Best Alsace Wine 2024: 10 award-winning bottles to try

Alsace is one of the fine-dining destinations of France, with Michelin-starred restaurants aplenty, stunning scenery and chocolate-box villages to explore. From a wine point of view, however, this eastern-French region is still something of a hidden gem, capable of world-class aromatic wines that compare with the best in the world.

Alsace’s trump card is white wine – it accounts for around nine of every 10 bottles made – and the very best, bottled in the traditional tall flute bottles of the region, have been put through their paces in this year’s IWSC.

Gewurztraminer showed well this year: the judges were impressed by the variety’s trademark notes of lychee, rose petals and tropical fruits. Alsace’s star variety, Riesling, didn’t disappoint, with an array of medals showcasing the grape’s classy blend of zesty acidity and taut steeliness. And there were plenty of star Pinot Gris wines on show, boasting fruity notes and a hint of white pepper on the palate.

Distinctive bottles of wine from France's Alsace region

This year, a Gewürztraminer from Dopff Au Moulin was awarded a Gold medal, scoring 95/100 and impressing judges with its ‘exuberant notes of lychee and Turkish delight.’ And a Grand Cru Riesling from Maison Kuehn scored 93/100 for its expressive aromas and concentrated palate.

Each wine in the Alsace category in this year’s IWSC was grouped by type, then tasted blind by an expert panel including Master Sommelier Eric Zwiebel, Wine Society buyer Fiona Hayes and Waitrose wine buyer Imogen Bowen-Davies.

Alsace doesn’t get anything like the attention of Bordeaux and Burgundy, so if you’ve yet to discover the charms of this beautiful French region, make sure you try some (or all) of the delicious Alsace wines below. We’re proud to present our selection of the best Alsace wines from the IWSC 2024.

HOW DO WE JUDGE THESE WINES?

We run a tightly structured, rigorous wine tasting process. That means that each wine sample is pre-poured into numbered glasses and assessed blindly by the judges. Most importantly, our IWSC wine judges are experts in their field, who work across all sectors of the wine industry. For evidence, see our full list of judges.

HOW DO WE SCORE THESE WINES?

Only the best wines sampled receive a Gold or Silver award. For example, to win Gold, wines have to score between 95 and 100 points. Meanwhile, Silver wines range from 90 to 94 points. Click here to read more on our scoring system.

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