Zind Humbrecht

[Joe Schmoe]

Rick,

I know Tom Stevenson would be able to help you here, as he is very up to date on what to go for in Alsace (Tom?)

I can only speak from experience, and say if you like the Zind Humbrecht style, it would be worth your while checking out one of the following producers:-

Schoffit, Hugel, Theo Faller, Marc Kreydenweiss.

All these producers either use temperature control like ZH or make their wines full bodied, well focused and wonderfully expressive in a similar vein to Olivier Humbrecht. A couple of my favourite producers like to make their regular Gewurz cuvées a little steelier and drier, like Trimbach, and Leon Beyer. I'm sure you'll find some rich pickings amongst that lot. I have never tried a Gewurz from Marcel Deiss, but if there is one available, I expect it's bloody good!

Joe Wadsack