VDP: For what wine style do you strive?
Christoph Schaefer: We grow 100 percent Riesling on steep slopes. It is important to us that our Rieslings are light, playful and yet very strong in…
VDP: What is your winery philosophy?
Christoph Schaefer: We love the playfulness, elegance and longevity of semi-sweet Rieslings. During the harvest and in the cellar, we rely on our taste more…
VDP: What is so special about your winery?
Christoph Schaefer: Hm, I don't know – maybe it depends on how you define “special”. We are proud of the inimitable character of the…
“WE LOVE THE PLAYFULNESS, ELEGANCE AND LONGEVITY OF SEMI-SWEET RIESLINGS.”
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VDP: Do you have role models or mentors?
Maximilian von Kunow: Several: Wolf Dietrich Salwey, Dr. Manfred Prüm and Egon Müller.
VDP: What are your next goals?
Maximilian von Kunow: To make…
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VDP: Of which wine are you particularly proud?
Maximilian von Kunow: Of our Riesling Auslese wines!
VDP: Why did you become a vintner?
Maximilian von Kunow: Out of conviction. It has always…
1088.VDP.Estate Von Hövel - “OUR SINGLE-VINEYARD WINES ARE VINIFIED IN THE TRADITIONAL, OLD FUDER BARRELS.”
“OUR SINGLE-VINEYARD WINES ARE VINIFIED IN THE TRADITIONAL, OLD FUDER BARRELS.”
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VDP: Which of your wines would you recommend to someone who does not yet know your winery – as an introduction, so to speak?
Maximilian von Kunow: Our VDP.GUTSWEIN Riesling Kabinett.
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VDP: What is your winery philosophy?
Maximilian von Kunow: Close to nature in all respects!
VDP: For what wine style do you strive?
Maximilian von Kunow: The single-vineyard wines are…
