Meet the producers: Andi Weigand
Andi Weigand is part of the new wave of "college-escapee" winemakers sweeping Germany, overturning old expectations of his homeland's wine, but with a definite sense of place.
Vineyards are mostly on or around the Iphöfer Kronsberg, a hill which rises precipitously from the plain below. Unique Keuper soils give the wines power without high alcohol. Andi works on the sides or lower down the hill to achieve more subtlety in his wines compared to other area producers, whose steep south-facing slopes now receive much more sunshine – perhaps climate-change induced.
Mixing tradition with progress Andi uses an 80-year-old basket press and vinifies in large German oak. He also experiments with maceration in qvevri.
Andi Weigand
DOMAINE
Andi Weigand
WINEMAKER
Andi Weigand
VINEYARD
9.5 ha, organic, biodynamic principles
COUNTRY, REGION, SUBREGION
Germany, Franconia, Iphofen
Andi Weigand is part of the new wave of "college-escapee" winemakers sweeping Germany, overturning old expectations of his homeland's wine, but with a definite sense of place.
Vineyards are mostly on or around the Iphöfer Kronsberg, a hill which rises precipitously from the plain below. Unique Keuper soils give the wines power without high alcohol. Andi works on the sides or lower down the hill to achieve more subtlety in his wines compared to other area producers, whose steep south-facing slopes now receive much more sunshine – perhaps climate-change induced.
Mixing tradition with progress Andi uses an 80-year-old basket press and vinifies in large German oak. He also experiments with maceration in qvevri.
A collaborative wine blended with Andi and us, with our pals Meg from Flawd (Manchester) and Charlie from Papi (London) For fans of apricot yoghurt, electric acidity and late-night tattoos. Immediate upon opening but develops beautifully in the glass (and over the week if you have the patience!)
Label by Meg Williams.
Style: Still
Producer: Andi Weigand
Country: Germany
Region: Iphofen, Franconia
Grapes: Pinot Blanc, Silvaner, Scheurebe, Bacchus, Muskatelle
ABV: 11
Sulphur: None added