Interviewing the exhibitors at the Cool Climate Wine Summit 2026 in Copenhagen. This time, winemaker Kai Heilemann from Weinbau Heilemann in the German Mittelrhein region.

About the Cool Climate Wine Summit

The Cool Climate Wine Summit 2026 takes place on 10-11 Jan, 2026 in Copenhagen. Here, you can meet 160 winemakers from cool climate wine growing regions like Denmark, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Switzerland, the Finger Lakes, Canada, and many more.

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00:00 Welcome

00:40 If you would not be a winemaker...?

01:20 Who inspired your winemaking?

02:10 A bottle of wine that reflects your personality?

02:55 The role of nature?

04:40 Introduction to Weingut Heilemann

08:00 1. Wine - Petite Arvine

12:50 Working in the vineyard

16:00 2. Wine - Pinot Noir

20:20 Pinot Noir and the Mittelrhein

22:40 Five years from now...

Wines tasted in this episode

1. Weinbau Heilemann Grand Jeté Petite Arvine 2023

2. Weinbau Heilemann Glissade Rot Pinot Noir 2023

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Exhibitor Profile