5 out of 5 stars („world class“) were awarded to 27 estates.
Top Winemakers in Baden
In
the Baden region, there are four 5/5-star winemakers and three 4.5/5-star winemakers.
Annette Schiller, ombiasy WineTours, and I have met all of the starred winemakers, except for one, at various occasions over the past years, often at their estate during a Germany wine tour by ombiasy WineTours, which is owned and run by Annette Schiller and based in Washington DC, USA.
BadenLondon Wine Competition
The historic region of Baden in southwestern Germany is the
third-largest wine region in the country. It is also the longest wine
region in Germany, stretching nearly 400 kilometers (250 miles) from the
north of the country all the way to Lake Constance in the south. The
Baden wine region is known particularly for its Pinot (including Pinot
Noir, Pinot Gris, and Pinot Blanc) wines. Wines from Baden are known to
be full-bodied and higher in alcohol content than wines from other
regions in Germany.
Unlike other German wine regions, Riesling accounts for only a
relatively small share (7.3%) of all wine production. Pinot Noir is the
most popular (36.8%), followed by Pinot Gris (10.5%) and Pinot Blanc
(7.3%). Baden is also almost the only German wine region where Gutedel
(Chasselas) wines are produced, accounting for 97% of the nation’s total
production. Overall, wine production is split nearly evenly between red
(44%) and white (56%) wines.
Geographically, Baden is located across the Rhine river from the
French region of Alsace. Due to a climatic effect is known as the “Rhine
rift,” Baden is actually one of Germany’s warmest locations, which is
why warm weather grape varietals do better here than elsewhere in the
country. The Baden wine region is protected, to a large degree, by the
Black Forest and Vosges mountains on one side and the Rhine on the
other.
The best-known wine area of Baden is Kaiserstuhl, which has terraced vineyards and hills of volcanic origin, creating a very unique terroir. While Baden is part of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, for purposes of German wine classification, Baden and Württemberg are separate wine regions.
Visiting Baden`s Top Producers
Huber 5/5 Stars
Pictures: Tasting at Weingut Bernhard Huber in Baden, with Yquem Viehauser and Julian Huber – Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)
Dr. Heger 4.5/5 Stars
Pictures: Tasting and Weingut Dr. Heger and Christian Schiller and Joachim Heger. See: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Dr. Heger in Ihringen, Kaiserstuhl, Baden – Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)
Franz Keller (Schwarzer Adler) 4.5/5 Stars
Overview: Germany Rhein-Mosel-Nahe 2024 by Ombiasy Public Relations and Wine Tours led by Annette Schiller - Facebook Day-by-day Postings
Summary: Loire 2024 - Châteaux and Wine - by ombiasy WineTours, led by Annette Schiller
Summary: Germany "From Berlin to Frankfurt" 2023 (Saale Unstrut, Sachsen, Franken, Württemberg) by ombiasy WineTours
Summary: From Lyon to Paris - Total Immersion in Burgundy and Champagne 2023 by ombiasy WineTours (July 02 - 13, 2023)
Summary: Austria 2023 by ombiasy WineTours - 12 Days: May 28 - June 08, 2023
Christian Schiller`s SCHILLER-WINE Blog on Corking Wines` Top 101 Wine Writers of 2020 List
2022 Annual Riesling Party at the Schiller Residence in McLean, Virginia, USA
Massive Tasting of Bordeaux 1982 - the Vintage that made Robert Parker a Star, USA/ France
Kékfrankos - Blaufränkisch - Lemberger: A Grape’s Immigration Story From Central Europe To The US West Coast - Seminar at the 2023 American Wine Society National Conference in St. Louis/ Missouri/ USA led by Annette Schiller
schiller-wine Blog of Christian Schiller Top Washington DC Alcohol Blog (December, 2024)
2024 Annual Meeting of the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, a 45 Years Old Wine Brotherhood in the Famous Wine Village Hochheim, Rheingau, Germany, with Annette Schiller, Founding Member, and Christian Schiller
Masterclass - The Wines of Germany: Presentation by Annette Schiller at the German Embassy in Washington DC/ Consular Conference March 2024
The New German Wine Law of 2021 - Shifting from the Sugar Level at Harvest to the Wine's Geographic Origin
Dinner at JAN in Munich, Germany, with Jan Hartwig, one of the ten German 3-star Michelin Chefs (September 2024)
