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Wine in Germany

The reference: thirteen German wine regions, their producers, and the context you need to sell them.
17
Aug

Franken Producers

Hans Wirshing, VDP.Weingut Franken: Silvaner's Heimatland →
17
Aug
Winemaker Claus Burmeister with his superb lineup of Riesling at VDP.Weingut Burg Ravensburg.

Baden Producers

Vines have been cultivated at Burg Ravensburg in the village of Sulzfeld since 1251 making it one of the oldest vineyards in the world. The Ravensburg is the former ancestral seat of the baron Göler von Ravensburg and is one of the most important surviving castles in the Kraichgau. The 770
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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
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17
Aug
Ahr winemaker Lukas Sermann with designs on a new cellar, following the 2021 flood.

Ahr Producers

Werner Näkel was among the first of a handful of Winzer to make their way to Burgundy in the early 1980s, bringing home a very different vision for Ahr Pinot Noir than previous generations. Werner befriended Henri Jayer of Vosne-Romanée, who instilled in him a philosophy of "meticulous vin
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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
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