Our story
Our region, our village, our home are reflections of a long history with wine.
Henriette and Eric
We are Henriette and Eric, the winemakers. Here at LICHTLÉ Wines we make the wine from beginning to end. Our 6 hectares of vines are worked in an organic and traditional way, with a hands-on approach. It is a slow way of making wine, and it fits our philosophy.
Twenty generations
Wine has been produced at our winery in Gueberschwihr for generations. We can trace the LICHTLÉ family tree to the beginning of the 17th century, and twenty generations later we are still here, active in the wine world. Generation after generation the vines have thrived, and the love of taking care of the land was passed down.
Today the LICHTLÉ are a large family that you can find nearly everywhere in Alsace, and in the world.
Taking over, and going organic
“I worked with my dad on and off between my travels around the world, learning about life and wine. I took over the winery from him in the 1990s. Very fast, organic became the main idea of growing the vines, and we officially had our ECO certification in 2008 — the first wine producer in Gueberschwihr.
The company grew slowly and steadily, with plots bought to diversify what we offer. We now tend 6 hectares placed around the village, in historical, well-known terroirs. I am proud that the story will continue — the next generation is ready to take over when the time comes.”
LICHTLÉ FERNAND, 1935–2024
On his little tractor, in 1969. Fernand took over the family winery in 1949, at 14 years old, after his father died. He dedicated his life to working his vineyard and to being close to nature.