Stefan Vetter

Iphofen, Franken

Stefan Vetter

1.5ha. under vine
Biodynamic viticulture

Stefan learned his winemaking trade while studying at Geisenheim and then working for Nittnaus in the Neusliedersee region of Austria. In 2010, Stefan replied to a small newspaper listing, advertising a tiny vineyard for lease in his native region of Franken. The vineyard was accessible only by an overgrown, forest path, and was surrounded by nature. It had been planted with Sylvaner as long ago as 1934. For Stefan, it was love at first sight. He now leases three vineyards of Sylvaner, along with a tiny smattering of other grape varieties and a small cider orchard. The winemaking takes place in an extension of his grandparents’ house, with fewer than 500 bottles of each cuvee produced each year.

CIDER

Cidre 2017 méthode rurale

Made from an assortment of Franconian apple varieties, with second fermentation in the bottle, and no sulfur added

WHITE

Riesling 2017
Riesling

It was a bit of playing around, we fermented some grapes for like ten days on the skins, ageing was in one 300l barrel for one year, the grapes have been sourced from two spots, limestone and sandstone

Sylvaner Steinterrassen Sandstein 2017
Sylvaner

Grown on three different spots of sandstone, age between 20-40 years. After pressing the fermentation and ageing was in used barrels of different sizes for 23 month (225-848l)

Steinterrassen Muschelkalk 2017
Sylvaner

Grown on four different spots of limestone, age between 20-40 years. After pressing the fermentation and ageing was in used barrels of different sizes for 23 month (225-1200l)

Sylvaner Himmelslulücke 2017
Sylvaner

Sourced from the highest altitude parcel in the terraced vineyards his is normally one of the first harvests of the year

Sylvaner CK Kulper 2017
Sylvaner

The vines are close to the woods, and the shade prevents the grapes to get too much sun which yields more delicate wines

Sylvaner GK 2017
Sylvaner

Blend of the best parcels of the Gambacher Kalbenstein, sandstone and limestone blend, age around 50 years, the grapes have been pressed with a basket press and fermentation and ageing was in barrels of different sizes for 23 month

Sylvaner GK Muschelkalk 2015
Sylvaner

Grown on four different spots of limestone, age between 20-40 years. After pressing the fermentation and ageing was in used barrels of different sizes for 23 month (225-1200l)

Sylvaner Rosenrain 2017
Sylvaner

Small spot, mainly Sylvaner, planted in 1931, soil is combination of lime- and sandstone I would say, pressed with the basket press and fermentation and ageing in barrel for 23 month

ROSE

Spätburgunder Rosé 2018
Pinot Noir

Mainly grown on limestone and after a couple of hours on the skins we pressed, fermentation and ageing was in one 500 barrel for 11 month