Riesling on basalt and limestone in the Mittelhaardt, Pinot Noir and Weissburgunder on the Sudliche Weinstrasse
A 23,640-hectare German wine region where the 85-kilometre Deutsche Weinstrasse threads the Mittelhaardt basalt and limestone of Forst, Deidesheim and Wachenheim into the Pinot-rich Sudliche Weinstrasse around Schweigen on the French border.
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Every vineyard, tasting room, wine bar and cellar we cover in Pfalz, pinned. Click a pin for the page.
The iconic bottles that define Pfalz.
Producer: Bassermann Jordan
Bassermann-Jordan's dry Grosses Gewachs Riesling from the basalt-rich Forster Kirchenstuck.
Price: EUR 60 to 110 at retail
Producer: Von Buhl
Von Buhl's dry Grosses Gewachs Riesling from the basalt-rich Forster Kirchenstuck.
Price: EUR 65 to 120 at retail
Producer: Von Winning
Von Winning's barrique-fermented dry Grosses Gewachs Riesling from the Forster Kirchenstuck.
Price: EUR 90 to 160 at retail
Producer: Buerklin Wolf
Burklin-Wolf's biodynamic dry Grand Cru Riesling from the Forster Kirchenstuck.
Price: EUR 80 to 140 at retail
Producer: Christmann
Christmann's biodynamic dry Grosses Gewachs Riesling from the Konigsbacher Idig.
Price: EUR 70 to 120 at retail
Producer: Mueller Catoir
Muller-Catoir's dry Grosses Gewachs Riesling from the Im Breumel monopole of the Haardter Burgergarten.
Price: EUR 65 to 110 at retail
A handful of the estates we send friends to when they are in Pfalz.
An 1718-founded Deidesheim estate working 51.9 ha across 11 Grosse Lage sites including Forster Kirchenstuck, Jesuitengarten, Pechstein, Ungeheuer; Deidesheimer Hohenmorgen and Kalkofen.
An 1849-founded Deidesheim estate working 60 ha across Forster Kirchenstuck, Jesuitengarten, Pechstein, Ungeheuer and Freundstuck, with traditional-method Riesling Sekt as a parallel program.
An 1849-founded Deidesheim estate, since 2007 part of the Niederberger group with the Dr. Deinhard line under the same roof, working 93 ha across Forster and Deidesheimer Grosse Lage sites under Stephan Attmann.
A 1597-founded family estate at Wachenheim under Bettina Burklin-von Guradze, working 84.7 ha biodynamically (Biodyvin, EU-Bio) across 15 VDP.Grosse Lage and Erste Lage parcels in Forst, Deidesheim, Wachenheim and Ruppertsberg.
A biodynamic Gimmeldingen estate at 20.4 ha under Steffen Christmann, VDP member since 1994 and chair of the VDP national board 2007-2021; flagship Konigsbacher Idig Riesling GG.
A 1744-founded Haardt estate now in the ninth Catoir generation under Philipp David Catoir; 23.3 ha across Burgergarten Im Breumel monopole, Eselshaut, Mandelgarten and Vogelsang Grosse Lage sites.
The signposted start of the Deutsche Weinstrasse, opening into the Zellertal's limestone slopes and the Schwarzer Herrgott Riesling site.
North-Mittelhaardt limestone village, the German Bordeaux-blend nursery and the Knipser barrique cellar address.
Limestone hill village above the Wurstmarkt, Saumagen Riesling at Koehler-Ruprecht and a cluster of GG-tier producers on one slope.
Spa-town hub of the Mittelhaardt, the September Wurstmarkt grounds and a working-cellar restaurant inside the 1.7-million-litre Riesenfass.
Also: Bad Duerkheim
Terra rossa Bad Durkheim commune where Pfeffingen bottles benchmark Scheurebe and Herrenberg-Weilberg Rieslings.
Basalt and limestone Mittelhaardt village with Burklin-Wolf's biodynamic flagship in town and Odinstal's Demeter cellar uphill.
Peak wine-travel season in Pfalz is spring through autumn, with harvest the standout window.
classified-growth and grand-cru estates require booking days to weeks ahead; smaller family domaines often take walk-ins midweek.
most estates open 10:00 to 17:00 by appointment, often closed Sunday and Monday.
tipping is not expected at tastings; buying a bottle from the cellar door is the customary thank-you.
If you only open one bottle, open Forster Kirchenstuck Riesling GG by bassermann-jordan. It is the wine most associated with Pfalz.
