According to our understanding of quality, it is the winegrower who refines the wines, which are shaped by their origin and polished by the high VDP.Eagle.standards, to a VDP.Eagle.wine. In Germany…
VDP: Why did you become a vintner?
Nik Weis: I love wine, drink it with pleasure and dedicate my life to this unique product. Enlightenment" came at the age of 16 when I began to taste and drink…
VDP: How do you combine tradition and innovation?
Nik Weis: In a nutshell: Progress without technical fireworks. We work for the wine, that is only where it is indispensable, technology is used…
VDP: What is your winery philosophy?
Nik Weis: Our thoughts and actions are geared towards producing Mosel and Saar wines full of character with a clear profile of origin in taste. VDP: What…
VDP: What is so special about your winery?
Nik Weis: We own vineyards in various top locations on the Moselle and Saar. Each year we produce about 25 different Rieslings, each of which has a…
VDP: What are your next goals?
Joachim Arns: We are constantly working on the even more precise elaboration of the individual terroirs of our VDP.GROSSE LAGE® wines, with a special focus on our…
The VDP first started considering its own internal classification in response to unfortunate side effects from the Wine Act of 1971. While well intentioned, they actually made it more difficult to…
VDP: Which wine are you particularly proud of?
Joachim Arns: This changes from year to year. However, the more delicate, fine-fruity wines from our VDP.GROSSEN LAGEN are always close to my heart.…
