Ave 9-10m hl (Euro No 4 biggest prod)
75% of wine prod by co-op
Key Prod
Weingut Dr L - Mosel
- One of largest 70,000 btls/yr, famous for Q of Rie
- Run by Ernst L, commited to boost Q in top sites + sust and Org
- Flagship wine = W S Aus Er Lag Rie also owns Villa Wolf
Schloss Sch - Rheingau
50ha Est, owned by Sch for centuries, top Sw wine
Weingut Gunderlock - Rheinhessen
Trad winemaking, low Y, no cult Y and long aging, complex Rie from dry to Lusc Sw. Jean B is the export wine.
Weingut Dr Burk-Wolf - Pfalz
Large Pvt est w/vy in most top sites of Mittel, dry Rie after Q dropped in 80s, Bio since 05
Vintages:
2010 Poor crop, bad weather
2009/11/12 more typ
NB hi crops doesn’t mean bad Q (ie, 1982 largest + good Q)
Mature Local Market
Dom by Multiples (Aldi - 25%) w hi price sens + limited growth opp. Per Cap consumption 25l/yr, mainly red 63%
Average: 9-10m hl (Europe’s #4 biggest producers)
75% of wine produced by co-operative cellars.
Key producers:
Weingut Dr Loosen – Mosel
- One of the largest Mosel producer w 70,000btls/yr; famous for the quality of his Rieslings
- Run by Ernst Loosen; committed from the start to boost quality in all his top sites & sustainable and organic viticulture;
- Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Erste Lage Riesling one of the flagship wines; also owns Villa Wolf.
- *Schloss Schónborn** – Rheingau
- 50ha estate owned by the noble Schonborn for centuries; vineyards dispersed. Known for top sweet wines.
- *Weingut Gunderloch - Rheinhessen**
- Owns vineyards in top Nierstein sites; traditional winemaking (low yields, no cultivated yeasts) & unusually long aging in cask for complex Rieslings, from dry to lusciously sweet. Jean Baptiste is the export wine.
- *Weingut Dr Burklin-Wolf - Pfalz**
- Large private estate w vineyards in most top sites of Mittelhaardt; rebuilt reputation on dry Rieslings (≠sweet
wines) after quality dropped in the 80s; biodynamic since 05;
Vintages:
- 2010: poor crop due to bad weather conditions
- 2009/11/12: more typical years
- *NB: hi crops does not mean lower quality (e.g. 1982 – largest ever and good quality)**
Mature local market:
- Dominated by multiples (Aldi – 25%) w hi price sensitivity & limited growth opportunity - Per capita consumption: 25l/yr; mainly red (63%)
