The Winery Bäcker of Ahr

Winery Bäcker
The winery offers 14 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 612 of the estates of Ahr.
It is located in Ahr

The Winery Bäcker is one of the best wineries to follow in Ahr.. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Ahr to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Bäcker wines

Looking for the best Winery Bäcker wines in Ahr among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Bäcker 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 Bäcker wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Bäcker

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Bäcker

How Winery Bäcker wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of tripe in the style of caen, quinoa with shrimp or sheep's feet with mountain honey.

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

  • Riesling
  • Weissburgunder

Discovering the wine region of Ahr

Ahr is one of Germany’s least-known and Northernmost wine regions, known for its Pinot Noir reds. It Lies immediately north of the Mosel, and follows the Ahr River in the Final stages of its journey towards its confluence with the Rhein. One might expect a wine region this far north (50°N) to specialize in white wines – like almost every other cool-Climate wine region. After all, neighboring Mosel and Mittelrhein both clearly favor white wines (around 85 percent).

However Ahr producing around 85 percent red wines, of which around three-quarters are made from Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir). The classic example is brick red in Color and smells of red cherries, Sweetspices and forest floor. Barrel-aging can add spice and savory notes. Ahr Pinot Noir is now a much more Serious, modern and "international" wine style that it once was.

Until 30 years ago, the wines were often slightly sweet and very pale. Today they are invariably Dry and deeper in color – although still much paler than the inky Pinots found in, say, Central Otago. Across Germany (most obviously in Pfalz and Baden), assisted by climate change, the popularity of Pinot Noir has been steadily increasing. The wave of interest has carried German Spätburgunder to new heights, and saved from near-extinction the earlier-ripening Pinot Noir clone, Fruhburgunder.

The top red wines of Winery Bäcker

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Bäcker

How Winery Bäcker wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of potjevleesch (meat in a pot), wild boar bourguignon or duck with orange.

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

  • Spätburgunder
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Noir Précoce

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top pink wines of Winery Bäcker

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Bäcker

How Winery Bäcker wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of borscht (russia), simple and fragrant roast veal or rabbit with onions and mustard.

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

  • Spätburgunder

The word of the wine: Sweet

Wine with a slightly sickening sweetness.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot

Pinot noir 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. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Bäcker and wines from the region

The Chablis vineyard and the transition to sustainable practices

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 5-minute clip, the speakers discuss organic wines and the movement towards more environmentally friendly practices. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

Chablis takes pride in its subsoil by Ivy NG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this two-and-a-half-minute clip, Yvy NG describes the unique subsoil that Chablis is so proud of. ...

The word of the wine: Sweet

Wine with a slightly sickening sweetness.