4 biodynamic spots in Pfalz, editor-picked by Cork & Curve. All dietary guides in Pfalz.
Weingut Dr. Buerklin-Wolf ★ 4.7
Wachenheim · Weinstrasse 65, 67157 Wachenheim an der Weinstrasse, Germany
Weingut Dr. Buerklin-Wolf converted its full vineyard area to biodynamic farming and earned Biodyvin certification in 2005, working dry Riesling from Wachenheim, Forst, Deidesheim and Ruppertsberg.
Tip: Book a guided biodynamic vineyard walk before the cellar tasting; Buerklin-Wolf runs them on weekend afternoons and the farming is the point of the visit.
Weingut A. Christmann ★ 4.6
Gimmeldingen (Neustadt) · Peter-Koch-Strasse 43, 67435 Neustadt-Gimmeldingen, Germany
Steffen Christmann at Gimmeldingen began biodynamic farming in 2004 and the estate became Demeter-certified, working the Idig and Reiterpfad sites for the dry Riesling range alongside a Pinot Noir programme on biodynamic principles.
Tip: Compare the Idig and Reiterpfad GG dry Rieslings side by side; the same biodynamic farming reads two single sites a short walk apart in Gimmeldingen.
Weingut Odinstal ★ 4.5
Wachenheim (Odinstal) · Odinstal 1, 67157 Wachenheim an der Weinstrasse, Germany
Thomas Hensel's Odinstal above Wachenheim, at around 350 metres elevation, is Demeter-certified biodynamic and works dry Riesling, Silvaner and Weissburgunder from the steep basalt and limestone hill behind the Wachtenburg ruin.
Tip: The drive up to Odinstal earns the visit on its own; the basalt-and-limestone hilltop above Wachenheim is the coolest single-site Riesling terroir in the Pfalz.
Weingut Pflueger ★ 4.4
Bad Duerkheim · Weinstrasse Sued 35, 67098 Bad Duerkheim, Germany
Alexander Pflueger at Bad Duerkheim farms 38 hectares of Mittelhaardt vineyards in certified Demeter-biodynamic viticulture since 2008, working Riesling and the Burgunder family from sites around Bad Duerkheim, Ungstein and Wachenheim.
Tip: Combine a Pflueger tasting with a Duerkheimer Spielberg vineyard walk; the estate runs Demeter-biodynamic vineyard tours on weekend mornings.