Germany's 49 Best Winemakers (With 5/5 Stars) - Eichelmann WeinGuide Deutschland 2026: 5 Climbers

 

 

Picture: Wine Tasting at Weingut Selbach-Oster in Zeltingen, Mosel, with Johannes Selbach. See: Cellar Tour and Wine Tasting at Weingut Selbach-Oster in Zeltingen, Mosel, with Johannes Selbach – Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2014) (2014)

The Eichelmann WeinGuide Deutschland 2026 - one of the 5 main wine guides in Germany (along with Vinum, Gault&Millau, Feinschmecker and Falstaff) - was released in November 2025. 

In the Eichelmann WeinGuide Deutschland 2026, Gerhard Eichelmann presents almost 1000 winemakers and reviews more than 9000 wines. For the rating of the winemakers, he employs a system that awards a winery up to five stars, where 5 stars indicate “world class, top international producers”. 

49 producers received the maximum of 5 out of 5 stars in the Eichelmann Deutschlands Weine 2026 (Weltklasse/ world class). 

 

New among the 5-star estates: Klumpp (Baden), Selbach-Oster (Mosel), Nik Weis St. Urbans-Hof (Mosel), Chat Sauvage (Rheingau) and Zimmerle (Württemberg). Congratulations! 

 

Picture: Gerhard Eichelmann at the 2012 VDP.Grosses Gewaechs Pre-release Tasting in Wiesbaden, sitting just behind me 

 

Germany's 49 Best Winemakers (With 5/5 Stars) - Eichelmann WeinGuide Deutschland 2026: 5 Climbers 

Klumpp (Baden)

Selbach Oster (Mosel)

 

Picture: Wine Tasting at Weingut Selbach-Oster in Zeltingen, Mosel, with Johannes Selbach. See: Cellar Tour and Wine Tasting at Weingut Selbach-Oster in Zeltingen, Mosel, with Johannes Selbach – Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2014) (2014)

 

Picture: Johannes and Barbara Selbach and Annette Schiller in New York at the 2015 Rieslingfeier, see: The 11 Winemakers: Rieslingfeier 2015 in New York City, USA

Picture: Christian Schiller and Johannes Selbach in New York City at the 2013 Riesling and Co Tasting, see: Schiller’s Favorites at the 2013 Riesling and Co Tasting in New York City, USA 

 

Nik Weis St. Urbans-Hof (Mosel)

 

Pictures: Tasting at Weingut St. Urbans-Hof in Leiwen, Mosel, with Nik Weis – Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015) 

Chat Sauvage (Rheingau)

 

Picture: Bourgogne in Riesling Land: Tasting at Chat Sauvage in Johannisberg, Rheingau, with Winemaker Michael Städter – Germany-North Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineTours 

Pictures: Weingut Chat Sauvage – Bourgogne in the Middle of the Rheingau: Meeting Chat Sauvage’s Winemaker and General Manager Michael Staedter, Germany 

 

Zimmerle  (Württemberg)

 

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