Riesling of
crystalline precision.
Two estates. Two regions. The same rigorous conviction that great Riesling begins with great soils and honest farming, and ends with wines of extraordinary clarity, energy and definition.
German Riesling at its finest is among the most site-specific wines in the world, wine that carries the mineral character of its soil as directly as any expression from anywhere in Europe. In the Mittelrhein, Weingut Sturm works tiny parcels of Devonian slate above the Rhine, producing Rieslings of vivid tension and crystalline mineral expression. In Rheinhessen, Neverland brings eleven generations of family knowledge to a contemporary, biodynamic practice, making wines that balance clarity, texture and the kind of individuality that earns them a place on any serious list.
Eleven generations, a contemporary vision.
Located in the village of Vendersheim in Rheinhessen, Neverland is led by brothers Sebastian and Marcel Class : eleventh-generation winemakers who bring a contemporary perspective to one of Germany's great traditional regions. The estate farms organically and embraces biodynamic principles, working limestone-rich soils formed from ancient Rhine river deposits. Riesling is the heart of their production, but Neverland is also known for creative, unconventional cuvées developed in collaboration with chefs and sommeliers, wines that balance precision and drinkability with the kind of quiet originality that makes them genuinely interesting to pour.
Organic Riesling from the slate terraces of the Rhine.
Weingut Sturm is the project of Martin Sturm : a former economic journalist who retrained as a winemaker and established the estate in the early 2010s on the steep terraces above the Rhine in Leutesdorf. Working entirely on steep and very steep slopes, Sturm focuses on small, fragmented parcels in Devonian slate mixed with clay, pumice and volcanic ash, a legacy of the nearby Laacher See eruption. Certified organic through ECOVIN, farming around three hectares by hand, he is one of the rare producers bringing certified organic viticulture to slopes this demanding. The wines have quickly earned recognition in German wine guides for their purity and clear expression of terroir.