Cool Climate Wine Summit

In Enkirch in the Middle Mosel we meet Daniel Immich of Weingut Immich-Anker, the 17th generation of a family that has made wine since 1425. He tells us why he left a purchasing job at BMW, what he learned from his father, and how he runs 3.5 hectares on his own, including 8,000 bottles of sparkling wine a year. We also talk about Roman coins in the vineyard, his daughters, the Mythos Mosel festival, and why new vineyards now need irrigation.

Interview in English.

📍 Enkirch, Middle Mosel, Germany

In the glass

1. 1425 Riesling Brut Nature Zero Dosage, Enkircher Monteneubel: from red slate, 44 months on the lees, 0.9 grams of sugar

2. Eisbruch Riesling Trocken 2023: from a family monopole site on blue slate, the steepest vineyard of the estate

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to Enkirch in the Middle Mosel

01:09 If not a winemaker: from BMW purchasing to the family estate

02:58 600 years since 1425: the 17th generation

03:21 Inspiration: his father

07:06 Personality as a wine: bone-dry Riesling

08:37 Nature teaches humbleness

10:19 Roman roads and Roman coins in the vineyard

11:20 Tasting: 1425 Riesling Brut Nature Zero Dosage from Monteneubel

17:05 A one-man estate: 3.5 hectares and 8,000 bottles of sparkling

18:53 The next generation: his daughters and the wine crisis

23:53 Mythos Mosel: 600 Rieslings in one weekend

25:43 Tasting: Eisbruch Riesling Trocken 2023 from blue slate

28:54 Climate change: greening, heavy rain, drought and irrigation

34:03 Five years from now

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🍷 Winery: https://mosel.net/

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At almost 57 degrees north in North Jutland we meet Kim Thrysøe of Guldbæk Vingaard, a family winery with three generations involved. He tells us how his parents came back from Greenland and started growing vines on land cleared after a winter storm, and how Jess, a winemaker from New Zealand, became the team's remote winemaker. We talk about regenerative practices and old pastures, growing only PIWI varieties, weather extremes, and plans for tiny houses for overnight guests.

Interview in English.

📍 Guldbæk, North Jutland, Denmark

In the glass

1. Lush Green: a blend of late-ripening Cabernet Blanc with a high share of Solaris

2. Muscaris Feinherb: a single-variety wine with around 30 grams of residual sugar and about 10% alcohol

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to Guldbæk at almost 57° north

00:43 From Greenland to a family winery

02:24 If not a winemaker: an entrepreneur

03:40 Inspiration: winemaker Jess

06:04 Personality as a wine

06:40 Nature, old pastures and regenerative practices

09:16 Tasting: Lush Green (Cabernet Blanc and Solaris)

13:19 Three generations in a family winery

15:34 Tasting: Muscaris Feinherb

19:08 Only PIWIs: Pinot Noir and Frühburgunder trials

21:19 Global warming, weather extremes and disease

25:25 Five years from now: wine tourism and tiny houses

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🍷 Winery: https://xn--guldbkvingrd-2cbi.dk/

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On the steep slopes of Kaub in the Mittelrhein we meet Kai Heilemann of Weinbau Heilemann, who also does research and teaches at Geisenheim University. He tells us how he and his wife Christina took over a small winery step by step and now farm three hectares organically, all by hand. We talk about agroforestry and PIWI varieties, wines named after ballet moves, why the former owner planted Swiss Petite Arvine, and why the shrinking Mittelrhein is an opportunity for young winemakers.

Interview in English.

📍 Kaub, Mittelrhein, Germany

In the glass

1. Grand Jeté Petite Arvine 2023: from vines planted in 2007, pressed in a wooden basket press, fermented spontaneously in barrel and bottled unfiltered

2. Glissade Pinot Noir 2023: from the steepest south-facing slopes of Kaub, harvested at the beginning of September, 13% alcohol

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to the steep slopes of the Mittelrhein

00:47 If not a winemaker: researcher at Geisenheim

01:37 Mentor Leo Uibel and biodynamics

02:04 Personality as a wine from the steepest slopes

02:42 Nature, biodiversity and wildlife in the vineyard

04:39 The winery: from Geisenheim to Kaub

05:37 Organic farming, agroforestry and PIWIs

07:43 Tasting: 2023 Grand Jeté Petite Arvine

12:22 Renovation and working the steep slopes

14:20 The shrinking Mittelrhein region

15:54 Tasting: 2023 Glissade Pinot Noir

20:57 Climate change and five years from now

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🍷 Winery: https://weinbau-heilemann.de/

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In Dons near Kolding in Jutland we meet Ben Viehl of Skærsøgaard, Denmark's oldest licensed winery, where the first vines were planted in 1998. He tells us what he learned from Paul Fürst in Franconia, how he and his wife Kat moved to Denmark with a six-month-old son, and how they are taking over from founder Sven Moesgaard. We also talk about Dons, the only PDO in Scandinavia, sparkling wine from PIWI varieties, canopy management by hand in a rainy climate, and Danish red wine from Léon Millot.

Interview in English.

📍 Dons, Jutland, Denmark

In the glass

1. Dons Cuvée Brut 2019: PDO Dons, a traditional-method cuvée of PIWI varieties such as Solaris and Orion

2. Léon Millot 2020: two years in oak, 12% alcohol

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to Skærsøgaard, Denmark's oldest winery

01:06 If not a winemaker: a farm in the Alps

01:47 Inspiration: Paul Fürst

03:00 A wine that describes Ben: sparkling

04:37 What nature means

06:16 From Franconia to Denmark

08:43 Tasting: Dons Cuvée Brut 2019, Scandinavia's only PDO

13:35 Canopy management in a rainy climate

16:32 Inspiration and the next generation

20:47 Tasting: Léon Millot 2020, two years in oak

28:10 Five years from now

📺 Watch the video: https://youtu.be/K0Njq4T_TMo

🍷 Winery: https://dansk-vin.dk/en/welcome/

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The first episode of Cool Climate Wine Stories, the podcast of the Cool Climate Wine Summit. Host Jan Eggers retraces a road trip with his parents to four VDP estates in Saxony and Saale-Unstrut, the two German wine regions on the territory of the former GDR: Schloss Proschwitz, Martin Schwarz, Bernard Pawis and Böhme & Töchter. He covers granite and Muschelkalk soils, spring frost at 51 degrees north, the rare Goldriesling grape and winemaking under socialism, and tastes one wine from each estate.

Podcast episode in English.

📍 Meißen, Saxony and Freyburg (Unstrut), Saale-Unstrut, Germany

In the glass

1. VDP Schloß Proschwitz, Goldriesling 2023, Gutswein – a crossing from 1893 with about 20 hectares left worldwide, most of them in Saxony

2. VDP Martin Schwarz, Pinot Noir Friedstein 2020 – unfiltered, aged in barrique, 13% alcohol

3. VDP Bernard Pawis, Bacchus 2023, Gutswein – a dry steel-tank wine with 12% alcohol

4. VDP Böhme & Töchter, Spätburgunder 2022, 1. Lage – 14% alcohol, best given five to seven more years

Chapters

00:00 General Introduction

04:50 Set-up of our wine trip

09:08 VDP Schloß Proschwitz, Saxony

14:30 Goldriesling, a rare grape variety typical for Saxony

17:10 Tasting VDP Schloß Proschwitz, Goldriesling, Gutswein, 2023

22:10 Terroir in Saxony and Saale-Unstrut

28:30 VDP Martin Schwarz, Saxony

32:50 Tasting VDP Martin Schwarz, Pinot Noir Friedstein, 2020

37:03 Teaser Cool Climate Wine Summit 2025

39:27 Introduction to Saale-Unstrut

41:15 Winemaking in the GDR / Eastern Germany

47:10 VDP Bernard Pawis, Saale-Unstrut

52:06 Tasting VDP Bernard Pawis, Gutswein, Bacchus, 2023

56:22 VDP Böhme & Töchter

1:05:25 Tasting VDP Böhme & Töchter, 1. Lage, 2022

1:10:02 Summary

📺 Watch the video: https://youtu.be/T6uiCZvtVMM

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The first episode of Cool Climate Wine Stories, the podcast of the Cool Climate Wine Summit. Host Jan Eggers retraces a road trip with his parents to four VDP estates in Saxony and Saale-Unstrut, the two German wine regions on the territory of the former GDR: Schloss Proschwitz, Martin Schwarz, Bernard Pawis and Böhme & Töchter. He covers granite and Muschelkalk soils, spring frost at 51 degrees north, the rare Goldriesling grape and winemaking under socialism, and tastes one wine from each estate.

Podcast episode in English.

📍 Meißen, Saxony and Freyburg (Unstrut), Saale-Unstrut, Germany

In the glass

1. VDP Schloß Proschwitz, Goldriesling 2023, Gutswein – a crossing from 1893 with about 20 hectares left worldwide, most of them in Saxony

2. VDP Martin Schwarz, Pinot Noir Friedstein 2020 – unfiltered, aged in barrique, 13% alcohol

3. VDP Bernard Pawis, Bacchus 2023, Gutswein – a dry steel-tank wine with 12% alcohol

4. VDP Böhme & Töchter, Spätburgunder 2022, 1. Lage – 14% alcohol, best given five to seven more years

Chapters

00:00 General Introduction

04:50 Set-up of our wine trip

09:08 VDP Schloß Proschwitz, Saxony

14:30 Goldriesling, a rare grape variety typical for Saxony

17:10 Tasting VDP Schloß Proschwitz, Goldriesling, Gutswein, 2023

22:10 Terroir in Saxony and Saale-Unstrut

28:30 VDP Martin Schwarz, Saxony

32:50 Tasting VDP Martin Schwarz, Pinot Noir Friedstein, 2020

37:03 Teaser Cool Climate Wine Summit 2025

39:27 Introduction to Saale-Unstrut

41:15 Winemaking in the GDR / Eastern Germany

47:10 VDP Bernard Pawis, Saale-Unstrut

52:06 Tasting VDP Bernard Pawis, Gutswein, Bacchus, 2023

56:22 VDP Böhme & Töchter

1:05:25 Tasting VDP Böhme & Töchter, 1. Lage, 2022

1:10:02 Summary

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