The annual German Red wine Competition, organized by the international wine magazine Vinum, exists since 1987. At that time, German red wine accounted for only about 15 percent of German wine output. Today, we are well over 35 percent. And not only the vineyard area planted with red grapes has expanded dramatically, but also the quality has improved considerably. Today, German red wine can compete with any red wine in the world, I believe. As a result, German red wines are increasingly appearing in the international wine market. Of course, given its location, they tend to be not like the fruity red wines we know from warmer countries, but lean and more elegant, with a lot of finesse.
See also:
German Red Wine Award 2010 - Deutscher Rotweinpreis 2010
The Tim Atkin Pinot Noir Taste-Off of October 2011: Germany Versus the Rest of the World - German Red Wines Show Strong Performance
The Winners
The about 1400 German red wines, which were submitted to the contest, were grouped into 8 different categories.
Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)
1. Platz: Weingut Herzog von Württemberg
1. Platz: Weingut Burggarten
3. Platz: Martin Wassmer – Pinot Noir “GC” Dottinger Castellberg 2010
3. Platz: Weingut Ewald Kopp – Spätburgunder “S” 2010
3. Platz: Jean Stodden – Recher Herrenberg GG 2011
Cuvées
1. Platz: Vinification Ludwigshöhe – Cuvée Ludwig 2005
2. Platz: Vinification Ludwigshöhe – Cuvée Ludwig 2009
3. Platz: Fritz Keller / Schwarzer Adler – Eichberg Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
Lemberger
1. Platz: Karl Haidle – Stettener Mönchberg GG 2011
2. Platz: Weingärtner Stromberg-Zabergäu – Signum 2011
3. Platz: Karl Haidle – Stettener Mönchberg GG 2010
Klassische Sorten (Classic Varieties)
1. Platz: Philipp Kuhn – Frühburgunder Réserve 2010
2. Platz: Valentin Ziegler Sohn – St. Laurent Weyherer Michelberg 2009
3. Platz: Weingut Bernhart – St. Laurent “S” 2011
Internationale Sorten (International Varieties)
1. Platz: Weingut Martin Wassmer – Syrah Dottinger Castellberg 2011
2. Platz: Staatsweingut Weinsberg – Syrah Hades 2011
3. Platz: Weingärtner Stromberg-Zabergäu – Merlot Epos 2011
See:
Government Owned and Run Wineries in Germany - Staatsweingut Weinsberg in Wuerttemberg
Edelsüss (Noble sweet)
1. Platz: Weingut Doreas – Muskat-Trollinger Eiswein 2012
2. Platz: Weingärtner Cleebronn-Güglingen – Lemberger Eiswein Rosé Cleebronner Michaelsberg 2012
See:
Touring (and Visiting 4 Wineries in) the Württemberg Wine Region (Zabergäu), Germany
Unterschätzte Sorten (Underrated Varieties)
1. Platz: Weingut Seeger – Schwarzriesling “R” 2011
1. Platz: Weingut Peter Kriechel – Portugieser Walporzheimer Pfaffenberg Goldkapsel 2011
3. Platz: Collegium Wirtemberg – Trollinger Wilhelm 2011
Neuzüchtungen (New Varieties)
1. Platz: Weingut Ernst Dautel – Zweigelt “S” 2009
2. Platz: Weingut Karl Haidle – Zweigelt “Passion” 2010
2. Platz: Dorst & Consorten, Weingut Bietighöfer – Pinotage 2010
See:
Weingut Dautel in Wuerttemberg – A Profile, Germany
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Weingut Dautel in Wuerttemberg – A Profile, Germany
Government Owned and Run Wineries in Germany - Staatsweingut Weinsberg in Wuerttemberg
One of the Fathers of the German Red Wine Revolution: Weingut Huber in Baden
Wine Maker Count of Bentzel-Sturmfeder in Frankfurt am Main Presenting his Wines from Wuerttemberg, Germany
A “Viertele” of Schillerwein at Weinhaus Stetter in Stuttgart, Wuerttemberg, Germany
Touring (and Visiting 4 Wineries in) the Württemberg Wine Region (Zabergäu), Germany
German Red Wine Award 2010 - Deutscher Rotweinpreis 2010
Surprising the World with their Pinot Noir: Johannes and Christoph Thoerle, Winzerhof Thoerle, Rheinhessen, Germany
The Tim Atkin Pinot Noir Taste-Off of October 2011: Germany Versus the Rest of the World - German Red Wines Show Strong Performance
In the Glass: A 2007 Pinot Noir from the Gault Millau Shooting Star of the Year - Estate Baron Gleichenstein, Germany
In the Glass: Pinot Noir from France, Germany and California
California Pinot Noir Pioneer Walter Schug: From the Rheingau in Germany to Carneros in California
Visiting Anne Moller-Racke and her Donum Estate in California: Old World, Terroir-driven Winemaking in the New World
A Pinot Noir Star: Visiting August Kesseler and his Weingut August Kesseler in Assmannshausen, Germany
Chat Sauvage Versus Peter Querbach – An Impromptu Pinot Noir Wine Tasting with Kai Buhrfeind at His Grand Cru Wine Bar in Frankfurt, Germany