Even a century after its founding, the VDP continues to hold annual wine auctions in the Mosel, Rheingau and Nahe wine-growing regions. In honor of the centennial, these regions will also be inviting their VDP colleagues from other regions to participate in this year’s auctions, not least with selected rarities from their splendid treasure chambers. In all: a celebration of tradition and above all, the ongoing success of the association’s founding years.

• The Mosel auction will include wines from Mittelrhein.
• The Rheingau auction will include wines from Baden, Franken, and Württemberg.
• The Nahe auction will include wines from Ahr, Rheinhessen, and Pfalz.

The finest wines of vintage 2009 as well as rarities from the past century will come under the hammer at the 2010 wine auctions. The list of rarities spans a century of history: from the founding years, to the post-WW2 years, to the recent Riesling renaissance – all of which illustrate the history and glory of German wine, through its ups and downs.

• 1910 Deidesheimer Grain Riesling, Geh. Rat Dr. v. Bassermann, Pfalz
• 1911 Wehlener Hammerstein Riesling Auslese, S.A. Prüm, Mosel
• 1943 Steinberger Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese, Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach, Rheingau
• 1950 Hochheimer Kirchenstück Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese, Domdechant Werner, Rheingau
• 1959 Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberger Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese, Karthäuserhof, Ruwer
• 1966 Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Feine Auslese, Weingut Dönnhoff, Nahe
• 1967 Casteller Schlossberg Silvaner Beerenauslese, Fürstlich Castell’sches Domänenamt, Franken
• 1976 Monzinger Halenberg Riesling Auslese, Emrich-Schönleber, Nahe
• 1983 Saarburger Rausch Riesling Eiswein, Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken, Saar
• 2002 Dorsheimer Goldloch Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel , Schlossgut Diel, Nahe
• 2003 Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese Goldkapsel, Robert Weil, Rheingau

VDP growers are thankful that Mother Nature blessed them with a tremendous vintage in 2009, just in time for their centennial celebration. Many a fine growth in 2009 has been reserved exclusively for sale at auction, and is already showing tremendous potential. Precisely which discoveries from vintage 2009 the estates will be offering as well as all details regarding bidding during the centennial auctions will be available as of July 2010 via www.vdp.de/en/auctions/