About wine storage and water reservoirs. For years it has become increasingly clear that anyone who preaches wine must also talk about water. Nature (and climate change) is making us ever more aware of the influence of the wet element. Long periods of drought stress the vines, too much rain at harvest time stresses the harvest team. At the moment, the large amount of rain has come in handy, as it has resulted in full water reservoirs. Rain is a blessing!
Unfortunately, no snow. We wouldn't have minded a somewhat harsher winter 23/24. On the one hand, the melting snow is a gentle, sustainable water supply for our soils, and on the other, severe frost ensures that not too many pests wreak havoc in the vineyard in the following season. Instead, the first almond trees blossomed as early as February and in March there were longer periods of over 15°C. This also allows the vines to start budding early – we hope that ice saints, the sheep cold and the like will take this into account and be a little mild.
Finally/1: The 23 is coming! Into the bottles, that is. Currently being filled. We are delighted with the juicy, fruity and characterful wines that can only be made from grapes that have these blessed character traits, along with minerality and salinity. However, this required intensive, selective manual harvesting.
Finally/2: The organic label. From the 23rd vintage onwards, every bottle of Münzberg bears the organic EU label. We are now fully certified organic and operate even more sustainably. Of course, this is more complex, and of course it means significant additional costs for us. But we will only pass these on to you in exceptional cases, and very moderately at that.
A cordial invitation: If our website whets your appetite for Münzberg wine, then please take it seriously. Just give us a call and we will be happy to make time for you at a wine tasting. Until then, enjoy spring and summer!
Best regards from the
The Keßler family and team
