“””Vineyards in the hills around Bad-Drkheim are prime sites, planted on south facing slopes of marl and chalky limestone. Current winemaker Helmut Darting is a protg of famed winemaker Hans-Gnter Schwarz, having completed his studies with a practicum at Mller-Catoir. You can see this influence in the reductive winemaking techniques Helmut employees at the winery. He believes firmly in minimal-intervention winemaking as he feels that every time you handle a wine, you diminish it. These practices include fermenting as slow as possible at a cold temperature in stainless steel, using only natural yeasts, and avoiding the introduction of oxygen in the winemaking process.”””
