A 220 ha Ruppertsberg cooperative founded in 1900 and pooling growers across Reiterpfad, Linsenbusch, Hoheburg and Nussbien single vineyards; entry-level Pfalz Riesling and Pinot Noir at the cellar door.
Address: Hauptstrasse 41, 67152 Ruppertsberg, Germany, Pfalz
Stephan Attmann's private label, released alongside the Weingut von Winning portfolio from a small Deidesheim allocation across Forster Kirchenstuck and Pechstein.
Tasting: Private collection bottlings released through von Winning at Weinstrasse 10; tastings of Forster Kirchenstuck and Pechstein Rieslings in extremely limited release.
A 22 ha Sudliche Weinstrasse estate at Walsheim under Rolf Pfaffmann, working calcareous and Buntsandstein soils for Riesling, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir at accessible Pfalz prices.
Tasting: Vinothek at Hauptstrasse 73 in Walsheim by appointment; tastings of Walsheimer Forst and Silberberg Rieslings and the Burgunder lineup.
A 12 ha Bad Durkheim family estate working dry Riesling and Pinot Noir from Durkheimer Spielberg and Hochbenn parcels for the Wurstmarkt fair trade and direct sales.
Tasting: Estate Vinothek in Bad Durkheim by appointment; tastings of Durkheimer Spielberg and Hochbenn Rieslings.
Stephan Attmann's private label, released alongside the Weingut von Winning portfolio from a small Deidesheim allocation across Forster Kirchenstuck and Pechstein.
Tasting: Private collection bottlings released through von Winning at Weinstrasse 10; tastings of Forster Kirchenstuck and Pechstein Rieslings in extremely limited release.
A border-area Riesling specialist with vineyards on the Pfalz / Nahe edge under Martin Tesch, known for bone-dry single-vineyard Riesling from a 22 ha holding.
Tasting: Vinothek at Langenlonsheim near the Pfalz border by appointment; tastings of dry Riesling from the Pfalz / Nahe border-area sites including the new Pfalz parcel program.
A 600 ha Bad Durkheim cooperative pooling growers across the central Mittelhaardt, with a Vinothek next to the Wurstmarkt grounds and a strong everyday-Riesling and Dornfelder program at the cellar door.
Tasting: Vinothek and tasting bar at Trifftstrasse 13 with regular daily opening hours; Wurstmarkt-season stall and direct sales of the cooperative's full Pfalz range.
A 20 ha Grosskarlbach family estate working calcareous and loess soils across Burgweg, Osterberg and Im Grossen Garten for dry Riesling and Pinot Noir.
Tasting: Vinothek at Hauptstrasse 14 in Grosskarlbach by appointment; tastings of Grosskarlbacher Burgweg, Osterberg and Im Grossen Garten parcels.
