The Vinum Weinguide Deutschland 2024 was released recently, presenting Vinum's choice of Germany’s best 1,000 wine producers and reviewing more than 10,500 wines on 1,080 pages.
5 out of 5 stars („world class“) was awarded to 20 estates. There are two new ones on the
list: Schloss Johannisberg and Rings. Congratualtions!
In addition, there are 32 estates with 4.5 stars, and 76 estates with 4 stars.
Postings
This posting is the fourth in a series of postings related to the Vinum Weinguide Deutschland 2024:
Climbers to 5/5 Stars: Weingut Schloss Johannisberg and Weingut Rings Join Group of 5/5 Winemakers in the Vinum Weinguide Deutschland 2024
Vinum Weinguide Deutschland 2024 Awards: Dörte + Meike Näkel, Weingut Meyer Näkel (Winemaker of the Year), Andy + Steffen Rings, Weingut Rings (Rising Star of the Year), Martin Prüm, Weingut Martin Prüm (Discovery of the Year)
Best Wines of the Year - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland 2024
Ahr: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Baden: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Franken: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Hessische Bergstrasse: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Mittelrhein: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Mosel: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Nahe: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Pfalz: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Rheingau: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Rheinhessen: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Saale Unstrut: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Sachsen: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Württemberg: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Baden
London Wine Competition
The historic region of Baden in southwestern Germany is the
third-largest wine region in the country. It is also the longest wine
region in Germany, stretching nearly 400 kilometers (250 miles) from the
north of the country all the way to Lake Constance in the south. The
Baden wine region is known particularly for its Pinot (including Pinot
Noir, Pinot Gris, and Pinot Blanc) wines. Wines from Baden are known to
be full-bodied and higher in alcohol content than wines from other
regions in Germany.
Unlike other German wine regions, Riesling accounts for only a
relatively small share (7.3%) of all wine production. Pinot Noir is the
most popular (36.8%), followed by Pinot Gris (10.5%) and Pinot Blanc
(7.3%). Baden is also almost the only German wine region where Gutedel
(Chasselas) wines are produced, accounting for 97% of the nation’s total
production. Overall, wine production is split nearly evenly between red
(44%) and white (56%) wines.
Geographically, Baden is located across the Rhine river from the
French region of Alsace. Due to a climatic effect is known as the “Rhine
rift,” Baden is actually one of Germany’s warmest locations, which is
why warm weather grape varietals do better here than elsewhere in the
country. The Baden wine region is protected, to a large degree, by the
Black Forest and Vosges mountains on one side and the Rhine on the
other.
The best-known wine area of Baden is Kaiserstuhl, which has terraced vineyards and hills of volcanic origin, creating a very unique terroir. While Baden is part of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, for purposes of German wine classification, Baden and Württemberg are separate wine regions.
Baden: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
In the Baden region, there is one producer in the 5/5 star group of the Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024 and there are three producers in the 4.5/5 star group.
Annette Schiller, ombiasy WineTours, and I have not yet met Fritz Wassmer but the three other listed producers at various occasions over the past years, often at their estate during a Germany wine tour by ombiasy WineTours, which is owned and run by Annette Schiller and based in Washington DC, USA.
Visiting Baden`s Top Producers
Huber/ 5 Stars
Dr. Heger/ 4.5 Stars
Pictures: Tasting and Weingut Dr. Heger and Christian Schiller and Joachim Heger. See: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Dr. Heger in Ihringen, Kaiserstuhl, Baden – Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)
Martin Wassmer/ 4.5 Stars
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