Hi, I am Anastasia Moesle and I would like to introduce us.

Alfavin ist eigentlich das Projekt von Matthias Moesle. Ich bin die zweite Generation

We have been in the wind trade for over 40 years

Matthias got infected by the wine bug in 1977 when tasting Trotanoy 1975. Fine wines were not in fashion at the time. You did not have to be richt to buy a bottle of Petrus or Romanee Conti. Even today, some very special bottles remain in our cellars. Matthias has worked with wine growers like Lalou Bize Leroy, Jacques Rousseau, Anne-Claude Leflaive, Huber Ligner, De Vouge, Sauzet and Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier. He spends a lot of time in the cellars of wine makers and vineyards and prefers buying wine to selling. As a result our very big cellars are packed with bottes.

Prices for fine wines have risen at a crazy rate. We did not enjoy working with wine as an object for speculation and investment. When wines get too expensive they are no longer opened, tasted and shared. We hardly could afford to taste these precious bottles any more.

Today we do what feels less like business but more like following our passion that connects us with normal people. Almost normal, but not entirely: we spend far too much on wine. A webshop is a must today. Still we have made friends out of virtual contacts. We are looking forward to get to know you. It would be easy to write "we are always there for you", but I had better write that we work very hard to give you the best service. It does not even feel like work often.

Champagne is my passion and my companion in very different situations. A glass after a hard day together with a good book. Or I may enjoy a chalky young blanc de blancs up in a mountain hut with views of snow capped peaks. I enjoy cooking with friends and choosing an older champagne that can accompany a whole meal.

Champagne is part of the festive season. I find particularly fascinating to follow the slow evolution of champagnes over the years as they develop complex araoms. The picture is from christmas a few years ago. The right bottle is from the 1970s while the left bottle is a cuvee of vintages from the end of the nineties.

What can be more fascinating than mature champagnes? Do you have the patience?