The best winemakers in Germany
Discover the winemakers who make the best wines and run the most beautiful estates in Germany.
- 1. Dorne Waters of Winery Weingut Peter Stettler-Söhne Mosel, Germany
- 2. Andreas Schlagkamp of Winery Schlagkamp Desoye Mosel, Germany
- 3. Andreas Baßler of Winery Hermann Baßler GbR Pfalz, Germany
- 4. Scherr of Winery Weingut & Winzerhof Emmerich Franken, Germany
- 5. Willems of Winery Gunter Willems Mosel, Germany
- 6. Kellerei Adelberg of Winery Adelberg Kellerei Rheinhessen, Germany
- 7. Pröstler of Winery Christine Pröstler Franken, Germany
- 8. Rielinger of Winery Müller Franken, Germany
- 9. Daniel Theisen of Winery Daniel Theisen Mosel, Germany
- 10. Martin Schneiderfritz of Winery Schneiderfritz Pfalz, Germany
- 11. Scherr of Winery Scherr Pfalz, Germany
- 12. Werner und of Winery Weingut Pitthan Rheinhessen, Germany
- 13. Alexander G.Lorch of Winery Villa L Pfalz, Germany
- 14. Sebastian & Alina Engel, Bernd Hammer of Winery Weingut Meyerhof Rheinhessen, Germany
- 15. Selection Jan Wolff of Winery Wein Wolff Nahe, Germany
- 16. Zeter of Winery Weingut Leonhard Zeter Pfalz, Germany
- 17. Dirk Eller of Winery Weingut Eller – Dittelsheim-Heßloch Rheinhessen, Germany
- 18. Matthias Höfflin of Winery Höfflin Baden, Germany
- 19. Heinrich of Winery Heinrich Kaess Mosel, Germany
- 20. Jörg Lückel of Winery Weingut Familie Lückel Saale-Unstrut, Germany
- 21. Dominique Hornig of Winery Zumstein Pfalz, Germany
- 22. Michael Schnur- Schmitt of Winery A Schmitt Rheinhessen, Germany
- 23. Benedikt Zorn of Winery Weingut Zorn Baden, Germany
- 24. Matthew Braun & John Pfeiffer of Winery Weingut Gindorf Mosel, Germany
- 25. Jürgen Weinmann of Winery VinoCada Rheinhessen, Germany
- 26. Helmut G. Seibert of Winery Blue Nun Rheinhessen, Germany
- 27. Paul Peter Hetzert of Winery Friedrich Fendel Rheingau, Germany
- 28. Weingut von Winning of Winery Von Winning Pfalz, Germany
- 29. Sabine und Philipp Wöhrwag of Winery Müller-Ruprecht Pfalz, Germany
- 30. Katrin Wind of Winery Katrin Wind Pfalz, Germany
- 31. Gernot & Frank Achenbach of Winery Weingut Achenbach Rheinhessen, Germany
- 32. Bernhard Reef of Winery Reef Mosel, Germany
- 33. Metzger of Winery Metzger Pfalz, Germany
- 34. Scherr of Winery Meyer Pfalz, Germany
- 35. Sonnenhof of Winery Weingut Sonnenhof Württemberg, Germany
- 36. Winzermeister Gunter Eller of Winery Weingut Eller Dorn-Dürkheim Rheinhessen, Germany
- 37. Stephan Thielen of Winery Weingut Thielen Feilen Bernkastel, Germany
- 38. Heinrich of Winery Schäfer Heinrich Württemberg, Germany
- 39. Peter Mertes of Winery Peter Mertes Rheinhessen, Germany
- 40. Sarah schmitt of Winery Koenig Johann Weingut im Saartal Mosel, Germany
- 41. WG Ihringen of Winery Karl Karle Baden, Germany
- 42. Erich Sohns of Winery Sohn (DE) Pfalz, Germany
- 43. Paul Weltner of Winery Weltner Franken, Germany
- 44. Christopher Deiß of Winery Deiß Rheinhessen, Germany
- 45. Dohlmühle of Winery Dohlmühle Rheinhessen, Germany
- 46. Alexander Stauffer of Winery Stauffer Rheinhessen, Germany
- 47. Marcel Christ of Winery Christ Rheinhessen, Germany
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Writing in the Oeno One journal, researchers said climate data showed a significant increase in average growing season temperatures in both Napa and Bordeaux, particularly since the 1980s. So far the warmer conditions have generally contributed to better average wine quality, noted the authors, from the University of Bordeaux’s ISVV Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin and UC Davis. Yet, they questioned how long this would continue. The authors said: ‘In Napa and Bordeaux, viticulture has ...
World wine production to fall in 2021 as extreme weather hits Europe
World wine production in 2021 is set to fall by 4% versus last year, to around 250 million hectolitres (mhl), equal to 25bn litres and close to the historic low witnessed in 2017, the International Organisation for Vine & Wine (OIV) has estimated. Its figures are preliminary, but they highlight the ‘severe impact’ of ‘adverse climatic conditions’ on the 2021 vintage in parts of Europe, said OIV director-general Paul Roca during a virtual press conference. Europe’s big ...
Walls: Tasting Hermitage 2001 20 years on
In 2001, George W. Bush was sworn in as the 43rd President of the United States. Meanwhile in the UK, Tony Blair led the Labour Party to its second landslide victory. A lot can change over the course of 20 years. According to many Rhône winemakers and wine collectors, this is how long a bottle of Hermitage should lay undisturbed until you open it. Is it really worth the wait? I recently tasted 11 Hermitage 2001s – seven red, two white, two sweet – to test the 20 year hypothesis and see how these ...
