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Alsace expects record early harvest

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See also today's Throwback Thursday article, Hugel Riesling old and new

Last week these members of the 11 wine families that make up Primum Familiae Vini spent two days in Alsace discussing the best way to preserve the family spirit of their businesses in such a globalised world. Miguel Torres Maczassek reports that 'maybe the best answer came with a simple activity we did, planting vines with our kids'. The family members are seen here next to a Hugel Gewurztraminer planting above Riquewihr. 

This collection of tasting notes on 27 Alsace wines, nine of them from the Hugel family...