Kerner of Saale-Unstrut — Profile, Food Pairings & Best Wines | Winedexer
Discover the best wines made with Kerner as a single variety or as a blend of Saale-Unstrut.
Aromatic, structured whites with lively acidity and a slender mouth, featuring muscat-like aromas of white peach, apricot, white flowers, citrus and Riesling-like notes. Made as nervy dry wines (Trocken), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and mineral high-altitude cuvées. Grown in Germany (Rheinhessen, Palatinate, Württemberg), northern Italy (Alto Adige in the high Val Venosta valleys) and Japan. A Trollinger × Riesling cross created in 1929 in Weinsberg.
Germany's northernmost region (Saxony-Anhalt), ~650 ha. Nordic whites that are dry, lively and mineral with signature notes of green apple, citrus, white flowers, fresh herbs and a crisp finish — a direct, thirst-quenching style. Dominant Muller-Thurgau (~22%) light and floral, Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc) round and precise, herbaceous Silvaner and taut Riesling. Early grapes suited to the harsh continental climate.