
Wine lovers living in the USA (except Utah) can now (re-)order wines from Alsace, Burgundy and Tuscany via this shop. As you do NOT pay the 20% French TVA tax or Italian taxes, you lower and sponsor your shipping costs.
Buying and shipping wines via our shop has become very affordable now!
Jean-Paul Schmitt is producing wines at Scherwiller in the Alsatian region called Bas-Rhin. He nourishes the family owned wine estate, which consists of eight hectares, all as one piece, on the hillside called Rittersberg: "the mountain of the knights“.
The vineyard is exposed to south – southeast and benefits of a microclimate that is exceptionally hot and dry. Its geological structure consists mainly of granite sand with different thickness (many large rocks show on the surface) mixed with granite pebbles (up to 65% in some sections).
This ground is relatively poor and demanding, and yet fertile – the vines are forced to get the power to grow by its well developed and deep growing root system. The work of Jean-Paul Schmitt is based on understanding and respect for this exceptional environment.
He forces himself to control the productivity (38 hl/ha in average) with a strict policy of a reasonable fight against illness in the vineyard as well as a biological battle against the diseases in the grapes. Since 2009 the production is entirely organic, certified by Ecocert France.
Please select wines from the J.P. Schmitt website and let us know which you want to buy and ship. We will then give you a quote.
Just received my wine shipment and wanted you to know everything was perfect :)
Pieter Smits
EIRL Smits - JoliSoleil
I have been interested in wine practically all my life. Living in Amsterdam I did the "SVH- Slijters Vakopleiding". It is not a coincidence that I came to live and run a BnB in France right between the wine regions of Alsace and Burgundy in 2003.
The wine tours and tastings started as a hobby. It grew to be part of my business in 2012. Since then I organize one or more day wine tours and wine tastings in the French Alsace and Burgundy region and Tuscany Italy, all year round.
I can ship the wines people have bought on a tour to many countries in the world. For our American customers I even went one step further. Americans can now (re-)order wines from Alsace, Burgundy and Tuscany from their home via this shop.