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Weingut Hahnmühle
The Hahnmühle estate lies in the Alsenz valley, not far from Bad Kreuznach. The Linxweiler family has been making wine here for over 100 years. Peter and Martina Linxweiler have turned 7 hectares over to the production of organically grown grapes. This vineyard stretches over steep, sunny slopes where the soil – made up of [...]
Continue reading...Weingut Wittman
By Adam Morganstern - Mar 18, 2008
Since 1663 the Wittmans and their ancestors have been wine farmers in the town of Westhofen, in the southern part of the Rheinhessen appellation. Over centuries this tradition was kept and led to the estate in its current form. Guenter and Elisabeth Wittmann and their son Phillipp divide the tasks running the 25 hectare estate.Riesling [...]
Continue reading...Weingut Sander
By Adam Morganstern - Mar 18, 2008
The Sander winery was the first who started organic viticulture in the 1950’s in Germany. In those days, the family’s grandfather thought of treating the vines differently because of the erosion of soil on the slopes; chlorosis of the wines caused by insufficient soil management as well as the illness of his wife. Since then, [...]
Continue reading...Freiherr Heyl zu Herrnsheim
By Adam Morganstern - Mar 18, 2008
The ability to create top world-class wines is based firstly on three elements: the grape, the soil type and the vineyard location. The ecological grapes, resulting from these favorable components, are shaped through an elaborate and skillful vinification process into the elegant wines that characterize Heyl zu Herrnsheim’s international first-rate reputation. The wines are authentic [...]
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By Adam Morganstern - Mar 18, 2008
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