What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear of winemaker „Rudolf Fürst“? The famous Centgrafenberg vineyard? The amazing Pinot Noirs? Or the Burgundy style of delicious Chardonnays from the vineyards around Astheim. For us it’s all three. That is why we have been looking forward to this visit so much.

You can learn a lot about respect from Julian Huber. Not that he specifically mentions it all the time. And yet it’s always there. Respect for nature, respect for the achievements of his parents, respect for the customers that helped the winery grow, respect for the work of his team. That is quite inspiring.

This blog post is dedicated not only to the great Riesling-maker Peter Lauer, but to all people in this world that really want to make a difference with regards to ecological lifestyle and climate change. Especially when they are limited by technological boundaries or - even worse - bureaucratic or political boundaries that are just hard to believe.

For a lifetime this amazing man and his wonderful wife Rita convinced people that it’s necessary to go other ways in winemaking. Today, they have proven right in every direction. What they have created is an example for many. Also for their son Johannes.

Our visit to winery Philipp Kuhn was quite impressive in several ways - how to build up something over such a long period of time, how to look into the future with all faith and how to respect nature with all your heart.

He inherited one of the most famous brands of German winemaking from his father when he was very young. That was 30 years ago. Today, Wilhelm Weil manages the estate not only with many years of experience, but also with the energy and passion of a young man with a strong can-do attitude. Our visit to winery Robert Weil.

Roman Niewodniczanski is definitely an impressive person. Not only because he is tall and very characteristic. More because he decided to walk a path of courage and commitment that might look scary from the outside. But there is sky-rocking Saar Riesling in the inside. The blog story about our visit at winery Van Volxem.

How to be a highly-respected winemaker, live life with a wonderful woman that owns her own winery miles away and still be the coolest and nicest person: Our visit to great winemaker Wittmann in Rheinhessen.

Caroline and Sylvain Diel truly convinced us. There is a great winery in the Nahe region that can do it all. Take a huge family heritage, produce the best Pinots, Rieslings and sparkling wines and be great parents of three. Our visit to winery Schlossgut Diel.

Ernie Loosen is the most famous face of the whole Moselle region. A great mixture of smart, business-minded and a dedicated winemaker. He went out to convince the world what Riesling really is. Read about our visit to winery Dr. Loosen.

We will never look at the beautiful vineyards of “Piesporter Goldtröpfchen” at the river Moselle the same way. Why? Because we spend a day with Nik Weis. Read everything about this exceptional winemaker, his life task and his great wines in this blog story.

Like many others, winery A. Christmann is in the shift from one generation to the next. Only here you’ll find a crazy mix between perfect family harmony and a lot of continuation while at the same time massive changes and huge new projects are at the doorstep.

Hermann Wiemer was convinced that great wines can be made at Finger Lakes and started a life-long experiment. To learn about the Lakes and the vines. He succeeded. Today, his legacy continues with a fantastic team of talented people. And Fred Merwarth and Oskar Bynke – the nicest winemakers on earth. Out visit at Hermann J. Wiemer…

When you read a sentence like “New York Rieslings don’t come any better than those from Ravines” in the New York Times that should make you curious. It did with us. We have tried the wines a couple of times – but its aging potential blew us away. Here is the story about our visit at Ravines Wines at Finger Lakes.

What can you say about your grand-grand-grand-grand-grand-father? Could you quote him? Is anything left of him in the traditions of your family? We have to admit, we know nothing of our grand-grand-grand-grand-grand-fathers. But Anne Trimbach does.

The weather is pretty grey while we drive along the river Nahe. It’s one of the first days of January. The sky is cloudy, raindrops are falling. No other car is driving with us. The Nahe is very different from the Rhine valley or the Moselle valley. Hardly any tourists. Only beautiful nature. In winter, it means that you can be alone on the streets. Silence can be a great thing. Everything fits: The nature. A region that feels down to earth. And a winemaker that is very focused on this nature and the unbelievable geology and needs of his vineyards.