VDP.Wine Auction at the Nahe
2025

On Saturday, the historic Römerhalle museum in Bad Kreuznach became a forum for international wine lovers, collectors and experts. The preliminary tasting began at 9 a.m.: 13 VDP wineries from the Ahr, Nahe, Palatinate and Rheinhessen regions presented their strictly limited auction wines. Guests tasted, discussed, bid and were inspired by the wines offered for auction. From rare VDP.GROSSEN GEWÄCHSEN to fruit-sweet Kabinett wines and one of the now rare ice wines – the wines on offer brought smiles to everyone's faces.
At 1 p.m., Caro Maurer (Master of Wine) opened the ‘wet’ auction, accompanied by a tasting of the wines that had just been announced.  140 guests were in attendance. At the same time, hundreds of international viewers followed the livestream. Last-minute bids from London, New York, Hong Kong and Panama repeatedly caused excitement in the hall. VDP Honorary President Michael Prinz zu Salm-Salm confidently led the auction as honorary auctioneer – entertaining, humorous and experienced. He also paid tribute to the recently deceased German-American wine merchant Peter Sichel, who was one of the most important customers of VDP wine auctions during his active career.
A total of 4,402 bottles were offered in 34 auction lots. The prices of the 0.75-litre bottles ranged between €35 and €600; individual large bottles achieved significantly higher prices – for example, the 3-litre (double magnum) PETTENTAL Riesling GG from the Keller winery changed hands for €11,000. The average bottle price across all lots was €268.78/0.75 l (plus VAT and fees).
This year's charity lots made a strong impression:
A total of €16,500 was raised for a good cause. The charity case ‘10 Years After’, containing 13 selected 2014 wines from the auction wineries, fetched €4,500 (starting price €300). In addition, 12 tickets for the auction winemakers' summer party at Gut Hermannsberg were auctioned off. A private party with the winemakers themselves – in a dreamlike setting, with wines that are no longer available on the market and delicacies from the wineries' kitchens. The winning bid was €1,000 per ticket (starting price €300). All proceeds from the charity auctions will go to the Bad Kreuznach district's sustainability project ‘Wurzeln schlagen’ (Putting Down Roots), which promotes nutrition education in schools (including greenhouses and accompanying lessons) and the planting of a generational forest.

Frank Schönleber, Chairman of VDP.Nahe, is very satisfied with the results achieved and sums up: ‘This auction impressively demonstrates how relevant and sought-after top German wines are internationally. German viticulture will only have a chance in the long term if we continuously strive for the best quality.’

You can watch the recording of this year's auction HERE.

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Please make a note:

The next VDP. wine auction on the Nahe will take place on 07 November 2026.