Friedrich Altenkirch

Country: 

Germany

Region: 

Rheingau

Info: 

Binger Weg 2
65391 Lorch
www.weingut-altenkirch.de

Winemaker: 

Jasper Bruysten

Vineyard area: 

20 ha

Cultivation: 

Biodynamic

Vineyards: 

Bodental Steinberg

Krone

Schlossberg

Pfaffenwies

Varieties: 

Riesling

Viticulture: 

All grapes harvested by hand.

Annual production: 

9000 cases

The estate was founded in 1826 and is now farming 20 hectares of vineyards biodynamically around the town of Lorch. Although Altenkirch owns Erste Lage vineyards like the Bodental Steinberg, all of the estate's wines are classified as Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA).

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