Weinhaus Thanisch is a German family business almost three hundred years old. The estate lies right in the middle of the Moselle region, directly on the river. Jörg Thanisch has led the business for the past fifteen years. He makes lovely Rieslings, but also very fine Weissburgunders and Spätburgunders. He lets his wines ferment on their own yeasts, which takes longer and gives the wines more depth. Will you be in the area soon? Jörg has built a beautiful vinotheque where he's happy to welcome you to taste his wines.
Weinhaus Thanisch is an old family business. As early as 1648, the Thanisch family made wine in the German Moselle region. In 2001, Jörg Thanisch took over from his father. Jörg is a cheerful, energetic man, and you seem to taste that in his wines. He has 8 hectares of vineyards in good locations in the Middle Moselle - steep slopes where he mainly grows Riesling, but also Weissburgunder, Spätburgunder and Dornfelder.
But Riesling is Jörg's most important grape. It benefits from the sunny, steep slopes on the banks of the Moselle river and from the slate in the soil, which gives Thanisch's wines plenty of minerality. The Rieslings come in different quality and price categories.
Jörg Thanisch gives his best wines a spontaneous fermentation. This means he doesn't add yeasts but lets nature do its work. You find yeast cells on grape skins, and these cause the wine to ferment. Because of this natural fermentation, it takes a long time for Thanisch's wines - sometimes even well into spring. But this gives the wines a lot of intensity and depth. It's the pure, unadorned fruit that you taste. Thanisch ages his red wines in large oak vats (Fuder) or in small barriques of French oak.
If you're ever in the area - the Moselle is a few hours' drive from Limburg - you're always welcome at the Thanisch family for a tasting. They've built a lovely vinotheque for it. You'll find them in the village of Lieser, right on the Moselle. Just call ahead. We currently have seven wines from Weinhaus Thanisch in our range. You can view all our wines from Weinhaus Thanisch here.
If you want to know more about this winery, here you will find the link to the website of Weinhaus Thanisch.
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