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The idea
The wine was different then. The soil wasn’t.
Provenance is not a point on a map.
It is a journey through time. Explore the Zellertal map (PDF, opens in a new tab)
It is a journey through time. Explore the Zellertal map (PDF, opens in a new tab)
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The newsletter series
Five chapters.
One landscape.
01
When a Cool Climate Was a Risk
02
The Donnersberg and a New Way of Thinking About Riesling
03
The Schwarzer Herrgott and an Arbitrary Border
04
Kreuzberg — A Vineyard Returns
05
Why Zellertal Is Already the Future
Voices
Voices from
Zellertal.
Four perspectives on a landscape whose limestone soils, cool climate
and fresh energy are drawing attention far beyond the valley.
01
Staking a Claim
A new spirit of optimism in Zellertal, among young and established estates alike, and the interplay of limestone, clay and a cool microclimate.
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02
Battenfeld Spanier: Auf dem Kalkofen 2023
The journey of a Riesling from pure limestone to the international stage of La Place de Bordeaux.
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03
Less Complaining. More Thinking.
A conversation about dry farming, biodynamics and the patient work of building resilience in the vineyard.
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04
Winegrowing in the Alsenz Valley and Zellertal
Exploring geological history, microclimates and varied terroirs in the shadow of the Donnersberg.
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Images
Zellertal in pictures
Light. Stone.
Work. Horizons.
Landscapes, vines and soils —
and moments from life in the vineyard.