Best of Riesling Competition 2017 (Meininger Verlag, Germany)

Picture: Konstantin Guntrum, Weingut Louis Gutrum, the #1 in the Noble-sweet Riesling Category. We visited him Recently on the Germany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy WineTours: Baden, Alsace, Pfalz and Rheinhessen

The Best of Riesling Competion 2017 took place earlier this year in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse in the Pfalz Region in Germany. The annual Best of Riesling competition is organized by the Meininger Verlag. This year, more than 2400 Rieslings entered the competition, with German Rieslings accounting for 97% of the wines. Thus, essentially, it was a Best of German Riesling competition. This was the 12. Best of Riesling competition.

Best of Riesling Competition 2017

Here were 8 categories this year.

Kategorie I Riesling trocken mit moderatem Alkoholgehalt (bis 12 vol.%) - Dry Riesling with Moderate Alcohol Level

1. Platz 2016 Riesling trocken VDP.GUTSWEIN
Weingut Zur Schwane, Volkach (Franken)

2. Platz 2016 Riesling vom Grauen Schiefer trocken
Leo Fuchs Inh. Ulrich Fuchs, Pommern (Mosel)

3. Platz 2016 EINFACH KEUPER Riesling trocken
Weingut Markus Meier, Ulsenheim (Franken)

Picture: In the Old Cellar of Weingut Zur Schwane in Franken with General Manager/ Winemaker Christian Kallisch. See also: Tour, Tasting and Dinner at Weingut Zur Schwane in Volkach, Franken, with General Manager/ Winemaker Christian Kallisch - Germany-East Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineTours

Kategorie II Lagen-Riesling trocken mit moderatem Alkoholgehalt (bis 12 vol.%)- Single Vineyard Dry Riesling with Moderate Alcohol Level

1. Platz 2015 Bechtheimer Rosengarten Riesling Spätlese trocken
Weingut Krug‘scher Hof, Gau-Odernheim (Rheinhessen)

2. Platz 2016 Riesling Hochgewächs Ayler Kupp trocken
Margarethenhof Weingut Weber, Ayl/Saar (Mosel)

3. Platz 2016 Hochheimer Stielweg Riesling Spätlese trocken
Weingut Himmel, Hochheim (Rheingau)

Kategorie III Riesling trocken - Dry Riesling

1. Platz 2016 Dorsheim Riesling trocken
Weingut Joh. Bapt. Schäfer, Burg Layen (Nahe)

2. Platz 2016 anetteclosheim Riesling trocken "Mit Freunden"
Weingut Closheim, Langenlonsheim (Nahe)

3. Platz 2016 Zellertal Riesling trocken
Weingut Schwedhelm, Zellertal (Pfalz)

Kategorie IV Lagen-Riesling trocken - Single Vineyard Dry Riesling

1. Platz 2015 Laumersheimer Kirschgarten Riesling trocken
Weingut Ernst & Mario Zelt, Laumersheim (Pfalz)

2. Platz 2015 Deidesheimer Herrgottsacker Riesling trocken
Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl, Deidesheim (Pfalz)

3. Platz 2015 Bürgergarten "Im Breumel" GG VDP.GROSSE LAGE
Weingut Müller-Catoir, Neustadt-Haardt (Pfalz)

Picture: At Weingut Müller Catoir. See also: Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Müller Catoir – Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)

Kategorie V Riesling halbtrocken/feinherb - Off-dry Riesling

1. Platz 2016 Jean Baptiste Riesling Kabinett VDP.GUTSWEIN
Weingut Gunderloch, Nackenheim (Rheinhessen)

2. Platz 2015 Riesling "SL" Großheppacher Steingrüble
Weingut Bernhard Ellwanger, Weinstadt (Württemberg)

3. Platz 2015 Rüdesheimer Drachenstein Riesling Spätlese feinherb Vom Quarzit
Weingut Dr. Corvers-Kauter, Oestrich-Winkel (Rheingau)

Picture: Tasting at Weingut Gunderloch in Nackenheim with the Late Fritz Hasselbach. See also: Wine Tasting at Weingut Gunderloch in Nackenheim, with Owners and Winemaker Fritz Hasselbach and Agnes Hasselbach-Usinger – Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2014)

Kategorie VI Riesling restsüß - Fruity-sweet Riesling

1. Platz 2016 Forster Jesuitengarten Riesling Spätlese
Weingut Geheimer Rat Dr. von Bassermann-Jordan, Deidesheim (Pfalz)

2. Platz 2016 Pommerner Zeisel Riesling Spätlese
Leo Fuchs Inh. Ulrich Fuchs, Pommern (Mosel)

3. Platz 2016 Kreuznacher Forst Riesling Spätlese
Weingut Emrich-Montigny, Bad Kreuznach (Nahe)

3. Platz 2015 Erbacher Hohenrain Riesling Spätlese
Weingut Schloss Reinhartshausen, Erbach-Eltville (Rheingau)

Picture: Tasting Weingut Geheimer Rat Dr. von Bassermann-Jordan in Deidesheim with General Manager Gunther Hauck. See also: Cellar Tour and Wine Tasting at Weingut Geheimer Rat Dr. von Bassermann-Jordan in Deidesheim with General Manager Gunther Hauck – Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2014)

Kategorie VII Riesling edelsüß - Noble-sweet Riesling

1. Platz 2015 Niersteiner Oelberg Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese
Louis Guntrum, Nierstein (Rheinhessen)

2. Platz 2015 Würzburger Stein Riesling Beerenauslese VDP.ERSTE LAGE
Weingut Juliusspital, Würzburg (Franken)

3. Platz 2015 Hochheimer Königin Victoriaberg Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese
Weingut Joachim Flick, Flörsheim (Rheingau)

Picture: At Weingut Juliusspital. See also: Tour and Tasting at the Historic Weingut Juliusspital in Würzburg, Franken – Germany-North Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014)

Kategorie VIII Riesling gereift (Jahrgang 2009 und älter) - Aged Riesling (Vintage 2009 and older)

1. Platz 2004 Leiwener Laurentiuslay Riesling Spätlese
Weingut Nick Köwerich, Leiwen (Mosel)

2. Platz 2005 Bopparder Hamm Mandelstein Riesling Beerenauslese
Weingut Matthias Müller, Spay (Mittelrhein)

3. Platz 2008 Riesling Sonnenberg trocken
Weinhof Scheu, Schweigen-Rechtenbach (Pfalz)

Picture: Johannes and Matthias Müller, Weingut Matthias Müller in Spay, Mittelrhein. See also: Tasting at Weingut Matthias Müller in Spay, Mittelrhein, with Johannes and Matthias Müller - Germany-North Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineTours

Sonderauszeichnungen - Special Awards

Bester europäischer Riesling trocken - Best European Dry Riesling

2014 Riesling Saering Grand Cru
Domaines Schlumberger, Guebwiller (Elsass, Frankreich)

Picture: Thomas Schlumberger and Christian Schiller at Bistro Lepic, Washington DC. See also: Thomas Schlumberger, Domaines Schlumberger in Alsace, presented his Wines at Bistro Lepic in Washington DC, USA, France

Bester Riesling trocken aus der Steillage - Best Dry Riesling from Steep Vineyards

2015 Riesling trocken Escherndorfer Lump Himmelsleiter Grosses Gewächs
Weingut Brennfleck, Sulzfeld (Franken)

Bester Riesling im LEH - Best Riesling in Supermarkets

2016 Edition Abtei Himmerod Riesling trocken aus der Steillage
Les Grands Chais de France, Petersbach

Bestes Rieslingsortiment - Best Riesling Portfolio

1. Platz Weingut Theo Minges, Flemlingen (Pfalz)
2. Platz Weingut Albert Kallfelz, Zell-Merl (Mosel)
3. Platz Weingut Braunewell, Essenheim (Rheinhessen)

Previous Years Winners

For the winners of previous years, see:

best of riesling Competition 2016 (Meininger Verlag, Germany)
best of riesling 2015, Germany
best of riesling Competition 2014: The Winners, Germany
best of riesling Competition, 2013, Germany
Best of Riesling 2012 - The Winners, Germany
Best of Riesling Awards 2010

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Germany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy WineTours: Baden, Alsace, Pfalz and Rheinhessen

Tour, Tasting and Dinner at Weingut Zur Schwane in Volkach, Franken, with General Manager/ Winemaker Christian Kallisch - Germany-East Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineTours

Tour, Tasting and Dinner at Weingut Zur Schwane in Volkach, Franken, with General Manager/ Winemaker Christian Kallisch - Germany-East Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineTours

At Weingut Müller Catoir. See also: Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Müller Catoir – Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)

 Wine Tasting at Weingut Gunderloch in Nackenheim, with Owners and Winemaker Fritz Hasselbach and Agnes Hasselbach-Usinger – Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2014)

Cellar Tour and Wine Tasting at Weingut Geheimer Rat Dr. von Bassermann-Jordan in Deidesheim with General Manager Gunther Hauck – Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2014)

Tour and Tasting at the Historic Weingut Juliusspital in Würzburg, Franken – Germany-North Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014)

Tasting at Weingut Matthias Müller in Spay, Mittelrhein, with Johannes and Matthias Müller - Germany-North Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineTours

 Thomas Schlumberger, Domaines Schlumberger in Alsace, presented his Wines at Bistro Lepic in Washington DC, USA, France