Regions

One essay per Weinanbaugebiet.
17
Aug
The famous Stein vineyard, overlooking the Main River and the rebuilt town of Würzburg.

Franken: Silvaner's Heimatland

Soils: Bundtsandstein (colored sandstone), Muschelkalk (shell-limestone), Keuper (marl-gypsum)
4 min read
17
Aug
So many Schlossbergs, this a particularly good one from Julian Huber in Hecklingen, Baden.

Baden: Greetings from the Kraichgau

"Greetings from the Kraichgau," wrote Claus Burmeister, the general manager and winemaker of two fine Baden estates: Burg Ravensburg and Heitlinger. His salutation, specifying the Kraichgau, one of Baden's nine Bereiche (districts), made me smile. Bereiche are administrative divisions of G
8 min read
17
Aug
Dernau in the Ahr Valley. Germany's red wine revolution starts here.

Ahr: Pinot from Sun and Slate

Varieties: Spätburgunder (65.3%), Riesling (8.2%), Frühburgunder (6.1%), Regent, Weißburgunder, Portugieser, Müller-Thurgau
3 min read