Iris, Elliott & Luca of The WineBarn team were receently in Mainz attending the VDP's Mainzer Weinboerse 2023 - Germany’s most prestigious wine trade fair for all of the VDP members - with a view to finding new vintages and exciting wineries.
The Wirsching estate is based in Iphofen in the Franken wine region of Germany. Huge oak forests shield the vineyard slopes from the north and east. Together with heat-retaining Gipsum Keuper soil, the perfect micro-climate is created to produce wonderfully expressive wines laden with minerality and refreshing acidity. Wirsching produce exceptional Silvaner, the main wine varierty associated with the region. They also produce fantastic Riesling and Scheurebe. Many of Wirchsing’s wines are available in the Franken region's traditional Bocksbeutel - a type of wine bottle with the form of a flattened ellipse with a short neck. The name of this traditional bottle originates from the word “book” because, as a hip flask, it fitted into the pouch in which monks and...
Introducing the next generation of winemakers at the Kranz winery based in the Pfalz region of Germany.
Xaver Kranz tells us more about one of his favourite wines - the amazing 2019 Kirchberg Riesling Grand Cru dry white wine.
To taste this wine for yourself, click here.
Kochan & Platz, one of our favourite wineries in the Mosel region of Germany, are busy bottling their 2022 vintages. Nicole introduces us to their cellar.