A 17 ha Zellertal estate at Zell under brothers Stephan and Georg Schwedhelm; flagship Zeller Schwarzer Herrgott Riesling Grosse Lage on calcareous clay at the northern edge of the Pfalz.
Tasting: Vinothek by appointment in Zell; tastings of the Schwarzer Herrgott Riesling Grosse Lage and the Burgunder lineup.
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.
An 18 ha north-Pfalz natural-wine address at Bockenheim under brothers Daniel and Jonas Brand, certified organic with low-sulfite Pet Nat and skin-contact Riesling alongside the dry estate range.
Tasting: Vinothek at Mannheimer Strasse 3 in Bockenheim by appointment; tastings of the natural-leaning Brand Pet Nat range alongside dry Riesling.