Alain Gerber: The passion for wine for three generations
The Alain Gerber cellar is located in Hauterive, in the canton of Neuchâtel. The estate extends from Colombier to Cressier and overlooks Lake Neuchâtel. The cellar, for its part, is located in Hauterive.
GERBER WINES: FATHER, SON AND GRANDSON
At the head of the estate, Alain Gerber is passionate and gives his best to achieve excellence. Before him, the estate belonged to his father and grandfather.
As Alain says:
“We have the particularity of triple A: Albert, André and Alain.”
A beautiful way to symbolize that the estate has lasted over three generations and to underline this family continuity. It was in 1998 that Alain Gerber officially took over the operation of the estate.
QUALITY AND CARE AT THE HEART OF ALAIN’S APPROACH
Alain takes meticulous care at each stage of production, for each wine. This gives the estate’s wines great quality . Alain Gerber and his team pay great attention to the grapes and harvest in boxes. In this way, the integrity of the grapes is preserved until arrival at the cellar.
His wines are fine and elegant, because Alain Gerber always aims for excellence and makes no concessions. Enter his world by ordering a discovery box . It is particularly important to Alain to produce quality wines, bringing care and precision to his work for the greatest satisfaction of his customers .
WINEMAKING: A PASSING JOB
While he was more destined to become a cook, Alain decided to become a winemaker and follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather.
Here is what Alain appreciates about his job:
- Working outside, in the fresh air
- Social contact with customers, sharing and meeting new people
- Make the harvest
- Make decisions in the cellar that will have a direct impact on your wines
In addition, it is the diversity of his profession that appeals to Alain Gerber:
“As a boss, I'm in the tanks, then I do administrative work and I take orders. Then I will host presentations and tastings to make my wines known. I enjoy practicing such a varied profession.”
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A GREAT COLLABORATION WITH SWISS GIFT SELECTION
The Alain Gerber winery has been working successfully with SWISS GIFT SELECTION for many years. Alain Gerber says:
“I like the dynamic collaboration with SWISS GIFT SELECTION. Hervé Bardan was a pioneer in the field of online sales of Swiss wine thanks to the quality of his website.”