Gault Millau published its new wine guide for Germany - Gault Millau WeinGuide Deutschland 2014 - in November 2014. It reviews on more than 900 pages more than 1000 wineries. Its rating symbol is a grape and Germany’s best winemakers are awarded one to five grapes. Ever since 1994, the Gault Millau WeinGuide Germany has honored outstanding personalities of the German wine world and special wines.
For earlier years, see:
Best German Wines and Wine Makers – the Gault Millau WeinGuide Deutschland 2013 Awards
2012: Best German Wines (Awards) – Gault Millau WeinGuide Deutschland 2012
2011: Gault Millau WeinGuide Germany 2011– Ratings
Gault Millau Wine Germany 2010
Outstanding Personalities
Wine Maker of the Year: Philipp Wittmann (Rheinhessen)
“Wittmann is one of the pioneers of organic viticulture and the main driver of development in the Wonnegau. For years, he has been producing great dry Rieslings that age great. Almost alone, he has made the Morstein to what it is today” said Joel Payne.
See also:
Top 100 of the Wine Spectator 2009 include Wittmann and Loosen Rieslings
The "German Wine Spectator Top 100 List" - Weinwirtschaft: Top 100 Wines in Germany in 2011
Rising Star of the Year: Michael Städter, General Manager of and Winemaker at Chat Sauvage (Rheingau)
“Within a few years, Michael Städter has gone from zero to being one of the leading Pinot Noir producers in the Rheingau. He even makes good Chardonnay and sparkling wine” said Joel Payne.
Pictures: Christian G.E. Schiller and Michael Staedter at Weingut Chat SauvageFor more, see:
Weingut Chat Sauvage– Bourgogne in the Middle of the Rheingau: Meeting Chat Sauvage’s Winemaker and General Manager Michael Staedter, Germany
Chat Sauvage Versus Peter Querbach– An Impromptu Pinot Noir Wine Tasting with Kai Buhrfeind at His Grand Cru Wine Bar in Frankfurt, Germany
Discovery of the Year: Weingut Alte Grafschaft (Franken)
»Using buildings of Fürst Löwenstein in Tauberfranken und vineyards of the Staatliche Hofkeller, Christoph Dinkel und Norbert Spielmann have fulfilled their dream and right from the beginning demonstrated that they know what they are doing” said Joel Payne.
Outstanding Wines
Best Wine Collection of the Year: Bernhard Koch, Weingut Koch, Pfalz
Best Winzersekt: Brut 2004 MonRose Sekthaus Raumland (Rheinhessen)
Best Spätburgunder: 2011 Lange Goldkapsel Jean Stodden (Ahr)
Best Weißer Burgunder: 2012 Birkweiler Mandelberg »Großes Gewächs« Dr. Wehrheim (Pfalz)
Best trocken Riesling: 2012 G-Max Keller (Rheinhessen)
Best feinherb Riesling: 2012 Scharzhofberger Pergentsknopp van Volxem (Saar)
Best Riesling Kabinett: 2012 Scharzhofberger Egon Müller (Saar)
Best Riesling Spätlese: 2012 Scharzhofberger - 6 - Egon Müller (Saar)
Best Riesling Auslese: Beste Riesling Auslese Ürziger Würzgarten Goldkapsel *** Jos. Christoffel Jun. (Mosel)
Best edelsüß Riesling: Oestricher Lenchen Trockenbeerenausles »E« Peter Jakob Kühn (Rheingau):
Outstanding Sommelier and Wine List
Sommelier of the Year: Markus Berlinghof, Jacobs, Hamburg
Wine List of the Year: Rutz in Berlin
“Rarely a wine card is as much influenced by the restaurant’s sommelier as the wine card of Rutz is by its enfant terrible Sommelier Billy Wagner, who has been offering his guests interesting discoveries and important mainstream wines in magnum bottles” said Joel Payne.
See also:
Billy Wagner Invited to the 10th Bottle Party at Wein Bar Rutz in Berlin
Weinbar Rutz and Restaurant Hot Spot, both in Berlin, Germany, on the Newsweek List of 101 Best Places to Eat in the World, 2012
schiller-wine: Related Postings
Best German Wines and Wine Makers – the Gault Millau WeinGuide Deutschland 2013 Awards
2012: Best German Wines (Awards) – Gault Millau WeinGuide Deutschland 2012
2011: Gault Millau WeinGuide Germany 2011– Ratings
Gault Millau Wine Germany 2010
Chat Sauvage Versus Peter Querbach– An Impromptu Pinot Noir Wine Tasting with Kai Buhrfeind at His Grand Cru Wine Bar in Frankfurt, Germany
Weingut Chat Sauvage– Bourgogne in the Middle of the Rheingau: Meeting Chat Sauvage’s Winemaker and General Manager Michael Staedter, Germany
Billy Wagner Invited to the 10th Bottle Party at Wein Bar Rutz in Berlin
Weinbar Rutz and Restaurant Hot Spot, both in Berlin, Germany, on the Newsweek List of 101 Best Places to Eat in the World, 2012
Top 100 of the Wine Spectator 2009 include Wittmann and Loosen Rieslings
The "German Wine Spectator Top 100 List" - Weinwirtschaft: Top 100 Wines in Germany in 2011