VDP: Do you have any role models?
Urban Kaufmann: All the top winegrowers in the world whose divine drinks I enjoyed so much as a private wine lover. I always wanted to be one of them. VDP:…
VDP: Why did you become a vintner?
Urban Kaufmann: As hinted, it’s a true love story – a love for wine and for my wife. After success with making cheese, I was looking for a winery – and a…
VDP: Of which wine are you particularly proud?
Urban Kaufmann: Of our 2016 VDP.GROSSES GEWÄCHS® HASSEL Pinot Noir GG - according to the Eichelmann guide, the best Pinot Noir of…
The family also plays an important role for Mark Barth. He has been working at the winery since 2011. "We played a leading role in the development of the new VDP.SEKT.STATUTE and regard ourselves…
VDP: For what wine style do you strive?
Urban Kaufmann: Our wine should be easy to understand and yet complex. It should have clear fruit expression and be dry with animating acidity. VDP: Do…
Like the Schlossgut Hohenbeilstein, the VDP.Estate Aldinger is a classic family winery in which everyone helps - even without a castle. But it is characterised by its proximity to the state capital…
A lot of fate, coincidence and happiness brought Eva and me together. Our ideas of making wine fortunately harmonize as well as our being together. We live and work sustainably; our wines are…
VDP: What is so special about your winery?
Urban Kaufmann: We are the exotic ones among the traditional Rheingau wineries. Me, as a Swiss master cheesemaker, and my wife, as a Franken native who…
