Württemberg Episodes
April 10, 2021
Ep. 50. / Domaine Lassak wines are something to beg for!
The 50th is always something remarkable, especially with refreshing vibrations. And that’s also the case with the celebratory 50th Wine Ghosts podcast at Domaine Lassak. We’ve visited Steffi and Fabian Lassak in their Hessigheim wine castle to indulge in...
March 26, 2021
Ep. 49. / Andi Knauß helps Remstal's star shine even tastier!
2021’s first Remstal visit led me to Strümpfelbach, to Andi Knauß. He is also one of those young vintners in this sub-region of Württemberg who represents this wonderful terroir to the World with memorable and distinctive wines. After taking a picturesqu...
Jan. 22, 2021
Ep. 44. / Schnaitmann's Whites are Bursting with Elegance & Refinement!
This is the second part of our conversation with Rainer Schnaitmann in his wine castle in Fellbach, Germany. In the first episode, he showed me his world-class Lembergers (aka Blaufränkisch) and Spätburgunders, alongside with some mystical Frühburgunder....
Jan. 15, 2021
Ep. 43. / The Best Lemberger of the World lies in Schnaitmann bottles?
Since the second lockdown has hit Austria, I’ve been staying in Baden Württemberg again, till the Austrian gastronomy is allowed to serve guests again. But that also means, that I’ve had the great fortune to personally visit another iconic producer of th...
July 24, 2020
Ep. 28. / Roterfaden: a biodynamic loveproject for spirited wines
This episode features the Roterfaden winery, and of course, the lovely couple behind its energetic wines. We spent a wonderful morning with Olympia and Hannes looking over their terraced vineyards and a fairy-tale-like valley North-West of Stuttgart, Ger...
July 17, 2020
Ep. 27. / The KSK Vintage winery is crowdfounded and PIWI-friendly
This interview was recorded on the 30th of May after we spent a magical afternoon with Sebastian Schiller in the outskirts of Stuttgart. Sebastian is the leader of Germany’s first crowdfounded winery | KSK Vintage Winery | which builds on his inherited v...
June 19, 2020
Ep. 25. / Jochen Beurer's wines gave us goose bumps
The 25th episode features another outstanding wine wizard from Swabia, Baden-Württemberg, Southern Germany. Jochen Beurer’s Rieslings and Lembergers are true benchmarks. Site-specific, terroir-driven, mashed by feet, brought to life by native yeast. The ...
May 29, 2020
Ep. 22. / Felix Ellwanger bottles the best of Württemberg to make you smile
We were lucky enough to visit another great wine castle in the Württemberg wine region: the Jürgen Ellwanger winery, from Winterbach. I sat down with Felix Ellwanger in a charmed garden-setting while tasting one great wine after the other. You can learn ...
May 22, 2020
Ep. 21. / Moritz Haidle proves Württemberg's wines to be top-notch
Riesling from Württemberg? Oh yes! Although the Rems valley, “Remstal”, has a long tradition of producing excellent Rieslings, it still remains a hidden gem for most Riesling lovers worldwide. This time, I was lucky enough to talk to one of the best prod...
Dec. 21, 2019
Ep. 5. / Viola Albrecht welcomes you in the heartland of bold German red wines
Guest: Viola Albrecht from the Albrecht Kiessling Winery, Heilbronn, Württemberg, Germany Viola represents the new generation of German winemakers who introduces you to a gorgeous wine region in Southern Germany around Heilbronn, that deserves more fame ...