Winery Michael SchäferBurg Layer Johannisberg Scheurebe Auslese
White wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Michael Schäfer's Burg Layer Johannisberg Scheurebe Auslese.
Discover the grape variety: Scheurebe
German grape variety obtained in 1916 by Georg Shere (1879/1949). It was given until then as coming from a cross between Riesling and Sylvaner, but genetic tests have shown that its father is the Bouquettraube (Bukettrebe), and it is closely related to the Kerner. The Scheurebe can be found in Austria, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Italy, Slovenia, Great Britain, the United States (California, Virginia, ...), Canada (Ontario, British Columbia, ...), ... practically unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Burg Layer Johannisberg Scheurebe Auslese from Winery Michael Schäfer are 2011, 0
Informations about the Winery Michael Schäfer
The Winery Michael Schäfer is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Nahe to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Nahe
Nahe is one of the smaller German wine regions, named after the Nahe river which joins the Rhein at Rheinhessen/bingen">Bingen. The viticultural carea here is characterised by dramatic topography with steep slopes and craggy outcrops of metamorphic rock. Like most of the regions on or near the Rhine, its most prestigious wines are made from Riesling. There are around 4,000 hectares (10,000 acres) of Vineyards, spread across seven Grosslagen (wine districts) and over 300 Einzellagen (individual vineyard sites).
The word of the wine: Guyot (pruning)
This is the most widespread pruning technique. It includes one or two long branches and allows the mechanization of a large number of vineyard operations.
