VDP: Which of your wines would you recommend to someone who does not yet know your winery– as an introduction, so to speak?
Oliver Haag: That’s easy to answer: The ‘feinherb’ (off-dry)…
VDP: For what wine style do you strive?
Oliver Haag: We live and love Riesling. Delicate, fruity, elegant wines with slate character that have plenty of finesse. Wines that offer abundant…
VDP: What is your winery philosophy?
Oliver Haag: First and foremost, a good wine is made in the vineyard. That’s why we all put so much effort into the care of our steep slate slopes and into…
VDP: What is so special about your winery?
Oliver Haag: Riesling, steep slopes, handcraft – that’s what our wine estate has been made of for generations. The focus is on our VDP.GROSSE LAGE®…
VDP: Why should people visit your winery?
Dorothee Zilliken: Because after a walk through the hiking trails along the steep slopes of the VDP vineyards in a unique cultural landscape, you can…
VDP: How do you combine tradition and innovation?
Dorothee Zilliken: Our family has been growing wine on the Saar for more than 270 years. I am the eleventh generation. There are many traditions…
