Forster Kirchenstuck Riesling GG
Producer: bassermann-jordan
Bassermann-Jordan's dry Grosses Gewachs Riesling from the basalt-rich Forster Kirchenstuck.
Price: EUR 60 to 110 at retail
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.
Drink your way through Pfalz
Map of Pfalz
Every vineyard, tasting room, wine bar and cellar we cover in Pfalz, pinned. Click a pin for the page.
Signature wines of Pfalz
The iconic bottles that define Pfalz.
Forster Kirchenstuck Riesling GG
Producer: von-buhl
Von Buhl's dry Grosses Gewachs Riesling from the basalt-rich Forster Kirchenstuck.
Price: EUR 65 to 120 at retail
Forster Kirchenstuck Riesling GG
Producer: von-winning
Von Winning's barrique-fermented dry Grosses Gewachs Riesling from the Forster Kirchenstuck.
Price: EUR 90 to 160 at retail
Forster Kirchenstuck Riesling GC
Producer: buerklin-wolf
Burklin-Wolf's biodynamic dry Grand Cru Riesling from the Forster Kirchenstuck.
Price: EUR 80 to 140 at retail
Konigsbacher Idig Riesling GG
Producer: christmann
Christmann's biodynamic dry Grosses Gewachs Riesling from the Konigsbacher Idig.
Price: EUR 70 to 120 at retail
Haardter Burgergarten Im Breumel Riesling GG (Monopole)
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
Vineyards to know in Pfalz
A handful of the estates we send friends to when they are in Pfalz.
Weingut Bassermann-Jordan
An 1718-founded Deidesheim estate working 51.9 ha across 11 Grosse Lage sites including Forster Kirchenstuck, Jesuitengarten, Pechstein, Ungeheuer, and Deidesheimer Hohenmorgen and Kalkofen.
Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl
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.
Weingut von Winning
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.
Weingut Dr. Burklin-Wolf
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.
Weingut A. Christmann
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.
Weingut Muller-Catoir
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.
Sub-appellations of Pfalz
Bockenheim an der Weinstrasse (Bockenheim/Bockenheim an der Weinstrasse/Zellertal)
The signposted start of the Deutsche Weinstrasse, opening into the Zellertal's limestone slopes and the Schwarzer Herrgott Riesling site.
Laumersheim (Laumersheim/Laumersheimer)
North-Mittelhaardt limestone village, the German Bordeaux-blend nursery and the Knipser barrique cellar address.
Kallstadt (Kallstadt/Kallstadter/Kallstadter Saumagen)
Limestone hill village above the Wurstmarkt, Saumagen Riesling at Koehler-Ruprecht and a cluster of GG-tier producers on one slope.
Bad Durkheim (Bad Durkheim/Durkheim/Bad Duerkheim/Durkheimer)
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
Ungstein (Ungstein/Ungsteiner/Bad Durkheim-Ungstein)
Terra rossa Bad Durkheim commune where Pfeffingen bottles benchmark Scheurebe and Herrenberg-Weilberg Rieslings.
Wachenheim an der Weinstrasse (Wachenheim/Wachenheim an der Weinstrasse/Wachenheimer)
Basalt and limestone Mittelhaardt village with Burklin-Wolf's biodynamic flagship in town and Odinstal's Demeter cellar uphill.
Pfalz wine, FAQ
When is the best time to visit Pfalz for wine?
Peak wine-travel season in Pfalz is spring through autumn, with harvest the standout window.
Do I need an appointment to taste at Pfalz estates?
classified-growth and grand-cru estates require booking days to weeks ahead; smaller family domaines often take walk-ins midweek.
What hours do Pfalz 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 Pfalz 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 Pfalz?
If you only open one bottle, open Forster Kirchenstuck Riesling GG by bassermann-jordan. It is the wine most associated with Pfalz.