We are coming to ProWein, March 16-18 in Düsseldorf, Germany!

We will be there with the Wirsching team and look forward to meeting you:

Hall 1, Stand A130 (VDP stand)

We look forward to your visit!

In addition to the kosher Silvaner, we have also produced a kosher Riesling for the first time: 2023 Iphöfer Riesling trocken VDP.ORTSWEIN

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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.

>> more information about our kosher wines

“Many people might still associate Germany with sweet Riesling and sweet Riesling only, but that’s officially an antiquated way of thinking. Yes, high-quality bottlings of off-dry and sweet wines are still very much around. But over the last decade, Germany’s newer, dryer offerings—especially amongst the country’s high-end Rieslings—have sparked a dry wine revolution.”

>> read full article in the WINE ENTHUSIAST

The ‘Mundus Vini Nordic’ awards the most outstanding German wines in 11 categories for the Scandinavian countries. The 2020 Iphöfer Julius-Echter-Berg Silvaner GG was awarded the Gold medal and the “Best Silvaner” trophy.

The German Wine ambassador Luise Böhme presented the certificate to Andrea Wirsching (see picture). What a great honour!

Great success at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2023:

Platinum medal:
97 / 100 p: 2021 Iphöfer Julius-Echter-Berg Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese
97 / 100 p: 2021 Iphöfer Julius-Echter-Berg Rieslaner Trockenbeerenauslese

Gold medal:
96 / 100 p: 2020 Iphöfer Kammer Riesling GG
96 / 100 p: 2021 Iphöfer Julius-Echter-Berg Rieslaner Beerenauslese
95 / 100 p: 2020 Iphöfer Julius-Echter-Berg Riesling GG

Great results at the International Wine Challenge 2023:
Our oenologist Dr. Klaus-Peter Heigel has been shortlisted (among the top 3 candidates) for:
Sweet Winemaker of the Year 2023
White Winemaker of the Year 2023

German Sweet Wine Trophy:
2021 Iphöfer Julius-Echter-Berg Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese

German White Wine Trophy:
2021 Iphöfer Julius-Echter-Berg Riesling trocken VDP.ERSTE LAGE

The German gourmet magazine “Selection” has awarded us “Silvaner Estate of the Year 2023” (3/2023)! We are very pleased about this award, because the Silvaner is particularly close to our hearts.

Nearly 100 of the 202 winegrowers of the VDP (Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter / Association of Prädikatswein Estates) will bring unique and outstanding wines to Rotterdam on 15 May 2023! We will also take part.

In an exclusive tasting of different collections you can discover the fine, complex and characteristic wines that resemble various terroirs as much as the signature of the quality-oriented VDP winegrowers. We are looking forward to your visit!

Do not miss the opportunity to get in touch personally with us and our VDP colleagues, to taste the collections at all levels of the VPD classification as well as impressive sparkling wines and to get a first impression of the development of the new vintage 2022.

>> registration exclusively online (link to registration).

Paula and Valerie of trinkmag.com visited Andrea Wirsching and were delighted with our Silvaner wines: “Even a short conversation with Wirsching is a masterclass in Silvaner appreciation. Over the last decade, renewed dedication among growers throughout her home region of Franken has effected a serious revival for the variety.”

>> read complete article here
>> read more about Franconia here: Franken – Germany’s most underrated region

Andrea Wirsching is invited to present the 2019 Iphöfer Julius-Echter-Berg Silvaner GG at the Wine Experience in New York. This puts our wine next to the 230 most famous wines in the world, it’s just not quite as as expensive.

Wine Spectator’s New York Wine Experience 2022 (Oct. 20-22) is a celebration of great wine. Over the course of three days, attendees taste an exciting variety of wines with the world’s best vintners, including top scoring bottling and rare older vintages. 

The Wine Spectator team shares don’t-miss wines, such as our GG: “Speaking of rare birds, the white variety Sylvaner is one that even those of us who taste wine for a living don’t frequently encounter. Most come from Germany, a country that doesn’t get the love and attention it deserves from American wine drinkers, IMHO. This year, Hans Wirsching, a fantastic producer from the Franken region, will be pouring the estate’s 90-point 2019 Silvaner Iphöfer Julius-Echter-Berg GG (the “GG” means a wine is dry and from a grand cru vineyard), which has a fascinating combination of concentration and austere minerality.” (Kristen Bieler)

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