Josmeyer has its roots in the mid-19th century, when Aloyse Meyer, a restaurateur, started his own negociant to market the Grand Crus of Alsace. In 1966 his great- grandson Jean Meyer took over and renovated the family’s winemaking and marketing, adding labels made by contemporary artists. In 2000 he completed the estate’s switch to totally organic, biodynamic winemaking. Meyer died in early 2016, and today the estate is run by his daughters Isabelle, who the estate winemaker, and Céline. The estate’s 75 acres of vineyards are in high-altitude, hilly terrain just to the east of the German border, and several vineyards are in the Grand Cru appellations of Hengst and Brand. Josmeyer makes white and red wines, and is best known for its Grand Cru Riesling, Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer.