The Pfalz, like the Nahe, has taken some time to distinguish itself from the rest of the German regions. The middle of the 19th century saw the wines of top producers highly priced on wine... Read More

The Pfalz, like the Nahe, has taken some time to distinguish itself from the rest of the German regions. The middle of the 19th century saw the wines of top producers highly priced on wine lists, although never the level of those from the Rheingau. After the first World War, a few prestigious estates hung on, barely, while the rest of the area’s producers folded or moved towards bulk wine production.

An infusion of investment coupled with the guidance of Hans-Günter Schwarz, previous cellar master of Müller-Catoir and proponent of ‘minimalism in the cellar, activism in the vines’, has risen the fortunes of the region. Wines here, from Riesling to Spatburgunder, Scheurebe to Traminer, are now some of the most distinct in Germany.