Muller Thurgau and Bacchus blend, from vines 30-45 years old grown in Iphofen, Bavaria, Germany

A smooth and fresh light orange with minimal skin contact, with aromas of apricot and pineapple, with a light acidity and minerality.

Andi follows the same process for each of his whites: grapes are hand harvested, and are pressed directly in the 100-year-old basket press. Juice is then transferred to clay Amphora, for nine months or so before bottling unfined and unfiltered.

Andi Weigand is part of the new wave of “college-escapee” winemakers sweeping Germany, overturning old expectations of his homeland’s wine, but with a definite sense of place. The second generation of his family to make wine, Andi was inspired by visits to natural winemakers with his college mates.

Vineyards are mostly on or around the Iphfer Kronsberg, a hill which rises precipitously from the plain below. Unique Keuper soils give the wines power without high alcohol. Andi works on the sides or lower down the hill to achieve more subtlety in his wines compared to other area producers, whose steep south-facing slopes now receive much more sunshine perhaps climate-change induced.