The vineyards of Domaines Schlumberger were originally planted by the Romans and were later controlled by an order of monks in the southern Alsace town of Guebwiller. When the estates of the Abbey were put up for sale after the French Revolution in 1810, they were purchased by the Schlumberger family.

Together, the 334 contiguous acres make up the largest vineyard block in Alsace. These impressive holdings are the result of the devoted efforts of sixsuccessive generations of the Schlumberger family.

Grands Crus make up 50% of Domaines Schlumberger’s vineyards. With 172 acres designated as Grand Cru (Kitterlé, Kessler, Searing and Spiegel), this makes them the largest Grand Cru vineyard holder in Alsace. All wines are made from 100% estate-grown grapes. 75% of the vines are planted on very steep,terraced slopes, requiring horses to be used for field work.

The vines stretch for 3.5 miles in horizontal rows of terraced vineyards.