The New Generation
Sebastian
Cecile
Martin
Today, Sébastien, Cécile and Martin have, in turn, taken up the family mantle. Deeply attached to their roots and fully aware of what it means to inherit a legacy built over more than four centuries, each of them contributes, in their own way, to keeping this heritage alive and helping it evolve.
Together, they continue a family story that began in 1610, determined to preserve what has been passed down to them while, in turn, writing the next chapters of this story.
A Family of Winegrowers in ColmarSsince 1603
Ville de Colmar en 1610
The Jund family is known for a famous quotation dating back to 1630, recorded in the chronicles of the Colmar customs office:
“In September, Martin Jund, a winegrower, discovered in his vineyard in Wettolsheim a bunch of grapes measuring three-quarters of an ell in length. Part of the grapes were already ripe, while the rest were still in bloom.”
The anecdote is remarkable, of course, for the unusual phenomenon it describes. It also reflects a feature of medieval life that continued into the early modern period.
Around the town, enclosed within its walls, fields and vineyards were laid out in concentric rings and, where the landscape allowed, in an amphitheatre-like pattern. They were close enough to be reached on foot, allowing people to make the journey there and back within a single day.
Originally from Austria, the Jund family settled in Alsace at the beginning of the 16th century.
MYRIAM ET ANDRE
(1956)
Since 1980, André Ducros, born in 1956, son of Annie Jund, and his wife Myriam Wolfersperger, also born in 1956 and originally from Michelbach near Cernay, have continued the story of the family estate. Both graduates of the agricultural college in Rouffach, where they obtained their BTAG qualifications, they expanded the estate to 18 hectares of vineyards, stretching from Turckheim to Bennwihr, through Katzenthal, Ammerschwihr, Kaysersberg and Kientzheim.
From the very beginning, they also chose to open the doors of the family home by offering bed-and-breakfast accommodation, bringing a new dimension to the family tradition of hospitality and sharing.
Now retired, André and Myriam have, in turn, passed the estate and its heritage on to their children. This legacy extends far beyond the vineyards: it encompasses a family home, a shared history, generations of expertise and a deep attachment to a heritage that they have nurtured and developed for more than forty years.
MARTIN JUND
(1888 - 1973)
After spending a quarter of a century in Morocco, in the El Jadida region, mainly working in market gardening, Martin Jund, the fifth to bear the name (1888–1973), and his wife, née Kopp, took over the family vineyard in Alsace in 1948. They acquired numerous plots on the Hardt de Colmar, which they succeeded in consolidating into four large parcels covering a total of 7 hectares.
ANNIE JUND
(1924 - 2008)
Upon her father’s death in 1973, his daughter Annie Jund, born in 1924, took over the estate. She managed it from 1973 to 1980, ensuring the continuity of the vineyard. As early as 1970, she had chosen to bottle the wines at the family home on rue de l’Ange, one of the first
houses in the street to proudly reveal its beautiful half-timbered façade.
Deeply devoted both to her work and to this historic family home, Annie dedicated her life to them with passion and determination. Far more than simply a place to work, she saw the estate and the house as a family heritage to be preserved, kept alive and passed on to future generations.