Germany’s Best Winemakers (5 Stars) - Eichelmann WeinGuide 2013

Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Wilhelm Weil in Kiedrich

For more:

Visiting Wilhelm Weil at his Weingut Robert Weil in Kiedrich, Germany

Tasting with Wilhelm Weil the 2010 Weingut Weil Wines in Kiedrich, Germany

There are 3 influential wine guides in Germany: the Eichelmann and the GaultMillau, followed by the Feinschmecker.

The 2013 Eichelmann was released in November 2012.

The Eichelmann uses a scale of 1 to 5 Stars. Here are those winemakers who got in the 2013 Eichelmann WineGuide Deutschland the maximum number of 5 stars, grouped by wine region. It is a group of 28 winemakers.

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

Each year, the Eichelmann also selects a winemaker of the year, a discovery of the year, etc. I will report about these special awards in a separate posting.

For previous years, see:
Best German Wines - Eichelmann Wine Guide 2012, Germany (Awards)
Wine ratings: German wine --- Eichelmann 2010 (Awards)

The 5 Stars Eichelmann 2013 Wine Producers

The group of top producers in the Gault Millau ranking comprises 10 winemakers, in the ranking of the Feinschmecker less than 20, and in the Eichelmann ranking almost 30. Handelsblatt online and Vinum also publish an annual ranking of the top 100 wine makers.

Interestingly, the list of winemakers from Baden is relatively long in the Eichelmann ranking and the list of winemakers from the Pfalz relatively short.

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Weingut Meyer-Näkel
Weingut Jean Stodden

Baden

Weingut Bercher
Weingut Dr. Heger
Weingut Bernhard Huber
Weingut Schwarzer Adler, Franz Keller
Weingut Michel
Weingut Seeger

Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Joachim and Silvia Heger, Weingut Dr. Heger

See:
Joachim Heger, Weingut Dr. Heger: Winemaker of the Year, Gault Millau WeinGuide Deutschland 2013, Germany

Franken

Weingut Rudolf Fürst
Weingut Luckert – Zehnthof
Weingut Horst Sauer

Hessische Bergstrasse

Mittelrhein

Mosel

Weingut Clemens Busch
Weingut Clüsserath-Weiler
Weingut Markus Molitor
Weingut Josef Rosch
Weingut Willi Schaefer
Weingut Vollenweider

Pictures: Christian G.E. Schiller and Annette Schiller, Ombiasy Wine Tours, at Weingut Clemens Busch in Pünderich

For more, see:
With Wine Maker Clemens Busch in Puenderich at his Winery in the Mosel Valley, Germany

In August 2013, an Ombiasy Wine Tour to Germany is scheduled, including a visit of Weingut Clemens Busch in the Mosel Valley.

For more see:
Ombiasy Wine Tours: Wine and Culture Tour to Germany Coming up in August 2013

Nahe

Weingut Hermann Dönnhoff
Weingut Emrich-Schönleber
Weingut Schäfer-Fröhlich

Pfalz

Weingut Knipser

Rheingau

Weingut Georg Breuer
Weingut Peter Jakob Kühn
Weingut Leitz
Weingut Robert Weil

Picture: Johannes Leitz, Winemaker of the Year 2011

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

Rheinhessen

Weingut Klaus Keller
Weingut Wittmann

Saale Unstrut

Sachsen

Wuerttemberg

Weingut Dautel