Germany's 28 Best Winemakers - Eichelmann WeinGuide Deutschland 2016

Pictures: Winemaker of the Year Peter Jakob Kühn (Gault Millau WeinGuide Deutschland 2016) and Christian Schiller

There are 4 Wine Guides in Germany: Gault Millau, Feinschmecker, Eichelmann and Falstaff. These are all annual guides, which are released around November/December.

The Eichelmann guide uses stars to rate winemakers. The best producers get 5 stars in the Eichelmann WeinGuide.

Eichelmann WeinGuide: 5 out of 5 Stars

28 producers received the maximum of 5 out of 5 stars in the Eichelmann WeinGuide Deutschland 2015. The number is up by 1 from last year, on account of 1 promotion, Weingut Sauer in Franken.

Interestingly, the list of winemakers from Baden is relatively long in the Eichelmann ranking and the list of winemakers from the Pfalz extremely short. The following wine regions do not appear in the list below, i.e. there is no winemaker with 5 stars: Mittelrhein, Saale-Unstrut, Sachsen, Hessische Bergstrasse.

Interestingly, elsewhere regarded as superstars, Weingut JJ Prüm and Weingut Egon Müller from the Mosel region, both known for their ultra-premium sweet style wines, are not in Eichelmann's 5 stars group of winemakers.

See:
Germany's Top 27 Winemakers: 5 out of 5 Grapes - Eichelmann WeinGuide Deutschland 2015
Germany’s 26 Top Winemakers - Eichelmann WeinGuide Deutschland 2014
Germany’s Best Winemakers (5 Stars) - Eichelmann WeinGuide 2013

Picture: Gerhard Eichelmann at the 2012 VDP.Grosses Gewaechs Pre-release Tasting in Wiesbaden, sitting just behind me

See:
Germany’s 2011 VDP Grosses Gewaechs – Grand Cru - Wines Released. Notes from the Pre-release Tasting in Wiesbaden, Germany

Ahr

Meyer-Näkel

See also:
Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), Germany

Pictures: At Weingut Meyer-Näkel with Dörte Näkel

Jean Stodden

Picture: Friedrich Becker from Weingut Becker in the Pfalz, Werner Naekel from Weingut Meyer-Naekel in the Ahr and Ludwig Kreuzberg from Weingut H.J. Kreuzberg in the Ahr (from right to left, in Berlin)

Baden

Bercher

Dr. Heger

See:
Visit: Weingut Dr. Heger in Baden – Germany-South Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014)

Picture: Christian Schiller and Joachim Hege, Weingut Dr. Heger

Berhard Huber

See:
Wine Tasting at Weingut Bernhard Huber– Germany-South Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014)

Picture: With Julian Huber at Weingut Bernhard Huber, Baden

Franz Keller (Schwarzer Adler)

See:
Weingut Franz Keller in Oberbergen, Kaiserstuhl, Baden: Cellar Tour and Tasting with Fritz Keller– Germany-South Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014)

Picture: Annette Schiller and Fritz Keller, Weingut Franz Keller

Michel

Seeger

Franken

Rudolf Fürst

See:
Tasting and Tour with the Pinot Noir Legend Paul Fürst, Weingut Rudolf Fürst in Bürgstadt, Franken – Germany-East Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)

Picture: Paul Fürst, Annette Schiller, Sebastian Fürst and Christian Schiller at Weingut Rudolf Fürst

Luckert – Zehnthof

See:
Germany’s Best Winemakers and Wines – Gault Millau WeinGuide Deutschland 2016 Awards: The Awards Ceremony in Mainz, Germany

Pictures: Rising Star of the Year (Gault Millau WeinGuide Deutschland 2016)

Horst Sauer

Rainer Sauer

Mosel

Clemens Busch

See:
Vineyard Tour and Wine Tasting at Weingut Clemens Busch– Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2014)

Pictures: Annette Schiller, Clemens Busch and Christian Schiller in Washington DC, USA

Clüsserath-Weiler

Markus Molitor

Picture: Markus Molitor and Thomas Haag (Schloss Lieser) in Mainz

Schloss Lieser

See:
Thomas Haag, Weingut Schloss Lieser, Germany’s Winemaker of the Year, Gault Millau WeinGuide Deutschland 2015

Picture: Thomas Haag, Weingut Schloss Lieser, and Christian G.E. Schiller

Nahe

Dönnhoff

See:
An Afternoon with Riesling Star Winemaker Helmut Doennhoff at Weingut Doennhoff in Oberhausen in the Nahe Valley, Germany

Pictures: Tasting with Helmut Dönnhoff

Emrich-Schönleber

Picture: Christian Schiller and Werner Schönleber, Weingut Emrich-Schönleber at the 2013 Riesling Gala at Kloster Eberbach, Germany

Schäfer-Fröhlich

Picture: Christian Schiller with Tim Fröhlich, Weingut Schäfer-Fröhlich, in Wiesbaden

Pfalz

Knipser

Rheingau

Georg Breuer

See:
Schiller’s Favorites at the 2013 Riesling and Co Tasting in New York City, USA

Picture: Theresa Breuer and Christian Schiller in New York City

Peter Jakob Kühn

See:
One of the Bio-dynamic Stars in Germany: Weingut Peter Jakob Kühn in Östrich, Winkel– Germany-North Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014)

Pictures: Winemaker of the Year Peter Jakob Kühn, Bernhard Kühn, Angela Kühn, Weingut Kühn, Oestrich, Giuseppe Lauria, Gault Millau (Rheingau) and Christian Schiller (Gault Millau WeinGuide Deutschland 2016)

Leitz

See:
Visiting Weingut Josef Leitz in Ruedesheim – Johannes Leitz is Germany’s Winemaker of the Year, Gault Millau WeinGuide 2011

Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller, Annette Schiller,Johannes Leitz and his Wife at Kloster Eberbach, Germany

Robert Weil

See:
Kiedrich: Visit of the Basilica of Saint Valentine and of Weingut Robert Weil - Germany-North Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014)

Picture: Annette Schiller and Wilhelm Weil at Weingut Robert Weil

Rheinhessen

Klaus Keller

Picture: Annette Schiller, Julia and Klaus Peter Keller at the 2015 Rieslingfeier in New York, see: The 11 Winemakers: Rieslingfeier 2015 in New York City, USA

Wittmann

See:
Cellar Tour and Wine Tasting with Philipp Wittmann and Eva Clüsserath-Wittmann at Weingut Wittmann in Westhofen – Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2014)

Picture: Philipp Wittmann Receiving the Germany-South Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014)

Württemberg

Gerhard Aldinger

Dautel

See:
Weingut Dautel in Wuerttemberg– A Profile, Germany

Pictures: Ernst Dautel, Christian Dautel and Christian Schiller at Weingut Dautel in Wuerttemberg

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