The Alsace Wine Route celebrated by the Tournée des Terroirs
Join us on 8 June and 20 July 2025 in the Kaysersberg valley for the Tournée des Terroirs!
In 2025, the Tournée des Terroirs will be taking over the Alsace Wine Route and will be stopping off in Katzenthal on Sunday 8 June and in Kaysersberg Vignoble on Sunday 20 July to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Grand Cru Schlossberg. Two great events to celebrate Alsace wines..
Initiated in 2023 as part of the 70th anniversary of the Alsace Wine Route, the Tournée des Terroirs #AlsaceRocks was extended into 2024 in Kientzheim and is returning this year to Katzenthal and Kaysersberg!
In a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, whether with friends or family, come and taste exceptional Grands Crus wines and terroir selections from the Kaysersberg Valley. DJ sets, games for children, deckchairs and benches, snacks, and plenty of good vibes are waiting for you!
Take part in events organized by winemakers and Alsace wine enthusiasts in the heart of the vineyards. The 2025 program is coming soon!
A look back at the 2023 Tournée des Terroirs in the Kaysersberg Valley
In 2023, the Alsace Wine Route was celebrating its 70th anniversary with the Alsace Rocks tour!
The concept?
Alsace Rocks, the tour of the terroirs make you discover the richness of the Alsatian terroirs and taste exceptional wines.
It started on April 23 until July 30, every Sunday, in 15 unique places in Alsace. Every Sunday, a theme with a different animation in the heart of the vineyards, around the wines.
On the program: an ephemeral bar, with local wines, culinary workshops, a musical atmosphere with DJs, a chill and restaurant area.
The terroir tour made 3 stops in the Kaysersberg valley.
Sunday 28 May in Sigolsheim
It is in the heart of the necropolis of Sigolsheim that the 6th stage of the terroir tour took place.
On the agenda:
- Treasure hunt in the Grand Cru Marckrain (in autonomy with logbook and a map)
- Workshop – Presentation of the spring work in the vineyard (explanation of manual work and machines that increase the quality of the Crus)
- Tasting of old vintages (commented tasting of 6 wines of 2 Grands Crus)
Workshop – Presentation of the PDO Alsace Grands Crus Mambourg and Marckrain (by a producer of each Grand Cru with the tasting of the 2 Grands Crus) - Workshop – Historical presentation of the National Necropolis (guided tour by the Sigolsheim History Society)
Mindfulness sensory tasting (introduction to quantum tasting)
Sunday 25 June in Kaysersberg
On the agenda:
- Qi Gong in the Schlossberg (by Philippe Blanck, winemaker and certified instructor)
- 50 years of Grand Cru Schlossberg (tasting a vertical Rieslings on Grand Cru Schlossberg)
- Schlossberg Variations (guided tour through the Schlossberg Grand Cru between Arts, History and Terroirs by Caroline CLAUDE-BRONNER guide speaker)
Sunday 23 July in Ammerschwihr
Before the last stage of the terroir tour, Ammerschwihr welcomes you to the heart of its Grand Cru Kaefferkopf.
On the agenda:
- Viticulture in Ammerschwihr, a millennial history (commented by Francis Lichtlé, son of Ammerschwihr winemakers, historian and archivist)
- 40 years of Riesling Kaefferkopf (vertical tasting of Riesling Kaefferkopf by the Friends of Ammerschwihr and Kaefferkopf),
- Birds in the vineyards (commented visit of the exhibition of wildlife photographs by Guy Thomas presented in the heart of the vineyards
- Kaefferkopf by Caroline Bronner, winemaker’s daughter and guide speaker
- Kaefferkopf Tour (visit by horse-drawn carriage, on the slopes of the Kaefferkopf to discover the winemaker’s profession by Pierre Eiche)
