Thursday, August 3, 2017

Wine Tasting Lunch at Weingut Frölich-Hake in Naumburg-Rossbach, Saale-Unstrut, Germany, with Sandra Hake – Germany-East Tour 2017 by ombiasy WineTours

Picture: Annette Schiller and Sandra Hake at Weingut Fröhlich Hake in Naumburg-Rossbach, Saale-Unstrut

The first wine region we visited on the Germany-East Tour 2017 by ombiasy WineTours was the Saale-Unstrut Region. There, we visited 3 wineries: Weingut Lützkendorf, Weingut Bernhard Pawis and Weingut Hake-Fröhlich. The former 2 are heavy-weights; these are the only 2 members of the VDP, the association of about 200 German elite winemakers, in the Saale-Unstrut Region. Weingut Hake-Fröhlich is an up-and-coming wine producer.

The Saale-Unstrut wine region sits on 51st latitude and is Germany’s northernmost wine region, located in the valleys of the Saale and Unstrut rivers, an area of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR). The oldest record of viticulture dates back to the year 998 during the reign of Emperor Otto III.

Picture: Saale Unstrut Wine Region

Weingut Hake-Fröhlich

This is a very young winery by European standarts. It was founded in 1997 by Volker Frölich and Sandra Hake. Sandra Hake, grand-daughter of a winemaker, was fascinated with wine because of her family’s history. However, during GDR times, no one was involved in wine anymore. Sandra’s wine knowledge awarded her the crown of German Wine Queen in 1993.

Picture: The Wine Tavern of Weingut Fröhlich Hake

Volker Fröhlich was a trained farmer and when the two decided to start a winery he went back to school to learn everything there is to know about winemaking. Today the winery has 25 acres in top vineyard sites around Naumburg. Volker, the winemaker, is known for precision and keenness to produce only top quality wines.

In 2016 the most important German wine and life style magazine “Der Feinschmecker” ranked winery Fröhlich-Hake number three of the Saale-Unstrut region.

The vineyard size totals 1o hectares. Annual production amunts to 4000 cases. A large part of it is sold directly at the winery. Export is zero.

Pictures: Annette and Christian Schiller with Sandra Hake of Weingut Fröhlich Hake in Naumburg-Rossbach, Saale-Unstrut

Breitengrad 51

Weingut Frölich-Hake is also member of the “Breitengrad 51” group, an association of young winemakers of the Saale-Unstrut region. Their aim is to produce Saale-Unstrut Rieslings of world-class quality and to put the region on the map as top wine producing cultural heritage destination. Weingut Hey, Weingut Born, Weingut Gussek, Weingut Böhme&Töchter, Weingut Frölich-Hake and Landesweingut Kloster Pforta are the current members.

Lunch with Wine Tasting

We enjoyed a lovely lunch with cold cuts and meats during which Sandra Hake presented her wines to us.

Pictures: Wine Tasting Lunch at Weingut Fröhlich Hake

The Food

The food was excellent: Salami-Schinken-Teller, Käseteller and Winzervesper.

Pictures: The Food

The Wines

Sandra Hake poured 6 very fine wines, white and red, sparkling and still, all dry, that went very well with the food.

Pictures: The Wines

Bye-bye

Thank you Sandra Hake for a wonderful lunch.

Pictures: Bye-bye

Postings: Germany-East Tour 2017 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Art, Culture and History (Published and Forthcoming Postings)

Germany-East Tour 2017 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Art, Culture and History

Wine Tasting Lunch at Weingut Frölich-Hake in Naumburg-Rossbach, Saale-Unstrut, Germany, with Sandra Hake – Germany-East Tour 2017 by ombiasy WineTours

Tasting at Weingut Pawis in Freyburg-Zscheiplitz, Saale-Unstrut, with Marcus Pawis

Tasting at Weingut Lützkendorf in Bad Kösen, Saale-Unstrut, with Uwe Lützkendorf

Schiller's Favorite Winemakers in the Saale Unstrut Region, Germany

Wine and Music: Lunch with Gottfried Herrlich at Restaurant Weingut Vincenz Richter in Meissen

Visit of Weingut Klaus Zimmerling: The Wines of Klaus Zimmerling and the Art of his Wife Malgorzata Chodakoska - Germany-East Wine and Art Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)

Wine tasting Dinner at Winebar “Weinzentrale” in Dresden-Neustadt, with Owner/ Sommelier Jens Pietzonka 

Visit:Weingut Martin Schwarz in Meissen

Visit, Tasting and Dinner at Weingut Schloss Proschwitz, Prinz zur Lippe in Zadel, Sachsen, with Georg Prinz zur Lippe

Schiller's Favorite Winemakers in Sachsen (Saxony), Germany

Vineyard tour, Cellar Tour, Tasting and Dinner at Weingut Zur Schwane in Volkach, Franken with Winemaker Christian Kallisch

Vinyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Horst Sauer in Eschendorf, Franken, with Horst Sauer

Vineyard tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Fürstlich Castell'sches Domänenamt, with General Manager/ Winemaker Björn Probst

Michelin-star Level Winepairing Dinner at Winzerhof Stahl, Franken, Prepared by Winemaker/ Chef Christian Stahl

Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Juliusspital in Würzburg, Franken

Schiller’s Favorites: 2 Legendary Wine Taverns in Würzburg – Juliusspital and Bürgerspital

Schiller’s Favorite Wine Taverns in Würzburg

Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour, Lunch and Tasting at Weingut Fürst Hohenlohe Öhringen in Öhringen–Verrenberg,Württemberg with Winemaker Joachim Brand

Cellar Tour, Vineyard Tour, Tasting and Dinner at Weingut Graf von Bentzel-Sturmfeder in Schozach, Württemberg, with Kilian Graf von Bentzel-Sturmfeder

Tour and Tasting at Weingut Wchstetter in Pfaffenhofen, Württemberg, with Rainer Wachtstetter

Lunch at Restaurant Schloss Monrepos Ludwigsburg, Württemberg, with Chef Ben Benasr (1 Sar Michelin)

Tour and Tasting at Weingut Herzog von Württemberg at Schloss Monrepos in Ludwigsburg, Württemberg, with Andrea Ritz, Wine Queen of Württemberg



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