A. Christmann Winery

Steffen Christmann, president of VDP (Germany's elite wine association); biodynamic pioneer in Pfalz. Estate in Gimmeldingen and Königsbach; Idig vineyard (GG) considered Pfalz's finest site. Riesling and Spätburgunder; minimal intervention, indigenous yeasts. Christmann's advocacy for single-vineyard classification transformed German wine labelling.

A. Christmann is Germany's most important wine estate for policy and quality; Steffen Christmann's VDP leadership created the Grosses Gewächs classification that brought German wine into the 21st century. The Idig GG Riesling is the reference for dry Pfalz Riesling.