Weingut Wittmann

In 1990, Weingut Wittmann converted its vineyard to organic farming, and since 2004, it has also been cultivated using biodynamic methods. The estate has vineyards in four different crus: Aulerde (the warmest), Kierchspiel (a plot with a high proportion of limestone that opens onto the Rhine in an amphitheater-like formation), Brunnenhauschen (the highest-elevation plot), and Morstein (a plot recognized since 1282). It is on these plots that the estate’s finest Rieslings are grown. The entire vineyard of Weingut Wittmann is situated on gently sloping hillsides. 

Hand-harvested grapes, gentle pressing, fermentation with native yeasts, and fermentation and aging in used oak casks—the Wittmann family is part of a movement known as “modernist,” as they choose to produce wines with higher alcohol content but lower residual sugar levels.