Pictures: Tasting at Weingut Jos. Jos. Prüm in Bernkastel-Wehlen, Mosel, with Amei Prüm - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling
Der Feinschmecker, the leading German wine and food journal, presented
its new ranking of the German wine scene. The Feinschmecker awarded 25
winemakers in Germany 5 F's, its top ranking.
For previous years see:
Germany's 25 Top (5/5) Winemakers - Der Feinschmecker 2023
Germany’s 21 Top (5/5) Winemakers - Der Feinschmecker 2019/20
Germany’s Top 21 Winemakers - Der Feinschmecker 2018/2019
Germany’s Top 19 Winemakers - Der Feinschmecker WeinGuide 2017/2018
Germany’s Top 22 Winemakers - Der Feinschmecker 2016/2017
Germany’s Top 20 Winemakers - Der Feinschmecker WeinGuide 2015
Germany’s Top 19 Winemakers - Der Feinschmecker WeinGuide 2014
Germany's Top 18 Winemakers - Feinschmecker WeinGuide 2013
Germany's Top 16 Winemakers - Feinschmecker WeinGuide 2012
Germany's Top 16 Winemakers - Feinschmecker WeinGuide 2011
Germany's 15 Top Winemakers - The Feinschmecker WeinGuide 2010
Top 25 Winemakers
Here are those winemakers that got the maximum number of 5 F's, grouped by wine region.
5 winemakers were added to 5/5 group:
Weingut Salwey
Weingut Willi Schäfer
Weingut Philipp Kuhn
Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier
Weingut Kühling-Gillot
Compared to the 2019/20 Guide, the last Der Feinschmecker Guide I have reported about on this blog, on a net basis the number increased by 4, reflecting 4 deletions and 8 additions.
The 4 deletions are:
Weingut Meyer-Näkel
Weingut Horst Sauer
Weingut Bassermann-Jordan
Weingut Künstler
The 8 additions are.
Weingut Aldinger
Weingut Christmann
Weingut Peter Jakob-Kühn
Weingut Salwey
Weingut Willi Schäfer
Weingut Philipp Kuhn
Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier
Weingut Kühling-Gillot
AHR
Weingut Jean Stodden
9 hectares
55.000 bottles
BADEN
Bernhard Huber
Weingut Bernhard Huber
28 hectares
155.000 bottles
Weingut Salwey
41 hectares
40% Spätburgunder, 40% Grauburgunder
FRANKEN
Rudolf Fürst
Weingut Rudolf Fürst
Spätburgunder and Frühburgunder 60%
20
hectares
Pictures: Paul Fürst, Annette Schiller, Sebastian Fürst and Christian Schiller at Weingut Rudolf Fürst. See: Tasting and Tour with the Pinot Noir Legend Paul Fürst, Weingut Rudolf Fürst in Bürgstadt, Franken – Germany-East Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)
Pictures: Winemaker Dinner with Sebastian Fürst, Weingut Fürst, Franken, at Schaumahl, Offenbach/ Frankfurt, 16 Points Gault Millau, Germany
Pictures: Dinner with Sebastian Fürst and Julian Huber. See: Winemaker Dinner with Chef/ King of Spices Ingo Holland
and Sebastian Fürst (Weingut Rudolf Fürst, Franken), Julian Huber
(Weingut Bernhard Huber, Baden) and Jérôme Legras (Champagne
Legras & Haas)
HESSISCHE BERGSTRASSE
None
MITTELRHEIN
None
MOSEL
Fritz Haag
Weingut Fritz Haag
24 hectares
170.000 bottles
Pictures: At Weingut Fritz Haag, with Oliver Haag. See: Germany-North Tour 2017 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential German Riesling and the Northernmost Pinot Noir
Dr. Loosen
Weingut Dr. Loosen
55 hectares
400.000 bottles
Joh. Jos. Prüm
Weingut Joh. Jos. Prüm
21 hectares
160.000 bottles
Picture: Christian Schiller with Katharina Pruem at Wegmans in Virginia. See also: JJ Pruem Goes Supermarket: Meeting Katharina Pruem and Tasting the Incredible JJ Pruem Wines at Wegmans
Pictures: Tasting at Weingut Jos. Jos. Prüm in Bernkastel-Wehlen, Mosel, with Amei Prüm - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling
Nik Weis - Sankt Urbans-Hof
Weingut Nik Weis - St. Urbans-Hof
42 hectares
250.000 bottles
Schloss Lieser - Thomas Haag
Weingut Schloss Lieser - Thomas Haag
24 hectares
140.000 bottles
Picture:
Annette Schiller, Thomas Haag with his Son (Weingut Schloss Lieser)
and Stephen Bitterolf at the 2017 Rieslingfeier in NYC. See: The Annual "Slaughterhouse" Riesling Feast in New York: Rieslingfeier 2017, USA
NAHE
Dönnhoff
Weingut H. Dönnhoff
28 hectares
180.000 bottles
Pictures: Tasting with Helmut Dönnhoff and Sascha Johannes Schömel at Weingut Dönnhoff (VDP) in Oberhausen, Nahe - Germany-South and Alsace 2022 by ombiasy WineTours
Weingut Emrich-Schönleber
20 hectares
140.000 bottles
Gut Hermannsberg
Gut Hermannsberg
30 hectares
250.000 bottles
Schäfer-Fröhlich
Weingut Schäfer-Fröhlich
22 hectares
130.000 bottles
Pictures: Tasting at Weingut Schäfer-Fröhlich in Bockenau, Nahe - Germany-North Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineTours
PFALZ
Christmann
Steffen&Sofie Christmann
17 hectares
Knipser
Weingut Knipser
80 hectares
500.000 bottles
Picture: Stephan Knipser, Sebastian Fürst and Christian Schiller at the Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland 2018 Award Ceremony. See: Germany’s Best Winemakers and Wines – Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland 2018 Awards: The Award Ceremony in Mainz, Germany
Philipp Kuhn
Weingut Philipp Kuhn
49 hectares
RHEINGAU
Weingut Fricke
Weingut Eva Fricke
13 hectares
80.000 bottles
Picture: Christian Schiller with Eva Fricke. See: Visiting Weingut Josef Leitz in Ruedesheim – Johannes Leitz is Germany’s Winemaker of the Year, Gault Millau WeinGuide 2011 
Pictures: A German Riesling Feast in New York City: Rieslingfeier 2015, USA
Peter Jakob Kühn
Weingut Peter Jakob Kühn
20 hectares
90% Risling
Picture: Annette Schiller with Peter Jakob Kühn in Berlin
Robert Weil
Weingut Robert Weil
90 hectares
650.000 bottles
Picture: Christian Schiller and Wilhelm Weil, Weingut Robert Weil, Tasting at Weingut Weil. See: Tasting with Wilhelm Weil the 2010 Weingut Weil Wines in Kiedrich, Germany
Pictures: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Robert Weil in Kiedrich, Rheingau, with Jan Christensen - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling
RHEINHESSEN
Battenfeld-Spanier
Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier28 hectares
75% Riesling
Weingut Kühling-Gillot and Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier are jointly owned and run by Carolin Spanier-Gillot and H.O. Spanier. While H.O. Spanier is focussing more on the vineyard and cellar work, Carolin Spanier-Gillot is focussing more on the marketing and administrative work for both estates.
See pictures of Weingut Kühling-Gillot below.
Klaus Keller
Weingut Keller
18 hectares.
100.000 bottles
Picture: Annette Schiller, Julia and Klaus Peter Keller at the 2015 Rieslingfeier in New York, see: A German Riesling Feast in New York City: Rieslingfeier 2015, USA
Kühling-Gillot
Weingut Kühling-Gillot
15 hectares
60% Riesling, 25% Spätburgnder
Pictures: At a Tasting in Bodenheim at Weingut Kuehling-Gillot. See: The Wine Maker Couple H.O. Spanier and Carolin Spanier-Gillot, with Roland Gillot, Lead Wine Tasting of Kuehling-Gillot and Battenfeld-Spanier Wines at Weingut Kuehling-Gillot, Germany
Wittmann
Weingut Wittmann
28 hectares
70% Riesling, 30% Pinot (Noir, Blanc, Gris)
Saale-Unstrut
None
Sachsen
None
Württemberg
Aldinger
Weingut Aldinger
29 hectares
30% Riesling, 15% Lemberger, 15% Spätburgunder
Pictures: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Aldinger in Fellbach (Stuttgart), with Matthias Aldinger - Germany-East Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Art, Culture, History - Berlin, Saale-Unstrut, Sachsen, Württemberg, Franken
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