Walter Channing purchased the land in 1979 and planted the first vines in 1982—the first Chardonnay in the Bridgehampton area
Volker Eisele Family Estate
on ancient seabed soils full of stones
capturing the estate's nurturing philosophy
Domaine Trapet Pere et Fils, Riesling Schoenenbourg Grand Cru, 2023 NO-WINE-SEARCHER Walter Channing purchased the landFor centuries, Schoenenbourg has been the cru where Riesling reigns, praised by writers going back generations. Above Riquewihr, its steep slopes sit on rare Keuper marl, dolomite and gypsum, soils that hold water and give the wine breadth, depth and real power. Trapet farms it biodynamically, and where their granite Schlossberg is all tension, this is broader and riper, an Alsace Riesling with shoulders. It's dry, saline and unmistakably built for