Wine in Gimmeldingen, Pfalz

Weingut A. Christmann ★ 4.9

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.

Gimmeldinger Mandelbluetenfest ★ 4.3

The traditional Pfalz wine-season opener, a late-March Mandelbluetenfest in Gimmeldingen under the pink almond blossom. Local growers pour estate Riesling and Weissburgunder along the Kurpfalzstrasse under flowering Mandelbaum trees.

Tip: Park in Neustadt and walk up the Mandelpfad to Gimmeldingen; the trail through the almond avenues is the festival's headline approach.

Weingut A. Christmann Vinothek (Pinot Sekt) ★ 4.4

Christmann's Gimmeldingen estate vinothek pouring the Demeter-biodynamic dry Riesling range alongside the estate's traditional-method Pinot Noir Sekt brut.

The list: Christmann's Gimmeldingen estate vinothek pouring the Demeter-biodynamic dry Riesling range alongside the estate's traditional-method Pinot Noir Sekt brut

Tip: The Pinot Noir Sekt brut is the quieter Christmann signature; ask for it alongside the Idig and Reiterpfad still Rieslings for the full biodynamic flight.

Weingut A. Christmann ★ 4.6

Steffen Christmann at Gimmeldingen began biodynamic farming in 2004 and the estate became Demeter-certified, working the Idig and Reiterpfad sites for the dry Riesling range alongside a Pinot Noir programme on biodynamic principles.

Tip: Compare the Idig and Reiterpfad GG dry Rieslings side by side; the same biodynamic farming reads two single sites a short walk apart in Gimmeldingen.