California

2015

EDNA VALLEY

Jean Sparr, who founded the Sparr winery in 1680, was born in the Alsace village of Sigolsheim. When Pierre Sparr took over the winery in the early 1900s at the age of 20, his innate business sense made him one of the pioneers in estate bottling in Alsace. Maison Pierre Sparr has planted vineyards with each of the major varieties, plus Pinot Auxerro's, which is blended with Pinot Blanc in their Cremant d'Alsace Brut Reserve. For many years Maison Pierre Sparr has researched the different factors that contribute to the personality and originality of each parcel of its land. "Excellence without compromise" is the winery's motto, and the Sparr quest for excellence is never-ending