I am re-releasing the maps with some pictures vom Boden producers which we visited recently on a ombiasy WineTour by Annette Schiller. Admittedly, the producers we have visited are in the minority. Of course, when people fly over from far away to Germany they are mostly interested in the well-established producers, although Annette always tries to included small, new, innovative winemakes with a view of broadening the perspective of the tour participants. Also, some of the producers do not have the capacity to receive a group of 12 people or so and conduct a proper wine tasting.
Picture: Christian Schiller, Stephen Bitterolf, Annette Schiller in New York City. See: A German Riesling Feast in New York City: Rieslingfeier 2016, USA
Vom Boden
Stephen Bitterolf: Vom Boden is a small company, focusing on small growers, and it will
stay that way. The heart of the portfolio is clearly in Germany, though
we are proud to represent small estates in Austria, France and the U.S.
All vom Boden winemaker/growers occupy a sort of periphery, either in terms of their geography or how they work in their respective geographies. Vom Boden: the center of the edge.
Our growers work their vineyards in methods that respect their vineyards. This is less a matter of dogma and marketing, less a matter of being organic or biodynamic and more a matter of respect for the land, for doing things the right way (yes, most are working or certified organic and biodynamic).
In all these old world countries, good farming is often part and parcel of preserving sites which have been worked for generations, for the next generation. All in all the growers of vom Boden use rather non-interventionist methods – the clichéd “less is more” thing. The “geek sheets” for each producer (on their respective pages) will give you the details on exactly how each grower works.
Mosel
Pfalz
Franken
Pictures: Tasting at Weingut Beurer (VDP) in Kernen, Württemberg, with Jochen Beurer - Germany "From Berlin to Frankfurt" 2023 (Saale Unstrut, Sachsen, Franken, Württemberg) by ombiasy WineTours
Nahe
Saale-Unstrut
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