Best German Wine Estates to Invest in, Germany

Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Dr. Manfred Pruem, Weingut J.J. Pruem in Germany

See: JJ Pruem Goes Supermarket: Meeting Katharina Pruem and Tasting the Incredible JJ Pruem Wines at Wegmans

Germany’s leading business newspaper „Handelsblatt“ published a list of the 20 best German wine estates to invest in, established by the Swiss Wine-Stocks company.

Germany’s wine producers were not ranked according to the quality of their wines, but according to wine investment points. “On the basis of these data, we get an overall wine investment points total. The larger the total, the larger is the likelihood that this winery would be a good investment” says Wine-Stocks CEO Freund.

7 indicators were used: Performance of the most traded wines of a winery over a longer period, the average price of all traded wines of a winery, performance of all traded wines over the last twelve months, performance of all traded wines over a longer period, the volume of traded wines, number of wines of a winery with significant commercial quantities and the maximum price of the most expensive wine of the winery. All data used come from auctions worldwide.

For more information, see here (in German).

Here is the listing, with the Wine Investment Points in paranthesis.

1. J.J. Prüm, Mosel (26.680)

Picture: Annette Schiller, Ombiasy PR and WineTours, with Manfred Pruem, Weingut JJ Pruem.

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2. H. Dönnhoff, Nahe (23.064)

Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Helmut Doennhoff, Weingut Doennhoff, Nahe Valley, at Weingut Doennhoff

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

3. Weingut Keller, Rheinhessen (20.389)
4. Egon Müller, Mosel (19.956)
5. Schloss Lieser, Mosel (16.956)
6. J. Strub, Rheinhessen (16.634)
7. J.J. Christoffel, Mosel (15.807)
8. Robert Weil, Rheingau (15.082)

Picture: Christian G.E.Schiller, Martina Weil, Annette Schiller, Wilhelm Weil at the 2013 Rheingau Riesling Gala

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9. Müller-Catoir, Pfalz (14.309)
10. Selbach-Oster, Mosel (14.146)

Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Johannes Selbach in New York

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11. Fritz Haag, Mosel

Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and German Winemaker Oliver Haag, Weingut Fritz Haag, in Seattle

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12. Karthauserhof, Mosel

Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Christoph Tyrell, Karthäuserhof, in Mainz, Germany. The Karthäuserhof in the Mosel Valley is one of the most prestigious wine estates in Germany. It can look back to a long history. For the past decades, it has been run and owned by Christoph Tyrell in the 6. Generation. A couple of months ago, a press release indicated that Christoph Tyrell, who has no children and who is on his mid-60s, has arranged the succession of the Karthaeuserhof with his cousin Albert Behler. Albert Behler lives in New York City, where he is President and CEO of the Paramount Group, one of the largest privately-owned real estate companies in New York City.

For more, see:
The Karthäuserhof in the Mosel Valley: An Eventful History – From Grenoble in France to New York City in the US

13. Gunderloch, Rheinhessen

Pictures: Christian G.E.Schiller with Fritz and Agnes Hasselbach

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Visiting Agnes and Fritz Hasselbach at their Weingut Gunderloch in Nackenheim, Rheinhessen, Germany

14. Maximin Grünhaus von Schubert, Mosel

Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Carl von Schubert in Washington DC

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15. Vereinigte Hospitien, Mosel
16. Dr. Loosen

Pictures: Ernst Loosen, Annette Schiller and Christian G.E.Schiller at the Tasting at Weingut Dr. Loosen

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17. Zilliken Geltz, Mosel
18. Schloss Vollrads, Rheingau
19. Fröhlich Schäfer, Nahe

Picture: Tim Froehlich (Weingut Schaefer-Froehlich) and Christian G.E. Schiller in Wiesbaden

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