Rheinhessen Producers
Johannes likes to say, “half of my heart is for Riesling, half of my heart is for Pinot Noir.” Today, the Spätburgunder is more Burgundian, lighter, and fresher, with a more nuanced use of oak. Johannes Gröhl and his sister Franziska are the 13th generation of Gröhls to grow and produce wi
Rheingau Producers
Balthasar Ress is a family-owned estate founded in 1870 in the Rheingau village of Hattenheim. Stephan and Christian Ress are the fourth and fifth generations and run the estate today. Balthasar Ress was a butcher and hotelier who started selling wines to his customers with the phrase “von
Rheingau: Historic, Venerable, Rejuvenated
Rheingau claims to be the birthplace of Riesling, which has been planted here since at least 1435, but the Romans cultivated vines on its slopes long before that.
Pfalz Producers
Friedrich Becker, VDP.Weingut
Südliche Weinstraße | Schweigen | 29.8 hectares | Certified biodynamic by respekt-BIODYN
"I didn't
Pfalz: Pfalz is for the Feinschmecker
The Rheinpfalz Rieslings, especially, are as easy to drink with food as the fine white Burgundies of France” – Frank Schoonmaker, The Wines of Germany
Nahe Producers
Gut Hermannsberg is a 30-hectare estate between the Nahe villages of Niederhausen and Schloßböckelheim. The estate’s history dates to 1902 when it was initially built as the “Königlich-Preussische Weinbaudomäne” (Royal Prussian Wine Estate) and remained under state ownership for its first
Nahe: Exquisitely Tuned
“The best [Nahe Rieslings] are exquisitely tuned…” – Ian Jamison, German Wines
Mosel: Winding Slopes of Slate
Nowhere else on earth produces wines like those of Germany's Mosel Valley. No other wine region looks like the Mosel either—a picturesque valley formed by volcanic eruptions about 15 million years ago.
Mosel Producers
J.J. Prüm is the iconic estate of the Middle Mosel and progenitor of the light, piquant, mineral, and energetic wines with varying degrees of balancing sweetness, which many associate with Mosel Riesling and German wine in general. Riesling Prädikatswein is the name of the game here.* Whil
Mittelrhein: Romance on the Rhine
This 100-kilometer drive along the Rhine, with vineyards starting opposite Assmanshausen and ending at the outskirts of Bonn, will take you through one of Germany’s most picturesque and romantic places, complete with fairytale stories and medieval castles.
