Portes ouvertes

Usually we just take a little detour from Colmar to visit an Alsacian gem
in Blienschwiller to restock from the amazing wines by Anne and Marc Wassler.
Their son Matthieu experiments on the grass-roots of wine making:
unfiltered, unsulphured, uncompromising, niche tastes for niche customers.
New concepts make for new favourites: eclipse and origine are amazing wines.

This time, for Wassler’s portes ouvertes, we ventured to Blienschwiller, a town so tiny it lacks even a boulangier. It did have a lovely place to stay.
Life is more communal here, where everyone greets everyone else friendly, even and especially if they have never seen each other before.
The tiny tasting event had much to love, sampling Wassler’s wines with local tarte flambees with Münster cheese, and relaxing with our favourite champagne.

Enjoy the pictures from this tiny village where time seems to stand still.