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Anne-Christin and Christoph Trautwein
of the eponymous Weingut Trautwein
a mere eighth. What overwhelming evidence
for the prevalence of Weiss-, Grau and
Spätburgunder and Chardonnay. Be gone
with these strange varieties! The Mosel,
for instance, has founded its world fame
on just one singular variety, Riesling. Likewise,
in Burgundy you only have Pinot Noir
and Chardonnay, let us take this route,
too! This way of thinking has obvious
advantages: a clear profile creates prestige
and this in turn, with a strengthened economic
basis, helps to sharpen the profile
further. The comparison to these paragons,
however, does not really stack up. Even
in the Mosel, Riesling accounts for just
62.2% of plantings (according to DWI figures
from July 2019) while certainly Burgundy
boasts varieties beyond Pinot Noir
and Chardonnay: the historic white variety
Aligoté even has its own AOC (Bouzeron)
in the Côte Chalonnaise. In northern
Burgundy, bordering the Loire valley, both
Sauvignon Blanc und Fié Gris thrive. And
ultimately Beaujolais also forms part of
Burgundy with almost 20,000ha/49,500
acres of Gamay. The sharpest profiling is
not created by imitation but undoubtedly
by expressing the local conditions in their
full glory. Baden thus has every reason
to pursue its geographic, climatic, social
and, partially, also stylistic proximity to
Burgundy. So this, we certainly hope, will
continue to allow space for the delectable
pleasure promise of the local niche.
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BADEN WINE REGION
Growing area
approx. 15.800 hectares
Administrative Split
9 districts (Bereiche), 16 collective sites
(Grosslagen), 306 single sites (Einzellagen)
Soils
Loess, volcanic formations, Triassic limestone
Important Grape Varieties
Spätburgunder, Weissburgunder, Grauburgunder,
Riesling, Gutedel, Müller-Thurgau
Winegrowers’ Associations
Badischer Wein GmbH, Basler Landstrasse
28b, 79111 Freiburg, www.badischerwein.de
Badischer Weinbauverband, Merzhauser
Strasse 115, 79100 Freiburg
www.badischer-weinbauverband.de
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