Baden Qualitaetswein trockenChardonnay, BlaufraenkischFounded 2007Alexander LaibleDurbach (Ortenau)
Younger sibling estate to Durbach's better-known Andreas Laible, run independently since 2007 by a 13th-generation family winemaker working Chardonnay, Blaufraenkisch, Sekt and gin.
Tip: Come for the Chardonnay and stay for the gin, an unusual pairing for a Durbach grower and a good way to taste the estate's range beyond Riesling.
Baden Qualitaetswein trockenKlingelberger (Riesling), Spaetburgunder, Weissburgunder, Grauburgunder, Traminer, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon BlancJosef RohrerDurbach (Ortenau)
Durbach family estate under owner Josef Rohrer, twenty consecutive state honour awards deep and a national top-100 placing, working the valley's Klingelberger Riesling alongside Spaetburgunder and Chardonnay.
Tip: The estate's own Klingelberger, Durbach's local name for Riesling grown on its granite and porphyry slopes, is the wine to taste here before anything else.
Baden Qualitaetswein trockenRivaner, Klingelberger (Riesling), Grauburgunder, Weissburgunder, Chardonnay, Scheurebe, Gewuerztraminer, SpaetburgunderChristian HuberDurbach (Ortenau)
Durbach grower-and-guesthouse run by Christian Huber, a wide varietal range from Rivaner to Gewuerztraminer plus holiday apartments set directly among the vines.
Tip: Book one of the three apartments if you want to wake up in the vineyard rather than drive back down the valley after tasting.
Baden Qualitaetswein trockenSpaetburgunder, Klingelberger (Riesling), Mueller-Thurgau, Grauburgunder, Clevner (Traminer)Founded 1928Cooperative (approximately 250 member families)Durbach (Ortenau)
Durbach's growers' cooperative since 1928, around 250 member families farming steep granite slopes for Spaetburgunder and the valley's Klingelberger Riesling.
Tip: The co-op's own Klingelberger Riesling is an honest, inexpensive way to taste Durbach's granite style before spending more at the valley's name estates.