Coming from a family of winegrowers, Nicolas Einhart joined the family estate in 1990. His objective was clear from the start: to produce natural wines with respect for nature, which express the unique terroir and typical Alsatian grape varieties. The Einhart family, now with son Theo in the mix, who produced his first vintage in 2020, makes natural white wines using skin-contact maceration, or “orange wines”, as well as silky reds from pinot noir and pinot gris (yep, pinot gris). The skin contact maceration of white wines is an Alsatian tradition that has somewhat been forgotten. Luckily, it’s coming back into fashion. Each terroir is vinified separately in stainless steel vats, tuns or barrels. The aging is done on the lees to give complexity and sublimate the aromas present in the wine. In order to respect the aromatic profile and guarantee the authenticity of the wines, they are not filtered. This type of vinification highlights the terroir but also the work of the vigneron, relying as much on their experience, as on instinct. The wines are simply incredible… lively, powerful and expressive and most importantly, natural.