Wittmann's estate vinothek in Westhofen, pouring the biodynamic dry Riesling range from a respekt-BIODYN estate across the Gutswein, Ortswein and Grosses Gewaechs tiers.
The list: Wittmann's estate vinothek in Westhofen, pouring the biodynamic dry Riesling range across the Gutswein, Ortswein and Erste Lage tiers up to the Morstein, Kirchspiel, Brunnenhaeuschen and Aulerde GG bottlings
Tip: Book the biodynamic vineyard walk before the tasting; Wittmann runs respekt-BIODYN walks across the Morstein and Aulerde parcels and the farming is the point of the visit.
Philipp Wittmann converted the 30-hectare Westhofen estate to biodynamic farming in 2004, joining respekt-BIODYN and La Renaissance des Appellations. EU-Bio since the late 1980s. The Morstein, Kirchspiel, Brunnenhaeuschen and Aulerde Riesling GG headline the range.
Tip: Book the respekt-BIODYN vineyard walk before tasting; Wittmann runs walks across the Morstein and Aulerde parcels and the farming is the point of the visit.
Philipp Wittmann's respekt-BIODYN cellar in Westhofen uses no animal-derived fining agents on the dry Riesling range, working spontaneous fermentations and unfined-or-bentonite-only clarification across the Wonnegau Grosse Lage Riesling bottlings.
Tip: Ask the cellar team whether a specific cuvee was bentonite-fined or unfined; Wittmann does not pursue formal vegan certification but the entire dry Riesling range is animal-product-free in practice.