We are delighted to have won 3rd place (92 points) in the “Best of Riesling 2025” competition with our 2021 Sister.Act Riesling dry!
This year, the international competition is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Over 1,300 Rieslings from all over the world were tasted and evaluated by an international jury of experts.
Meininger editor Christoph Nicklas presented Andrea Wirsching with the winner’s certificate in Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany (picture: AD LUMINA Ralf Ziegler).
DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2025
Our wines have been awarded at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2025:
92 points:
2022 Iphöfer Kronsberg Silvaner Trockenbeerenauslese
91 points:
2022 Iphöfer Julius-Echter-Berg Silvaner GG dry
2022 Iphöfer Kammer Riesling GG dry
2023 Iphöfer Julius-Echter-Berg Silvaner dry VDP.ERSTE LAGE
90 points:
2023 Iphöfer Kronsberg Scheurebe Alte Reben dry VDP.ERSTE LAGE
In addition to the kosher Silvaner, we have also produced a kosher Riesling for the first time: 2023 Iphöfer Riesling trocken VDP.ORTSWEIN
It shows the typical fine minerality of the Keuper soil and has a wonderful length. The wine is “mevushal” because it was briefly heated. This means that the wine complies with the highest Jewish dietary regulations. State Rabbi Shlomo Bistritzky from Hamburg (see photo above / photographer: Stefan W. Römmelt) and Nuremberg Rabbi Eliezer Chitrik are responsible for the kosher implementation.
The project was initiated by several trips to Israel by Andrea Wirsching. “I fell in love with the country and its people.” The exchange between Germany and Israel is close to her heart. In 2016, the Wirsching estate joined the “TWIN-WINERY” initiative and has been exchanging experiences with the partner winery “Kishor” from Israel ever since.