42 editor-picked Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris) producers across 3 regions.
A guide to Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris) worth seeking out, by region. We list the estates, how each region expresses the grape, and the bottles that show it best.
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.
Tasting: Vinothek and biodynamic vineyard walks at Gimmeldingen by appointment; Konigsbacher Idig vineyard visits arranged for cellar customers.
A respekt-BIODYN Siebeldingen estate at 26 ha under Hansjorg Rebholz, VDP member since 1991, with Grosse Lage parcels at Birkweiler Kastanienbusch, Siebeldinger Im Sonnenschein and Mandelberg.
Tasting: Vinothek at Weinstrasse 54; biodynamic vineyard walks on Kastanienbusch, Im Sonnenschein and Mandelberg by appointment; vintner tastings during the Sudliche Weinstrasse open-cellar weekend in late August.
A 99.7 ha Laumersheim estate under Werner, Volker and Stephan Knipser, VDP member since 1993, and the German barrique-pioneer estate for Cabernet, Merlot and Pinot Noir from the 1980s onward.
Tasting: Estate Vinothek at Hauptstrasse 47-49 by appointment; tastings cover Kirschgarten, Mandelpfad and Steinbuckel GGs and the Knipser Bordeaux-blend reds that pioneered the category in Germany from the 1980s.
A 61 ha north-Mittelhaardt and Zellertal estate at Laumersheim under Philipp Kuhn, VDP member since 2008, with Grosse Lage parcels at Kirschgarten, Steinbuckel, Im Grossen Garten, Schwarzer Herrgott and Kallstadter Saumagen.
Tasting: Vinothek at Grosskarlbacher Strasse 20 by appointment; estate tastings cover the Laumersheimer Kirschgarten and Steinbuckel GGs and the Zellertaler Schwarzer Herrgott and Kreuzberg Rieslings.
A 19.9 ha Birkweiler VDP estate (member since 1991) under Franz Wehrheim, respekt-BIODYN certified, with Grosse Lage parcels at Mandelberg, Kastanienbusch (Koppel) and Siebeldinger Im Sonnenschein.
Tasting: Vinothek at Weinstrasse 8 by appointment; Mandelberg, Kastanienbusch and Im Sonnenschein vineyard walks bookable in season.
A 24.9 ha Bad Durkheim estate at Weinstrasse Nord 51 under Johann Fitz, nine generations of family ownership and a VDP founding member; Grosse Lage parcels at Durkheimer Michelsberg and Ungsteiner Herrenberg.
Tasting: Vinothek at Weinstrasse Nord 51 by appointment; cellar tour of the 1785 vaulted cellar; on-site Park Hotel Fitz-Ritter for estate-stay packages.
A 19 ha Godramstein Burgunder specialist under Gunter and Friedrich Kessler, VDP member since 2000; flagship Munzberg Schlangenpfiff Weisser Burgunder GG and a Pinot Noir-led portfolio on calcareous soils.
Tasting: Vinothek at Bochingerstrasse 51 by appointment; tastings of Munzberg Schlangenpfiff Weissburgunder GG and the Godramsteiner Erste Lage bottlings.
A 25.7 ha Flemlingen estate in the eighth Minges generation under Theo Minges, VDP member since 2008 and certified organic; Burrweiler Schawer, Gleisweiler Holle and Bochinger Rosenkranz GGs.
Tasting: Vinothek at Bachstrasse 11 in a 15th-century courtyard by appointment; tastings of Schawer, Holle and Rosenkranz GGs.
A 31.8 ha Schweigen-Rechtenbach estate under Werner and Johannes Julg, VDP member since 2021; certified organic, with Sonnenberg, Kammerberg and Guldenwingert Grosse Lage Pinot and Riesling on Muschelkalk limestone at the French border.
Tasting: Vinothek at Hauptstrasse 1 by appointment; Pinot-focused tastings of Sonnenberg, Kammerberg and Guldenwingert GGs and the estate-bottled Sekt program.
A 30.2 ha Burrweiler estate under the Messmer family, VDP member since 1997 and certified organic; Schawer (Burrweiler) and Michelsberg (Weyher) Grosse Lage Riesling on slate-rich soils of the southern Mittelhaardt.
Tasting: Vinothek at Gaisbergstrasse 5 by appointment; tastings of Burrweiler Schawer and Weyherer Michelsberg GGs.
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.
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.
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 16 ha Klingenmuenster family estate at the southern Pfalz edge, working warm calcareous soils for dry Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir.
Tasting: Vinothek at Weinstrasse 17 in Klingenmuenster by appointment; tastings of Sudliche Weinstrasse Riesling, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir.
Hessian state wine estate at the 1136 Cistercian abbey of Eberbach, working 168 ha across the Rheingau with the walled Steinberg monopole and Assmannshausen.
Tasting: Daily monastery and winery tours from 10:00, Vinothek and tasting flights at the abbey; seasonal cellar concerts at Kloster Eberbach.
Theresa Breuer's Rudesheim estate, 40 ha across Rudesheimer Berg, the Rauenthaler Nonnenberg monopole and Lorcher Pfaffenwies; left the VDP in 2000 over GG.
Tasting: Vinothek at Grabenstrasse 8 with cellar tastings by appointment; vineyard walks on the Rudesheimer Berg available in season.
Florsheim-Wicker family estate, 20 ha and 81% Riesling, with monopole sites Wickerer Nonnberg and Hochheimer Konigin Victoriaberg (British royal supplier 1850).
Tasting: Tastings and sales Mon-Fri 15:00 to 19:00 and Sat 10:00 to 14:00 at the Strassenmuhle estate; visits to the Hochheimer Konigin Victoriaberg monopole by appointment.
Private Erbach domain on the Rhine documented from 1337 and EU-organic certified from 2021; about 80 ha across Erbach, Hattenheim and Kiedrich incl. Marcobrunn.
Tasting: Riverside Erbach estate with Vinothek, Schlossgarten and tasting events; tours include the historic 1801 castle and Marcobrunn parcels.
Achim von Oetinger's restored Erbach estate (relaunched 2008), 12.3 ha and 85% Riesling across Marcobrunn and Siegelsberg VDP.Grosse Lage parcels.
Tasting: Vinothek open Mon and Fri from 16:00, weekends and holidays from noon; the Marcobrunn and Siegelsberg parcels are the headline tastings.
A Johannisberg family estate documented from 1670, 15 ha on Taunus quartzite around Johannisberg; named Discovery of the Year by Gault Millau in 2008.
Tasting: Family Vinothek and tastings at the Johannisberg estate; visits cover the Taunus quartzite parcels and the Frisian island offshoot.
A small Aulhausen family estate above Rudesheim of about 6.5 ha, working steep Rudesheimer Berg parcels for Riesling, Grauburgunder and a small Spatburgunder line.
Tasting: Family-run Aulhausen estate above Rudesheim; tastings, Strausswirtschaft and direct sales by appointment in the village cellar.
Matthias Crass's family Erbach estate, working Steinmorgen, Hohenrain, Michelmark and Kiedricher Sandgrub; runs a restaurant in the historic Burg Crass since 2016.
Tasting: Burg Crass estate restaurant and Gutsausschank in the historic Erbach buildings; tastings, gardens and barrier-free Vinothek.
A Molitor family Hattenheim estate (Klaus took over from his father Karl in 1999); Riesling, Spatburgunder, Chardonnay and Grauburgunder across the Rheingau.
Tasting: Hattenheim family estate with cellar tastings, vineyard walks and direct sales; Klaus Molitor has run the estate since 1999.
A sixth-generation Hattenheim family estate of 9 ha along the Rhine from Erbach through Hattenheim, Oestrich and Mittelheim; Riesling and Burgundy varieties.
Tasting: Sixth-generation Hattenheim family estate with a Rheinallee Vinothek and tastings across parcels from Erbach through Hattenheim to Mittelheim.
A Westhofen estate working 30 ha biodynamically under Philipp Wittmann; EU-Bio since the late 1980s and biodynamic since 2004, in respekt-BIODYN and La Renaissance des Appellations. Morstein, Kirchspiel, Brunnenhaeuschen and Aulerde Riesling GGs.
Tasting: Estate tastings and cellar tours by appointment at the 1829 barrel cellar; vineyard walks on the Westhofener Morstein, Kirchspiel and Aulerde slopes seasonally. Vinothek open weekdays.
Signature wines: Morstein Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Kirchspiel Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Brunnenhaeuschen Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Aulerde Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Hoellenbrand Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, La Borne Riesling, Westhofener Riesling Ortswein, 100 Hill Silvaner, Weissburgunder S, Spaetburgunder S
A 25-hectare Hohen-Suelzen-based estate co-managed by Carolin Spanier-Gillot and H.O. Spanier with sister estate Battenfeld-Spanier. EU-Bio certified with a Roter Hang Riesling programme on Pettenthal, Hipping, Oelberg and the Nackenheimer Rothenberg cliff above the Rhine.
Tasting: Vinothek and tastings at the Hohen-Suelzen cellar shared with Battenfeld-Spanier by appointment; vineyard walks on the Roter Hang Pettenthal, Hipping, Oelberg and Nackenheimer Rothenberg parcels arranged for allocation customers and trade visitors.
Signature wines: Pettenthal Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Hipping Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Oelberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Roter Hang Riesling, Qvinterra Riesling, Rothenberg Wurzelecht Riesling, Bodenheim Riesling Ortswein, Spaetburgunder Kuehling-Gillot
A 25.30-hectare Siefersheim estate under Daniel Wagner, EU-Bio certified and a VDP member since 2004, working porphyry-and-slate parcels on the Heerkretz and Hoellberg Grosse Lage sites at the western Rheinhessen-Nahe boundary.
Tasting: Vinothek and cellar tours at Woellsteiner Strasse 10 by appointment; vineyard walks on the Heerkretz and Hoellberg Grosse Lage porphyry-and-slate parcels at the Rheinhessen-Nahe border.
Signature wines: Heerkretz Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Hoellberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Siefersheimer Riesling Ortswein, Heerkretz Spaetburgunder Grosses Gewaechs, Weissburgunder Wagner-Stempel, Silvaner Wagner-Stempel
A small 7-hectare Westhofen estate under Friedrich Groebe, VDP member since 2000, working the Westhofener Aulerde and Kirchspiel Grosse Lage sites with a tight Riesling focus and a small Silvaner and Burgunder programme alongside.
Tasting: Estate tastings at Mainzer Strasse 18 by appointment; small-batch cellar tours and vineyard walks on the Westhofener Aulerde and Kirchspiel slopes seasonally.
Signature wines: Aulerde Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Kirchspiel Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Westhofener Riesling Ortswein, Silvaner Westhofen, Spaetburgunder K. F. Groebe, Grauburgunder K. F. Groebe
A 25.5-hectare Dittelsheim estate under Stefan Winter, VDP member since 2013, with the Wonnegau Geyersberg, Mondschein and Leckerberg Grosse Lage sites carrying the Riesling line and a small Burgunder programme.
Tasting: Vinothek and cellar tours at Heilgebaumstrasse 34, Dittelsheim, by appointment; vineyard walks on the Westhofener Morstein, Kirchspiel and Geyersberg parcels seasonally.
Signature wines: Geyersberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Mondschein Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Leckerberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Dittelsheimer Riesling Ortswein, Weisser Burgunder Winter, Spaetburgunder Winter
A 17.2-hectare Gundheim estate under Michael Gutzler, EU-Bio certified and a VDP member since 2006, with a strong Wonnegau Spaetburgunder programme on the Westhofener Morstein, Kirchspiel and Floersheimer Frauenberg Grosse Lage sites.
Tasting: Vinothek and cellar tours at Rossgasse 19, Gundheim, by appointment; vineyard walks on the Westhofener Morstein, Kirchspiel and Floersheimer Frauenberg parcels.
Signature wines: Morstein Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Frauenberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Kirchspiel Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Morstein Spaetburgunder Grosses Gewaechs, Frauenberg Spaetburgunder Grosses Gewaechs, Weisser Burgunder Gutzler
A 17.2-hectare schloss-based Ingelheim estate under Ivonne and Johannes Graf von Schoenburg-Glauchau; VDP member since 1984, with 70 percent Burgundersorten and 30 percent Riesling on the Westerhaus monopole and adjacent Ingelheim parcels.
Tasting: Schloss-based tastings and cellar tours at the Westerhaus estate above Ingelheim by appointment; vineyard walks on the Schloss Westerhaus monopole and Ingelheimer Hoeller parcels.
Signature wines: Westerhaus Spaetburgunder Grosses Gewaechs, Westerhaus Chardonnay Grosses Gewaechs, Westerhaus Riesling, Westerhaus Weisser Burgunder, Westerhaus Grauer Burgunder
A 21-hectare state-owned teaching estate in Oppenheim under Director Dr. Bernd Prior, VDP member since 1926. Wormser Strasse 162 is the historic Lehranstalt cellar; the Oppenheimer Sackttraeger and Kreuz Grosse Lage sites anchor the Riesling programme.
Tasting: Vinothek and teaching-cellar tours at Wormser Strasse 162 by appointment; vineyard walks on the Oppenheimer Sackttraeger and Kreuz parcels and St. Laurent micro-plots.
Signature wines: Sackttraeger Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Kreuz Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Oppenheimer Riesling Ortswein, Silvaner Oppenheim, St. Laurent Oppenheim, Spaetburgunder Oppenheim
A Bechtheim estate under Jochen Dreissigacker working approximately 30 hectares with EU-Bio certification, focused on Riesling and Silvaner from the Wonnegau Geyersberg and Morstein slopes with a small Burgunder programme. Independent of VDP.
Tasting: Vinothek and cellar tours at Untere Klinggasse 4, Bechtheim, by appointment; vineyard walks on the Bechtheimer Geyersberg and Westhofener Morstein parcels.
Signature wines: Morstein Riesling, Geyersberg Riesling, Bechtheim Riesling, Silvaner Dreissigacker, Weisser Burgunder Dreissigacker, Spaetburgunder Dreissigacker
A Weinolsheim estate under Eric Manz working Rheinterrasse sites including the Oppenheimer Sackttraeger and Niersteiner Roter Hang parcels with a Riesling and Spaetburgunder focus. Independent of VDP.
Tasting: Vinothek and cellar tours at Muehlweg 18, Weinolsheim, by appointment, with vineyard walks on the Oppenheimer Sackttraeger and Niersteiner Roter Hang parcels.
Signature wines: Sackttraeger Riesling, Pettenthal Riesling, Weinolsheim Riesling, Oppenheim Riesling, Spaetburgunder Manz, Weisser Burgunder Manz
A 28-hectare Flonheim-Uffhofen estate under the Espenschied family, with Wilfried and Nico Espenschied as the eighth-generation operators working calcareous loess parcels on the Adelberg slope; on-site Landhotel and estate restaurant.
Tasting: Vinothek, Landhotel and Espenhof estate restaurant at Hauptstrasse 81, Flonheim-Uffhofen; cellar tours and tastings on request; the adjacent Landhotel Espenhof at Hauptstrasse 76 also operates as on-site accommodation.
Signature wines: Flonheimer Adelberg Riesling, Espenhof Riesling Trocken, Weisser Burgunder Espenhof, Grauer Burgunder Espenhof, Spaetburgunder Espenhof, Dornfelder Espenhof
A 22-hectare Gabsheim estate under brothers Christoph and Johannes Thoerle, working calcareous slopes around Saulheim and Gabsheim with a Riesling-and-Spaetburgunder focus on the Hoelle, Probstey and Schlossberg sites.
Tasting: Vinothek and cellar tours at Hauptstrasse 24, Gabsheim, by appointment; vineyard walks on the Saulheimer Hoelle, Probstey and Schlossberg calcareous slopes seasonally.
Signature wines: Hoelle Riesling, Schlossberg Riesling, Probstey Riesling, Saulheimer Riesling, Spaetburgunder Thoerle, Weisser Burgunder Thoerle
A family Nierstein-Schwabsburg estate on the southern Roter Hang under Christine Huff, working Riesling, Spaetburgunder and Burgunder parcels on the Niersteiner village periphery. Independent of VDP.
Tasting: Visits by appointment at Hauptstrasse 90, Nierstein-Schwabsburg; tastings cover Roter Hang Riesling and Burgunder bottlings.
Signature wines: Schwabsburger Riesling, Niersteiner Riesling Spaetlese, Riesling Trocken Huff, Spaetburgunder Huff, Weisser Burgunder Huff, Silvaner Huff
A Stadecken-Elsheim family estate at Schildweg 2 in the Selz valley working calcareous loess sites with a Riesling-and-Burgunder line and a Spaetburgunder programme. Independent of VDP, mid-size Rheinhessen producer.
Tasting: Vinothek and tastings at Schildweg 2, Stadecken-Elsheim, by appointment; cellar tours cover the Selz-valley calcareous loess parcels.
Signature wines: Stadecker Riesling, Hedesheimer Hof Riesling Trocken, Spaetburgunder Hedesheimer Hof, Weisser Burgunder Hedesheimer Hof, Grauburgunder Hedesheimer Hof, Silvaner Hedesheimer Hof
Bechtheim Wonnegau family estate near Floersheim-Dalsheim and Westhofen, 43 hectares of south-facing parcels with dry Riesling, Burgunder and Dornfelder.
Tip: Visit Spiess on a Wonnegau morning before tasting Keller in Floersheim-Dalsheim; the Bechtheim valley-basin context puts the Wonnegau renaissance into a calmer frame.
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