{"id":406,"date":"2016-03-21T07:36:56","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T07:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/okthemes.com\/villenoirdemonew\/?page_id=406"},"modified":"2025-12-15T23:32:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T22:32:36","slug":"notre-approche-des-vins-d-alsace","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/weinzaepfel.fr\/en\/notre-approche-des-vins-d-alsace\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The constant control of the quality of our grapes has always been for us a real quest for excellence. Each year is a real beginning where we stop looking for how to achieve the best. All our practices are resolutely oriented towards obtaining healthy, ripe, balanced grapes in order to express the very essence of the terroir. The sensitivity of each grape variety will bring a particular singularity through a deep aromatic expression.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t

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The constant control of the quality of our grapes has always been for us a real quest for excellence. Each year is a real beginning where we stop looking for how to achieve the best. All our practices are resolutely oriented towards obtaining healthy, ripe, balanced grapes in order to express the very essence of the terroir. The sensitivity of each grape variety will bring a particular singularity through a deep aromatic expression.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A suitable climate<\/span><\/h2>\n

Located below the Grand Ballon, the Soultz vineyard benefits from a very special microclimate. The Atlantic disturbances blocked by the mountain range bring this hot wind causing a rapid ripening of the grapes. The omnipresent continental climate reinforces the seasonal character. The dry periods are strewn with stormy rains allowing the vine to compensate for the small quantities of water it receives.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The harmony between the vines and nature is reflected in a rich biodiversity; both at the soil level and at the level of the species found there. The floors are covered with various plant cover. Natural or real agronomic cover, they provide a multitude of benefits that are often overlooked. It is really nice to be surrounded by greenery and teeming insects from every corner !<\/span><\/p>\n

This cover promotes competition on the surface, which will force the vine to go down deep in search of all the splendor of the terroir. Each stage is dictated by the weather and punctuated by the lunar affluence. Plowing is prohibited because it causes disasters in terms of anaerobic fauna. It is rather necessary to concentrate on the observation of the plant to minimize the interventions.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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You have to get up at dawn to infuse the nettles harvested on the edge of the forest the day before. Little by little the stimulants of the nettle migrate into the herbal tea enriched with horsetail, wicker, chamomile...<\/span>
\nThe whole is incorporated into the mixture of copper and natural sulphur. Pine or orange peel oils are added to reduce the use of copper and sulfur as much as possible. Generally around 5 a.m., when the humidity is optimal, the time has come to start the tractor to spray the vines with this white mixture. The recovery panels that we purchased in 2018 make it possible to recover a large part diffused in the air to reinject it into the tank. This allows us to limit losses (soil, air) by reducing doses by up to 80% at the start of the period. The whole allowing to evolve in a stable and sustainable environment.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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