5 editor-picked estates growing Gewuerztraminer in Baden.
Where to taste Gewuerztraminer in Baden: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
Munzingen cooperative on the flatter Tuniberg west of Freiburg, around 160 members farming roughly 70 hectares known for Spaetburgunder red wines, Weissherbst rose and Gewuerztraminer.
Tasting: Cooperative cellar door in Munzingen village on the Tuniberg, serving its roughly 160 member growers' Spaetburgunder and Weissherbst.
Tip: Weissherbst, a pale rose pressed from Spaetburgunder, is the Tuniberg's local specialty; ask for it by name.
Durbach estate on the Ortenau's granite and gneiss Plauelrain slope, majority Riesling (locally called Klingelberger) with a 2016 Eiswein that won the AWC Vienna world championship.
Tasting: Three generations work the Durbach estate together; tastings by appointment on the Plauelrain slope.
Tip: Riesling here is sold under the local name Klingelberger; don't expect Kaiserstuhl Burgunder styles.
Historic Schloss Neuweier estate north of Baden-Baden, owned by Robert Schaetzle since 2012 and majority Riesling from steep granite terraces cooled by evening Black Forest air.
Tasting: Tastings at the Schloss Neuweier grounds north of Baden-Baden, on steep granite slopes at 200-400 metres elevation.
Tip: The Mauerwein bottling from the Mauerberg Grosse Lage is the estate's most site-specific Riesling.
This Ortenau cooperative's vinothek sits on Durbach's vineyard edge, pouring the Klingelberger Riesling the village is named for alongside Spaetburgunder from its steep terraces and a scheduled open tasting.
Tip: The Offene Weinprobe cellar tour needs no advance booking; just show up during the scheduled slot for a three-wine flight.
Durbach grower-and-guesthouse run by Christian Huber, a wide varietal range from Rivaner to Gewuerztraminer plus holiday apartments set directly among the vines.
Tip: Book one of the three apartments if you want to wake up in the vineyard rather than drive back down the valley after tasting.