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SACHSEN, SAALE-UNSTRUT, BRANDENBURG | A PORTRAIT OF THE REGION
BRANDENBURG WINE REGION
Growing area
approx. 35 hectares
Administrative Split
Most vineyards come under the appellation of
Landweingebiet Brandenburg, smaller areas, like
Schlieben and Werder are designated as
Qualitätsweingebiete under the neighbouring
regions Sachsen and Saale-Unstrut, respectively.
Soils: Deep sands, marl
Important Grape Varieties
Müller-Thurgau, PiWis (fungal-resistant new
breeds)
Winegrowers’ Association
Fachgruppe Weinbau Gartenbauverband Berlin-
Brandenburg e.V., Dorfstrasse 1, 14513 Teltow
route-brandenburger-weinkultur.de
proof that things are happening on the
apparent German wine periphery that
herald dynamism and innovation. Beyond
Breitengrad 51 and natural wine, let’s also
add Weingut Dr. Wobar and Weingut
Wolkenberg to the count of unusual
estates: they grew out of former opencast
mines in the Saxon Lausitz. By now one
thing should be clear: it is absolutely high
time to explore the new momentum in the
east via an extensive tasting of its wines.
INFO
Read more about this author in our Tasting
Panel chapter on page 12.
Estate director Bastian Remkes and cellar master Olaf Stintzing of
Landesweingut Kloster Pforta have fully exploited the potential of
their site portfolio with the wines they presented this year
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