There are fifty-one Grands Crus in Alsace. A Grand Cru is a physical delimitation of a specific land site uniquely suited to growing wine grapes. It is intended as an indicator of the quality, but it is the source of some discord in Alsace, and recently, when the Kaefferkopf vineyard was elevated to Grand Cru status (at the acquiescence of the proprietors who own vines there), a major change was made. Previously Alsace Grand Cru wines could only be bottled as a single variety wine. Now, wines from two--and only two (so far)--vineyards, Kaefferkopf and Altenberg de Bergheim, can be a blended wines and still retain Alsace Grand Cru status.
Alsace is regionally is divided into two parts, the Bas-Rhin (lower Rhine) and Haut-Rhin (upper Rhine). As is clear from the list below, the majority of the great vineyards of Alsace are located in the Haut-Rhin, but don't let this deter you from seeking out the more northerly wines of the Bas-Rhin.
Bas-Rhin
- Altenberg de Bergbieten
- Altenberg de Wolxheim
- Bruderthal
- Engelberg
- Frankstein
- Kastelberg
- Kirchberg de Barr
- Moenchberg
- Muenchberg
- Praelatenberg
- Steinklotz
- Wiebelsberg
- Winzenberg
- Zotzenberg
Haut-Rhin
- Altenberg de Bergheim
- Brand
- Eichberg
- Florimont
- Froehn
- Furstentum
- Geisberg
- Gloeckelberg
- Goldert
- Hatschbourg
- Hengst
- Kaefferkopf
- Kanzlerberg
- Kessler
- Kirchberg de Ribeauvillé
- Kitterlé
- Mambourg
- Mandelberg
- Marckrain
- Ollwiller
- Osterberg
- Pfersigberg
- Pfingstberg
- Rangen
- Rosacker
- Saering
- Schlossberg
- Schoenenbourg
- Sommerberg
- Sonnenglanz
- Spiegel
- Sporen
- Steinert
- Steingrubler
- Vorbourg
- Wineck-Schlossberg
- Zinnkoepflé
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