Heitersheim estate certified both Demeter biodynamic and Ecovin organic, farming since 1987 with an unusually wide varietal range for the Markgraeflerland, from Viognier to Cabernet Franc.
Tip: Ask for the Viognier alongside the Weissburgunder to see how far the estate has pushed past the Markgraeflerland's usual Gutedel-and-Spaetburgunder script.
Address: Johanniterstrasse 61, 79423 Heitersheim, Germany, Baden
Kraichgau family estate at Bruchsal working Burgundy varieties and Blaufraenkisch with uncertified organic practice, a quieter alternative to the Kaiserstuhl's better-known names.
Tip: The estate keeps regular Monday to Saturday hours, easier to work into a Karlsruhe day trip than most appointment-only Kaiserstuhl addresses.
Ortenau village cooperative at Sasbachwalden growing Spaetburgunder on Black Forest granite slopes, unusual among Baden co-ops for also distilling its own Schwarzwald whisky.
Tip: Pair a bottle of the Spaetburgunder with a Schwarzwald whisky tasting in the same visit, the co-op pours both under one roof.
Younger sibling estate to Durbach's better-known Andreas Laible, run independently since 2007 by a 13th-generation family winemaker working Chardonnay, Blaufraenkisch, Sekt and gin.
Tip: Come for the Chardonnay and stay for the gin, an unusual pairing for a Durbach grower and a good way to taste the estate's range beyond Riesling.
Durbach family estate under owner Josef Rohrer, twenty consecutive state honour awards deep and a national top-100 placing, working the valley's Klingelberger Riesling alongside Spaetburgunder and Chardonnay.
Tip: The estate's own Klingelberger, Durbach's local name for Riesling grown on its granite and porphyry slopes, is the wine to taste here before anything else.
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.
Durbach's growers' cooperative since 1928, around 250 member families farming steep granite slopes for Spaetburgunder and the valley's Klingelberger Riesling.
Tip: The co-op's own Klingelberger Riesling is an honest, inexpensive way to taste Durbach's granite style before spending more at the valley's name estates.
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