A STEEP THING ...
The relatively small Mittelrhein winegrowing region is also one of Germany’s warmest in general. For as many as 50 days per year the thermometer can be expected to rise above 25…
COLORED SANDSTONE, SHELL LIMESTONE AND KEUPER
Franconia, known as Franken in German, stands out in various ways from the other VDP.Regions. On the one hand, the Silvaner grape variety, which has…
The region’s northeastern spurs near Wertheim reach almost as far as the Main.
The temperature fluctuations differ between north and south by over 1.5° in the annual average. Southern Baden…
FROM THE HOT KAISERSTUHL TO THE COOL TAUBER VALLEY ...
Baden, which extends along the Black Forest roughly parallel to the southern Rhine for more than 320 kilometers, is characterized by its…
WINEGROWING IN PROTECTED LOCATIONS
Located on the northern border of the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, the Ahr Valley stretches from west-by-southwest to east-by-northeast between the towns…
VDP: What are your next goals?
Weil: Riesling is a wine that requires core competence at all levels. This concerns the vineyard, the cellar, the presentation and the marketing. This core…
VDP: Why did you become a vintner? Was there a special experience?
Weil: When you grow up with the processes in the vineyard and cellar at a winery, there are logically many different experiences…
