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Germany's warmest wine region and the country's only district in EU climate zone B: 15,727 hectares running from the volcanic Kaiserstuhl and the Gutedel country of the Markgraeflerland to the Ortenau's Riesling slopes and the vineyards above Lake Constance.
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Map of Baden
Every vineyard, tasting room, wine bar and cellar we cover in Baden, pinned. Click a pin for the page.
Signature wines of Baden
The iconic bottles that define Baden.
Malterdinger Spaetburgunder
Producer: Bernhard Huber
Malterdingen village-tier Spaetburgunder from Bernhard Huber's home commune, dry and medium-bodied on the estate's signature muschelkalk soil.
Price: EUR18-24 at retail
Bienenberg Spaetburgunder GG
Producer: Bernhard Huber
Grosse Lage Spaetburgunder from Bernhard Huber's Bienenberg site in Malterdingen, Germany's benchmark cool-climate Pinot Noir estate.
Price: EUR55-80 at retail
Burkheimer Spaetburgunder
Producer: Bercher
Village-level Ortswein Spaetburgunder from Bercher, an everyday red with an intense sour-cherry and redcurrant nose.
Price: EUR11-14 at retail
Ziereisen Schulen Spaetburgunder
Producer: Ziereisen
Single-site Spaetburgunder from the Schulen parcel at Weingut Ziereisen, a cult Markgraeflerland Pinot Noir.
Price: EUR 28-36 at the winery
Gruener Markgraefler Gutedel
Producer: Laemmlin Schindler
Light, dry entry-level Gutedel from Laemmlin-Schindler's Markgraeflerland estate.
Price: EUR7-9 at retail
Ziereisen Jaspis Gutedel 10 hoch 4
Producer: Ziereisen
The Jaspis-tier Gutedel from Weingut Ziereisen, labelled 10 hoch 4, the estate's top selection of Baden's historic white grape.
Price: EUR 30-40 at the winery
Vineyards to know in Baden
A handful of the estates we send friends to when they are in Baden.
Weingut Bernhard Huber
Malterdingen estate on weathered muschelkalk in the Breisgau, working 35.3 hectares across the Bienenberg, Sommerhalde and Schlossberg Grosse Lage sites with Spaetburgunder as the house specialty.
Weingut Salwey
Burgundy specialist above Oberrotweil on the Kaiserstuhl's volcanic and loess soils, farming the Kirchberg, Eichberg, Henkenberg and Steingrubenberg Grosse Lage sites under Konrad Salwey.
Weingut Dr. Heger
Third-generation Ihringen estate on the Kaiserstuhl's Winklerberg, farming 37.6 hectares of mostly dry Burgunder and Riesling on volcanic soil, with a second site on the Achkarren Schlossberg.
Weingut Franz Keller (Schwarzer Adler)
Oberbergen estate on the Kaiserstuhl's volcanic Bassgeige and Eichberg sites, run by Friedrich Keller alongside the Schwarzer Adler restaurant his family has kept since 1969.
Weingut Bercher
Burkheim family estate tracing winemaking back to 1457, farming 38.3 hectares of the Kaiserstuhl's Feuerberg volcanic terraces, mostly Spaetburgunder and Grauburgunder.
Weingut Stigler
Ihringen estate on the Vorderer Winklerberg, one of Germany's warmest vineyard sites, farming 13.9 hectares of mostly Burgunder varieties with a small Riesling and Chardonnay planting.
Sub-appellations of Baden
Kaiserstuhl (Kaiserstuhl/Bereich Kaiserstuhl)
Germany's warmest vineyard slopes, terraced volcanic hillsides above Rhine-plain villages, and the region's densest concentration of VDP.Grosse Lage estates.
Tuniberg (Tuniberg/Bereich Tuniberg)
Freiburg's quieter wine district, gentler slopes than the Kaiserstuhl across the valley, built around village cooperatives and Weissherbst rose.
Markgraeflerland (Markgraeflerland/Markgraflerland/Bereich Markgraeflerland)
Rolling hills between the Black Forest and the Rhine, Gutedel poured by the Viertele in village Besenwirtschaften and Straussenwirtschaften.
Ortenau (Ortenau/Bereich Ortenau)
Granite terraces below the Black Forest, half-timbered wine villages and Baden's most Riesling-forward district.
Breisgau (Breisgau/Bereich Breisgau)
Freiburg's home district, muschelkalk soils and a concentration of Baden's most internationally recognised Spaetburgunder.
Kraichgau (Kraichgau/Bereich Kraichgau)
Rolling farmland northeast of Karlsruhe, gypsum-keuper soils and Baden's most visible biodynamic estates.
Baden wine, FAQ
When is the best time to visit Baden for wine?
Peak wine-travel season in Baden is spring through autumn, with harvest the standout window.
Do I need an appointment to taste at Baden estates?
classified-growth and grand-cru estates require booking days to weeks ahead; smaller family domaines often take walk-ins midweek.
What hours do Baden cellars and tasting rooms keep?
most estates open 10:00 to 17:00 by appointment, often closed Sunday and Monday.
How does tipping work at Baden tastings?
tipping is not expected at tastings; buying a bottle from the cellar door is the customary thank-you.
What is the one wine to try in Baden?
If you only open one bottle, open Malterdinger Spaetburgunder by bernhard-huber. It is the wine most associated with Baden.