Württemberg Wine Guide: Grapes, Appellations & Producers

Heart of Swabian red

Soil: Steep terraced slopes of marl and limestone along the Neckar and its tributaries.
Style: Pale, brisk Trollinger for everyday; increasingly serious Lemberger and Spätburgunder.
Top sites: Around Heilbronn and Stuttgart; many vines farmed by co-ops.
Vintages: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Producers: AldingerGraf NeippergRainer Schnaitmann

Tip · Württemberg is Germany's red-wine heartland and drinks most of what it makes. Trollinger is the beloved pale house red of Swabia.

Value pick

Aldinger Lemberger Trocken · ~$28

Structured, peppery Lemberger (Blaufränkisch) from a top Stuttgart estate — Württemberg's serious side, keenly priced.

Collector pick

Aldinger 'Untertürkheimer Gips' Lemberger GG · ~$70 · 2019

A Grand Cru Lemberger showing Württemberg's serious, age-worthy red potential.

Quality-grower revival

Soil: Limestone and clay slopes east of Stuttgart.
Style: A new wave of fine dry Riesling and ambitious Spätburgunder from young growers.
Top sites: Around Stetten and Schnait, east of Stuttgart.
Vintages: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Producers: Rainer SchnaitmannJürgen Ellwanger

Tip · The Remstal leads Württemberg's quality revolution — growers like Schnaitmann prove the region can make serious, age-worthy reds.

Value pick

Schnaitmann 'Simonroth' Spätburgunder · ~$30

Ambitious Pinot Noir from a Remstal pioneer — depth and finesse that rewrites Württemberg's everyday-red reputation.

Collector pick

Schnaitmann 'Lämmler' Spätburgunder GG · ~$90 · 2018

A Grand Cru Pinot driving Württemberg's quality revolution — increasingly collected.