The annual German Red Wine Competition (Deutscher Rotweinpreis), organized by the international wine magazine Vinum, exists since 1987. At that time, German red wine accounted for only about 15 percent of German wine production. Today, we are well over 35 percent. And not only the vineyard area planted with red grapes has expanded dramatically, but also the quality has improved considerably. Today, German red wine can compete with any red wine in the world, I believe. As a result, German red wines are increasingly appearing in the international wine market. Of course, given its location, they tend to be not like the fruity red wines we know from warmer countries, but lean and more elegant, with a lot of finesse.
This year, over 1800 wines from about 500 producers were submitted for the competition. The wines were grouped into 8 categories.
Particularly successful was the Pfalz, with 4 winners (Matthias Gaul/ Asselheim/ Spätburgunder, Mario Zelt/ Laumersheim/ Cuvées, Axel Neiss/ Kindenheim/ Frühburgunder and Weingut Bremer/ Zellertal/ Portugieser).
Baden has 3 producers among the winners (Thomas Seeger/ Leimen/ Blaufränkisch, Fritz Wassmer/ Bad Krozingen-Schlatt/ Merlot and Konrad Schlör/ Eiswein)
Und Weingüter Jürgen Ellwanger/ Winterbach and Christian Escher/ Schwaikheim (both Württemberg) won in the Neuzüchtungen category with a Zweigelt..
The Best/ Deutschen Rotweinpreis 2017
Spätburgunder/ Pinot Noir
Winner: 2015 Pinot Noir Asselheimer St. Stephan Fass 556 Weingut Matthias Gaul, Asselheim, Pfalz
2. Platz (4 Producers):
2015 Schlatter „SW“ Weingut Martin Wassmer, Bad Krozingen-Schlatt, Baden
2015 Spermen Großes Gewächs Weingut Thomas Seeger, Leimen, Baden
2015 Freinsheimer Musikantenbuckel Weingut Krebs, Freinsheim, Pfalz
2013 Pinot Noir Steinbuckel Großes Gewächs Weingut Philipp Kuhn, Laumersheim, Pfalz
Lemberger
Winner: 2015 Blaufränkisch Spermen Großes Gewächs Weingut Thomas Seeger, Leimen, Baden
2. Platz: 2014 Hebsacker Lichtenberg Großes Gewächs Weingut Jürgen Ellwanger, Winterbach, Württemberg
3. Platz: 2015 Fellbacher Lämmler Großes Gewächs Weingut Heid, Fellbach, Württemberg
Cuvées
Winner: 2015 Trilogie Weingut Zelt, Laumersheim, Pfalz
2. Platz: 2015 „Felix“ Cabernet Franc & Merlot Weingut Fritz Wassmer, Bad Krozingen-Schlatt
3. Platz: 2012 „R“ Réserve Christian Bamberger, Bad Sobernheim, Nahe
Internationale Klassiker/ International Grape Varieties
Winner: 2015 Merlot Kenzinger Roter Berg Weingut Fritz Wassmer, Bad Krozingen-Schlatt, Baden
2. Platz (3 Producers):
2015 Cabernet Franc Réserve Weingut Matthias Gaul, Asselheim, Pfalz
2015 Cabernet Franc Weinmanufaktur Untertürkheim, Württemberg
2015 Syrah Réserve Collegium Wirtemberg, Stuttgart, Württemberg
Deutsche Klassiker
Winner: 2015 Frühburgunder „Vogelsang“ Weingut Neiss, Kindenheim, Pfalz
2. Platz: 2014 St. Laurent Dalsheimer Bürgel Weingut Müller-Dr. Becker, Dalsheim, Rheinhessen
3. Platz: 2015 Frühburgunder Neuenahrer Weingut Burggarten, Heppingen, Ahr
Unterschätzte Rebsorten/ Underrated Grape Varieties
Winner: 2015 Portugieser Weingut Bremer, Zellertal, Pfalz
2. Platz: 2015 Trollinger Divinus Weinkonvent Dürrenzimmern, Württemberg
3. Platz (2 Producers):
2014 Portugieser Divinus Weinkonvent Dürrenzimmern, Württemberg
2012 Schwarzriesling Alte Reben Weingut Manz, Weinolsheim, Rheinhessen
New Varieties
Winner (2 Producers):
2015 Zweigelt Goldreserve Weingut Escher, Schwaikheim, Württemberg
2014 Zweigelt Hades Weingut Jürgen Ellwanger, Winterbach, Württemberg
3. Platz: 2014 Zweigelt Korber Sommerhalde „Goldadler“ Weingut Zimmerle, Korb, Württemberg
Edelsüß/ Noble sweet
Winner: 2016 Spätburgunder Weißherbst Beerenauslese Weingut Konrad Schlör, Reicholzheim, Baden
2. Platz: 2016 Muskattrollinger Rosé Eiswein Weingut Bernhard Ellwanger, Großheppach, Württemberg
3. Platz: 2016 Muskattrollinger Rosé Eiswein Weingut Graf Adelmann, Steinheim-Kleinbottwar, Württemberg
Schiller-wine - Related Postings
Wine Tasting at Weingut Bernhard Huber – Germany-South Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014)
Visit: Winzerhof Thörle in Saulheim, Rheinhessen – Germany-North Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014)
Weingut Chat Sauvage – Bourgogne in the Middle of the Rheingau: Meeting Chat Sauvage’s Winemaker and General Manager Michael Staedter, Germany
Tasting and Tour with the Pinot Noir Legend Paul Fürst, Weingut Rudolf Fürst in Bürgstadt, Franken – Germany-East Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)
Germany's Best Pinot Noir Wines - BerlinSpätburgunderCup 2013/2015
The New Germany: Red, Sparkling and Dry - Tasting at the American Wine Society 2016 National Conference in Los Angeles, USA, led by Annette Schiller
The New Germany – Red, Dry, Sparkling: German Wine Society Tasting, led by Annette Schiller, at Restaurant Old Europe in Washington DC
Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting with Rainer Schnaitmann at Weingut Rainer Schnaitmann in Fellbach, Württemberg – Germany-East Wine and Art Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), Germany
Tasting at Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz in Siebeldingen, Pfalz – Germany-South by ombiasy WineTours (2015)
Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut August Kesseler in Assmanshausen, with Winemaker Simon Batarseh – Germany-North Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineTours
Tasting at Weingut H.J. Kreuzberg in Dernau, Ahr, with Ludwig Kreuzberg and Frank Josten – Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2016
Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour, Lunch and Tasting at Weingut Fürst Hohenlohe Oehringen in Oehringen–Verrenberg, Württemberg – Germany-East Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineTours
Cellar Tour, Tasting and Dinner with Kilian Graf von Bentzel-Sturmfeder, Weingut Graf von Bentzel-Sturmfeder in Schozach, Württemberg - Germany-East Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineTours
Germany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy WineTours: Baden, Alsace, Pfalz and Rheinhessen
Germany-North Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential German Riesling and the Northernmost Pinot Noir
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