A Family of Winegrowers in Colmar since 1610
The city of Colmar in 1610
A Glimpse into History
The Jund family is known through a remarkable account recorded in the chronicles of the Colmar customs house:
“In September 1630, Martin Jund, a winegrower in Colmar, discovered in his vineyard in Wettolsheim a bunch of grapes measuring three-quarters of an ell in length. Some of the grapes were already ripe, while others were still in bloom.”
The anecdote is, of course, noteworthy for the unusual phenomenon it describes. It also offers a glimpse into a way of life inherited from the Middle Ages that continued well into the early modern period.
Around the town, enclosed within its fortified walls, fields and vineyards stretched out in concentric belts, sometimes forming an amphitheatre where the landscape allowed. They were close enough to be reached on foot, worked during the day, and left in time to return to town by evening.
Originally from Austria, the Jund family arrived in Alsace in the early 16th century.
MARTIN JUND
1888 - 1973
After spending a quarter of a century in Morocco, in the El Jadida region, where he worked mainly in market gardening, Martin Jund V (1888–1973) and his wife, née Kopp, returned to Alsace in 1948 to take over the family vineyard.
They went on to acquire numerous plots on the Hardt de Colmar, gradually consolidating them into four larger parcels covering a total of 7 hectares.
ANNIE JUND
1924 - 2008
Following her father’s death in 1973, his daughter Annie Jund, born in 1924, took over the family estate. She managed the vineyard from 1973 to 1980, ensuring its continuity, and from 1970 onwards chose to bottle the family wines at the family home on Rue de l’Ange, one of the first houses on the street to proudly reveal its beautiful traditional timber framing.
Deeply devoted both to her work and to this house steeped in history, Annie dedicated her life to them with passion and determination.
Far more than simply a place to work, she saw the estate and the family home as a heritage to be preserved, kept alive and passed on to future generations.
MYRIAM & ANDRE
1956
Since 1980, André Ducros, born in 1956 and the 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, they expanded the vineyard to 18 hectares, stretching from Turckheim to Bennwihr and including vineyards in Katzenthal, Ammerschwihr, Kaysersberg and Kientzheim.
From the very beginning, they also chose to open the doors of the family home to guests by creating bed and breakfast accommodation, adding 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. A legacy that extends far beyond the vineyards: a family home, a shared history, generations of expertise and a deep attachment to a heritage they have nurtured and developed for more than forty years.
THE NEXT GENERATION
Today, Sébastien, Cécile and Martin have in turn taken up the family legacy. Deeply connected to their roots and fully aware of what it means to inherit a heritage shaped over more than four centuries, each of them contributes, in their own way, to keeping it 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 remarkable story.