The best wines from Ahr in Germany

The Ahr is certainly not the largest or the best known of the German wine regions. The Ahr is small but nice. Because this small region just below Cologne and Düsseldorf is definitely worth a visit for wine lovers. And especially for fans of Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder). Excellent wines are made from this grape in the Ahr.

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The Ahr wine region is named after the river of the same name. The valley, which the Ahr River has carved out, provides shelter from cold westerly winds. The vineyards are located on the steep southern slopes of gray slate soil. This provides sufficient heat to allow the Spätburgunder to mature sufficiently and to press high-quality wines from it. It can even get so hot in the Ahr that winegrowers have to take a siesta during the hottest part of the day. And so, surprisingly enough, one of the northernmost German wine regions is an important supplier of red wines.

About 60% of the wines from the Ahr are Spätburgunders. They are ripe and juicy yet refined with often a nice minerality. A little bit of wood aging in small oak barrels can provide extra length and notes of spices.

The other grapes from which the winegrowers from the Ahr press their wine are Portugieser, Dornfelder, Regent, Riesling, Müller-thurgau and Frühburgunder. The latter is a relatively unknown grape that has been undergoing a revival in recent years, mainly thanks to winegrowers from the Ahr. We currently have one wines from Ahr in our range. You can view all our wines from Ahr here.