Baden Wine Guide: Grapes, Appellations & Producers

Volcanic Pinot hotspot

Soil: Volcanic rock and loess on an extinct volcano — Germany's warmest vineyard pocket.
Style: Ripe, structured Spätburgunder and rich Grauburgunder; serious reds.
Top sites: Top villages: Ihringen, Oberrotweil, Achkarren.
Vintages: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
Producers: Bernhard Huber (nearby Breisgau)Dr. HegerSalwey

Tip · Baden is Germany's warmest region and its Pinot powerhouse — the Kaiserstuhl's volcanic soils make some of the country's finest Spätburgunder.

Value pick

Salwey Grauburgunder Trocken · ~$25

Dry, textured, gently smoky Pinot Gris from a Kaiserstuhl stalwart — German Pinot Gris at its food-friendly best.

Collector pick

Bernhard Huber 'Bienenberg' Spätburgunder GG · ~$90 · 2018

Among Germany's finest Pinot Noir — Burgundian in class, from volcanic Baden soils.

Black Forest foothills

Soil: Granite and weathered slopes along the western edge of the Black Forest.
Style: Local-favourite Riesling (here often called Klingelberger) and bright Spätburgunder.
Top sites: Around Durbach and Baden-Baden.
Vintages: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Producers: Andreas LaibleSchloss Neuweier

Tip · In the Ortenau, Riesling is traditionally called 'Klingelberger' — a granite-grown, brisk counterpoint to Baden's famous Pinots.

Value pick

Andreas Laible Riesling 'Achat' Trocken · ~$28

Granite-grown dry Riesling from a small Durbach master — precise and mineral, a hidden Baden gem.

Collector pick

Andreas Laible 'Plauelrain Kirchberg' Riesling GG · ~$60 · 2019

A granite Grand Cru Riesling from a tiny Durbach master — a hidden German collectible.