Laurent Barth is in the village of Bennwihr, in the area north of Colmar. The 9-acre estate is owned and operated by Laurent Barth, who took over his father’s property in 1999. At the time the family vineyards were still under contract to the local cooperative, meaning that Barth was obliged to take all his grapes to the cooperative. But in 2004 his contract ended and he started bottling his own wines. Before returning to the family vineyards Barth worked as a winemaker in Lebanon, South Africa, California and Australia. Barth makes numerous white wines with grapes typical of the Alsace, such as Riesling, Sylvaner and Pinot Blanc. But he also makes Pinot Noir. The estate is entirely organic and Laurent Barth wines have become insider favorites among those who follow Alsace wines. Barth’s Pinot Noirs are labeled with the numbers of the vineyard plot from which they were made.