural-wine credibility plus food-friendliness in the same bottle.

5-day whole-bunch maceration.