Visit the Caves Meyer-Thuet

craft values, ecological, economic, ethical, artistic and cultural implemented by their leaders, Caves Meyer-Thuet Thuet part of the noble lineage of Alsatian vineyards and French.

Behind the wine behind the story of Caves Meyer-Thuet there before any unusual characters. First of course, these winemakers face the anguish of hail, frost or phylloxera, a vine disease that could ruin their crops ... winemakers doing without flinching the arduous and patient work in the vineyard: tilling the soil, care of the vine, grapes, wine making, storage ... all subject to the whims of weather and the God Bacchus ...

And then comes the Meyer family-Thuet. Men and women attentive workers, skilled and authentic ... after all, real scholars of wines. The grandfather founder, Joseph Meyer, Andre Meyer Father and his little son, Andrew John, are members and those who are so well knew how to tell the passion that unites them all.
A family relationship with growers a long and perfect collusion, which allows him to send them this joyful and friendly injunction: "Give us good wine, we'll do the rest ..."

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millennium spirit of God is Bacchus then, slight tannic notes floating in the air ...
The visitor enters for the first time in "Caves Meyer-Thuet" Hésingue is both surprised and reassured .... The thousand square meters of the cave, dedicated to passion for wine and strict compliance of the proceeds of wine, are a subtle combination of antique and boutique of modern commerce. Here, everything is organized for the welfare of customers, but also for the enhancement and preservation of the quality of the set.

bottles are laid on display, a feature that is not unimportant. Through this principle, the caps are still wet. The light is dim, intimate, the temperature is constant, all these elements contribute to the good conversation of divine bottles.

wine cellar atmosphere is reinforced by the layout and decorative elements: arches and niches, friendly kegs, old utensils, tanks lined up as impressive in the parade in the bottom left of the entry ... S wrath, they are tons of capacity (ten to fifty hectoliters) in old oak amber, which lock the access door is beautifully carved. The beautiful craftsmanship so.

Not far from the wrath, here is the radius of cubitainers five or ten liters with inner envelope of aluminum foil, where the wine is under vacuum guard perfectly up to six months. An opened bottle should be drunk during the day or overnight, otherwise it distorts. Equipped with a faucet, a tasting cubitainer allows a longer period of a wine that will keep all its virtues intact. The interest thing is: the estate wines are packaged in cubitainer 30 to 50% cheaper than bottled. However, presenting the wine in little square boxes not fitting the refinement of a good table ... That's why Andrew John Meyer has developed, with a carpenter, small furniture, wooden forts elegant fountains cache cubitainer the most beautiful effect - capable of accommodating three or five containers of different wines. What a pleasant change of guests

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continue our walk through the cellars. The teary eyes of visitors wandering between the ancient relics, the brushes pitcher, forever pouring, pikes-stoppers, glass art of tasting, corkscrews ram, vinous aroma candles and a whole array of innovative accessories . It will then be attracted by the sumptuous and inventive assortment of gift ideas: briefcases, cooler vintages "football" or "firefighter", spirits, olive oils, absinthe, shoot-rapiers, baskets made of fine wines, foie gras, terrines and other delicacies ...
s'attisent desires and ideas sparkle like champagne bubbles.

stroll takes us to our present in the alleys where vinous thousand two hundred wines from different areas make all their assets to seduce us.
There are world famous and renowned areas: trimbach, Schlumberger, Lorentz in Alsace, Perrin, Chapoutier, Rhone for Rayas, Romanee-Conti, Jadot, Faiveley, Drouhin in Burgundy, Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, Moet et Chandon Bollinger, Roederer, Krug, Dom Perignon, Taittinger Champagne for ... and most importantly, the production of a multitude of small owners harvesters we can well imagine in their daily lives after: men and women proud and demanding, passionate about their rough trade , love for their land ...
Andrew John Meyer, after many years of exploration land under vines, has formed with them a relationship of trust and friendship. "Offering the best wine at the best price." Is the motto of " Caves Meyer-Thuet ".
And the bet is required: the wines are indeed the best price, since between these producers and cellars, relations are frank and direct, without intermediaries.

wine lovers will be helped by the explanatory sheets which accompany each wine property. Andrew John Meyer and his advisers have drafted a wine with a rigorous sense of precision and an appetizer very poetic. And what happens if the visitor needs to clarify more advanced? The discrete wine merchants, dressed in a maroon apron, applied to the task of development of the wines will be at his disposal to advise or inform. They speak of his wines by using words silky, curvaceous and scents, expectations charmeuses a tasting at which they will invite him happy at the end of their demonstration.

Thus, strolling to " Caves Meyer-Thuet " end she sometimes lengthy flavors on the palate, ripe berries, joys good earth , and desires elsewhere.

little extras Caves Meyer-Thuet :

• Tasting at any time.
• best vintages.
• prices varied from less than a dollar to several thousands of euros a bottle.
• parcel end of the year for business gifts.
• gift ideas (the vintage year of birth).
• baskets artistic arrangements.
• spirits, whose vintage Armagnac, until 1910.
• A selection of the best wines from all regions of France.
• A wide range of wines presented in cubitainers.
• wine cellar from 1200.
• A wide selection of wines from all regions classified.
• ... And always a warm welcome and advice.

The Caves Meyer-Thuet is above all a friendly heart, sharing, joy that is accessible to everyone, every budget and every palate.