A 92 ha Ellerstadt estate founded by Markus Schneider in 1994 with one hectare; modern-label Pfalz red and white program around the Black Print Bordeaux-blend brand and the Kaitui Sauvignon Blanc.
Address: Am Hohen Weg 1, 67158 Ellerstadt, Germany, Pfalz
A 38 ha Bad Durkheim estate under Alexander Pflueger, certified Demeter biodynamic since 2008; Riesling and Burgunder from sites around Bad Durkheim, Ungstein and Wachenheim.
Tasting: Vinothek by appointment at Bad Durkheim; Demeter-biodynamic vineyard walks on the Durkheimer Spielberg and Ungsteiner sites.
A 22 ha Birkweiler estate under Volker Gies, with 38 percent Riesling, 17 percent Spatburgunder and 30 percent Pinot Blanc/Pinot Gris on the Buntsandstein-and-slate slopes around Kastanienbusch.
Tasting: Vinothek and shop at Am Rosenberg 5; tastings of Kastanienbusch and Mandelberg single-vineyard Rieslings and Pinot Noir.
A 38 ha Bad Durkheim estate under Alexander Pflueger, certified Demeter biodynamic since 2008; Riesling and Burgunder from sites around Bad Durkheim, Ungstein and Wachenheim.
Tasting: Vinothek by appointment at Bad Durkheim; Demeter-biodynamic vineyard walks on the Durkheimer Spielberg and Ungsteiner sites.
A 35 ha Hainfeld estate under Annette Borell and Thomas Diehl, with roots back to 1619; expanded from five hectares since the 1990 founding-by-marriage and known for Pfalz-priced everyday Sauvignon Blanc and traditional-method Chardonnay Sekt.
Tasting: Vinothek at Hainfeld with regular Saturday afternoon open hours; tastings of Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and the methode-champenoise Chardonnay Sekt.
An 85 ha Hainfeld estate in the 15th Lergenmueller generation since 1538; broad Burgunder-led portfolio, ownership of Weingut Sankt Annaberg from 1998 and a sustainability-driven cellar program.
Tasting: Vinothek at Weinstrasse 16 with daily opening hours; tastings cover the Burgunder lineup and the Sankt Annaberg single-vineyard reds.
An 1879-founded Deidesheim estate at Im Kathrinenbild 1, owned since 2012 by Fumiko Tokuoka and run by Ulrich Mell; 17 ha across Deidesheimer Grosse Lage sites and a parallel Sekt program.
Tasting: Vinothek and Sekt cellar at Im Kathrinenbild 1; tastings of Deidesheimer Grainhubel, Kieselberg and Hohenmorgen Rieslings and traditional-method Sekt.
A small Gimmeldingen estate at Hahnentor 1 under Steffen Mugler, working roughly 8 ha across Mandelgarten and Bienengarten on calcareous sandstone; soil-focused, terroir-driven program.
Tasting: Vinothek and Hofausschank at Hahnentor 1 in Gimmeldingen; tastings of Mandelgarten and Bienengarten village wines.
