VDP: Which of your wines would you recommend to someone who does not yet know your winery – as an introduction, so to speak?
Boris Kranz: Ilbesheim Weißer Burgunder vom Landschneckenkalk –…
VDP: Why did you become a winemaker?
Boris Kranz: I knew early on that I wanted to become a winemaker because the practical and creative side of this profession has always fascinated me. I was…
VDP: What is your winery philosophy?
Boris Kranz: Wine is made from grapes ... We want to produce wines that are distinctive, authentic, long-lasting and without frills. Our soil is the most…
VDP: What is special about your winery?
Boris Kranz: We are a real family business where the boss still knows his vines and likes to work with and in his vines. Founded from a typical Palatinate…
VDP: Do you stick to traditions, if so, which ones?
Johannes Eser: Manual work with qualified personnel in the vineyard is very important to us. We also focus on vinification in wooden barrels…
VDP: Do you have role models, mentors?
Johannes Eser: My father, of course, and then Erwein Graf Matuschka and Bernhard Breuer. VDP: What are your next goals?
Johannes Eser: We want to be…
VDP: For what wine style do you strive?
Johannes Eser: Mineral, long-lasting, Riesling!!! VDP: Which of your wines would you recommend to someone who does not yet know your winery – as an…
VDP: What is so special about your winery?
Johannes Eser: We are a family winery in the 10th generation and are 100 percent committed to Riesling! Our hillside vineyards in Johannisberg and…
