12 editor-picked estates growing Weissburgunder in Pfalz.
Where to taste Weissburgunder in Pfalz: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
Vinothek and English landscape garden of the 1597-founded Dr. Buerklin-Wolf estate in Wachenheim. Tastings of the Demeter-certified biodynamic Riesling range from Forst, Wachenheim, Deidesheim and Ruppertsberg sites.
Vinothek of the 16th-century Bassermann-Jordan estate in central Deidesheim, working sites in Forst, Deidesheim and Ruppertsberg including the Forst Kirchenstueck, Jesuitengarten and Pechstein Grosse Lage parcels.
Tasting room of the 16th-century Christmann estate in Gimmeldingen, Neustadt. Tastings of biodynamic Rieslings from the Idig, Reiterpfad and Mandelgarten Grosse Lage sites under VDP president Steffen Christmann and daughter Sophie.
Modern vinothek of the family-run organic Mehling estate in central Deidesheim, run by Kathrin Otte and Christoph Knaebel since 2014. Riesling from Deidesheim and Forst sites alongside the estate Pinot range.
Vinothek and cellar of the prince-bishops' Schloss Edesheim in the Suedliche Weinstrasse, set in 5 hectares of parkland and vineyards. Tastings of the estate Schloss Edesheim wines alongside Pfalz and Italian selections.
Suedliche Weinstrasse family estate at Flemlingen, working precise dry Rieslings and Spaetburgunder from southern Pfalz villages including Burrweiler and Gleisweiler.
Tip: Try the Burrweiler Schaewer Riesling alongside the dry Spaetburgunder to read the southern Weinstrasse style; the estate vinothek is among the quieter VDP visits in the Pfalz.
Single-hillside Suedliche Weinstrasse family estate above Godramstein, working the Muenzberg Schlangenpfiff and Rosenkranz for dry Riesling, Weissburgunder and Spaetburgunder.
Tip: Visit the small estate vinothek to taste the Muenzberg Schlangenpfiff and the Weissburgunder side by side; the hilltop terroir reads cleanly in the Pinot Blanc.
Northern Pfalz family estate at Zellertal-Zell, with limestone Schwarzer Herrgott Riesling and Spaetburgunder under Stephan and Georg Schwedhelm.
Tip: Try the Schwarzer Herrgott Riesling alongside the Spaetburgunder to read the cool Zellertal limestone style; the estate vinothek is among the quietest in the northern Pfalz.
Birkweiler family estate working the red-slate Kastanienbusch in the Suedliche Weinstrasse, with precise dry Riesling, Weissburgunder and Spaetburgunder.
Tip: The Birkweiler Kastanienbusch GG is the wine to find here; visit the estate to taste it next to the dry Weissburgunder for the southern Pfalz house style.
Small Schweigen-Rechtenbach family estate alongside Friedrich Becker, working cross-border Sonnenberg parcels for dry Spaetburgunder, Pinot Blanc and Riesling.
Tip: Pair a Bernhart visit with Friedrich Becker a few doors away; both farm Sonnenberg parcels on the French side, and the side-by-side tasting reads the cross-border story directly.
Forster family estate working historic basalt-soil sites including Pechstein, Jesuitengarten, Ungeheuer and Kirchenstueck for classical dry Riesling and Pinot.
Tip: Eugen Mueller's village vinothek is the cheapest way to taste basalt-soil Forster Riesling next to the more famous estates a few houses away on the same Weinstrasse.
Schweigen-Rechtenbach VDP family estate alongside Friedrich Becker, working cross-border Sonnenberg parcels for dry Spaetburgunder, Pinot Blanc and Riesling.
Tip: Try the Juelg Sonnenberg Spaetburgunder and the dry Weissburgunder side by side to read the cross-border Schweigen style outside the Becker price bracket.