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.
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.
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.
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.
The Food
The food was excellent: Salami-Schinken-Teller, Käseteller and Winzervesper.
The Wines
Sandra Hake poured 6 very fine wines, white and red, sparkling and still, all dry, that went very well with the food.
Bye-bye
Thank you Sandra Hake for a wonderful lunch.
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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