The Winery Affentaler of Baden

Winery Affentaler - Altschweierer Sternenberg Grauer Burgunder Trocken
The winery offers 73 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is ranked in the top 349 of the estates of Baden.
It is located in Baden

The Winery Affentaler is one of the best wineries to follow in Baden.. It offers 73 wines for sale in of Baden to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Affentaler wines

Looking for the best Winery Affentaler wines in Baden among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Affentaler wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Affentaler wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Affentaler

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Affentaler

How Winery Affentaler wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of pasta "carbonara" à la française, chicken with olives in a couscousier or white lamb kidneys with parsley cream.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Affentaler

On the nose the white wine of Winery Affentaler. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Affentaler. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Affentaler

  • 2008With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.47/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Affentaler.

  • Riesling
  • Grauburgunder
  • Rivaner
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Weissburgunder
  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Baden

Baden is the southernmost of Germany's 13 official wine regions. It is also the warmest. Its relatively sunny, DryClimate permits the production of good-quality Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) and ripe, relatively Full-bodied">Full-bodied examples of Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris) and Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc). These are often made in oaked styles.

Baden is classified as zone B under the European Union's Vineyard">Vineyard climate classification. Every other German region is in chilly Zone A. Baden is, unusually for Germany, best known for its red wines, However its whites account for the majority of its output. Pinot Noir rules the vineyards here.

For every acre of Riesling (the dominant variety in almost every other German region), there are five of Pinot Noir. The next most commonly planted variety is Müller-Thurgau, followed by Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc. The combined vineyard area occupied by these latter three is roughly equal to that devoted to Pinot Noir alone. Next comes Riesling, which accounts for less than 10 percent of Baden's vineyard area, followed closely by Gutedel (Chasselas).

The top red wines of Winery Affentaler

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Affentaler

How Winery Affentaler wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed zucchini, magret with pepper or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Affentaler

On the nose the red wine of Winery Affentaler. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, earth or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Affentaler. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Affentaler

  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.18/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.13/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Affentaler.

  • Spätburgunder
  • Dunkelfelder
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Dorsa
  • Lagrein
  • Regent

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Affentaler

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Affentaler

How Winery Affentaler wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast pork with onions and honey, ham croquette with purée or duck breast in the oven.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Affentaler

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Affentaler. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Affentaler

  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Affentaler.

  • Riesling
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Tired

Wine that is too old, faded or has suffered from handling such as racking or bottling. In the first case it is too late, in the second case the wine must be put to rest for a few weeks in the cellar.

The top pink wines of Winery Affentaler

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Affentaler

How Winery Affentaler wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of osso buco with mushrooms, pumpkin and bacon pie or duck legs confit.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Affentaler

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Affentaler. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Affentaler.

  • Spätburgunder
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

The top sweet wines of Winery Affentaler

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Affentaler

How Winery Affentaler wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Affentaler.

  • Scheurebe

The word of the wine: Licking

Operation consisting in sanitizing a barrel by introducing a wick of ignited sulphur which produces a release of sulphurous gas.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Affentaler

Planning a wine route in the of Baden? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Affentaler.

Discover the grape variety: Regent

A complex interspecific cross between the diana (sylvaner x Müller-Thurgau) and the chambourcin obtained in Germany in 1967 by Gerhardt Alleweldt. It can be found in Quebec (Canada), Belgium and Switzerland, but is little known in France. It should be noted that Regent, a monogenic variety, which is nevertheless resistant to certain cryptogamic diseases, was "bypassed" in 2010 by a less resistant strain of mildew, which was also the case for bianca.

News about Winery Affentaler and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Warmer climate to boost UK wine production, says study

Higher growing season temperatures over the next 20 years are likely to further increase the UK’s potential for wine production, according to new modelling on ‘near-term’ climate change impact on the sector. Yet wineries also need flexibility to adapt to challenges, said the study, published in the Oeno One journal and part of a wider project on climate resilience in UK wine. Conditions seen in the excellent 2018 vintage are set to become more common in several areas, including East ...

Warmer climate to boost UK wine production, says study

Higher growing season temperatures over the next 20 years are likely to further increase the UK’s potential for wine production, according to new modelling on ‘near-term’ climate change impact on the sector. Yet wineries also need flexibility to adapt to challenges, said the study, published in the Oeno One journal and part of a wider project on climate resilience in UK wine. Conditions seen in the excellent 2018 vintage are set to become more common in several areas, including East ...

The word of the wine: Tired

Wine that is too old, faded or has suffered from handling such as racking or bottling. In the first case it is too late, in the second case the wine must be put to rest for a few weeks in the cellar.