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17
Aug
The 50th parallel north cuts straight through Schloss Johannisberg in Rheingau.

Rheingau: Historic, Venerable, Rejuvenated

Climate: Protected by the Taunus mountain and the forest above, the Rheingau has mild winters and warm summers
2 min read
17
Aug
Plugging the gap at VDP.Weingut Christmann in 2008.

Pfalz Producers

Südliche Weinstraße | Schweigen | 29.8 hectares | Certified biodynamic by respekt-BIODYN
10 min read
17
Aug
Pfalz: Pfalz is for the Feinschmecker

Pfalz: Pfalz is for the Feinschmecker

Climate: Sheltered by the Haardt Mountains, the Pfalz has a dry, sunny, temperate climate and is one of the warmest wine regions in Germany
7 min read
17
Aug
Tasting in the cellar with Armin Diel. VDP.Weingut Diel - Nahe.

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
3 min read
17
Aug
Nahe: Exquisitely Tuned

Nahe: Exquisitely Tuned

Soils: Quartzite and slate soils on the lower Nahe; porphyry, melaphyre, and red sandstone on the middle Nahe; weathered soils and clay overlays of sandstone, loess, and loam near Bad Kreuznach
4 min read
17
Aug
Very old, sometimes ungrafted, Riesling vines clinging to steep slopes of slate in Graacher Domprobst. Across the river, the wine factories of the Mosel.

Mosel: Winding Slopes of Slate

Soils: Devonian slate in the steep sites and sandy, gravelly soil in the flatlands of the middle Mosel Valley; shell-limestone (chalky soils) in the upper Mosel Valley
7 min read
17
Aug
Winemaker Swen Klinger in the cellar of Von Othegraven in the Saar.

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
10 min read
17
Aug
Mittelrheins Bopparder Hamm.

Mittelrhein: Romance on the Rhine

Varieties: [white 84.8%, red 15.2%]: Riesling (65%), Müller-Thurgau (4.9%), Spätburgunder (10%)
3 min read
17
Aug

Mittelrhein Producers

Tonu Jost, VDP. Weingut Mittelrhein: Romance on the Rhine →
17
Aug
The morning sun on the Fachwerk houses of Heppenheim and the soaring vineyard behind them.

Hessische Bergstraße: The Spring Garden

Varieties: Riesling (39.7%), Pinot Gris (12.1%), Pinot noir (11%), Pinot Blanc (5.4%), and Silvaner
1 min read