Laurent Bannwarth "La Vie en Rose"

Grapes: Gewurztraminer 

Region: Alsace 

Vintage: 2024

Viticulture: Organic 

Soils: Marine sediements + loess + limestone

Vinification: Grapes are hand-harvested, de-stemmed and macerated/fermented with wild yeasts for 7 days in stainless steel. 

Aging: The wine ages on fine lees for 10 months before very mild filtration/racking and bottling in August 2025. Pinch of SO2 added for stabilization. 

Fining or Filtering: Mild

Sulfur: Minimal

Notes from the Importer:  The Domaine is called “Laurent Bannwarth” in honor of its founder, the father of the current winemaker Stéphane and his sister Régine who started the winery in 1955

Stéphane is a big fan of qvevri – his cellar has a special part dedicated only to these classic Georgian clay vessels, which are buried underground.

This passion came from a Georgian vineyard helper that used to work for Stéphane – the conversation turned into an invitation, the visit to Georgia into a long stay; ultimately, Stéphane’s experience in the homeland of qvevri made him ship the first vessels for his own winemaking to Alsace back in 2011.

Besides making his own delicious wines, Stéphane is also part of Les Vins Pirouettes, a collective project and a beautiful range of glou-glou natural wines started by the legendary winemaker Christian Binner (both of which we also have the pleasure to represent).