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Hansjorg Rebholz, owner and winemaker of Weingut Okonomierat Rebholz was grand. With such finesse and contained enthusiasm, he graciously and generously guided us through his wines, highlighting the differences in terroir while we savored its end result.
Producer of the Year in 2002, Mr.Rebholz is one of the pioneers of top quality in the Pfalz, continuing and elevating his family 300 years history of wine making. Every single wine we tasted brought in this sense of wonder and astonishment, crowned by the fabulous Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese.
Without knowing it, we had saved the best for last. Weingut Okonomierat Rebholz was the last winery we visited on this trip and it was epic. We accomplished our goal of visiting as many best producers of Germany as we could. I just can’t wait to start it all over again. See you soon Hansjorg.
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In the Pfalz is where I realized the trip had just begun. As breath taking as all the regions we had been thus far were, the Pfalz was magic. More like a fairy tale than a real place, the second largest wine growing region in Germany, the Pfalz is strikingly distinctive.
Cellar master Gunther Deeters hosted us at Weingut Koehler-Ruprecht, which turned out to be one of the most electrifying wine talks of the entire trip. Extremely passionate about the craft of wine making, Gunther showed us the estate full line, explaining one by one their individual style and characteristics.
The wines of Bernd Philippi, the owner of Weingut Koehler-Ruprecht, is said to be one of the most traditional of the Pfalz; true magnificient masterpieces. If Gunther didn’t have to pick up his girl from kindergarten, chances are we would still be there, talking and sipping that small barrel aged 1998 Kallstadter Sekt.
