Becksteiner winemaker

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The Becksteiner Winzer eG , based in Beckstein in Baden-Württemberg is the third oldest wine cooperative in the wine region of Baden ha with a yield of vineyards of approximately 300th You are connected 450 wineries as members from the communities Tauberbischofsheim , Werbach , Impfingen , Distelhausen , Gerlachsheim , Marbach , Unterbalbach , Oberbalbach, Königshofen , Dainbach , Sachsenflur, Krautheim , Unterschüpf , Oberschüpf , Lauda , Oberlauda , Dittwar , Gissigheim, Königheim , Dittigheim and Beckstein.

history

The Becksteiner Winzergenossenschaft was founded on August 31, 1894 as "Winzerverein Beckstein". The St. Kilian Cellar was built in 1904/1905 and a bottle cellar was added in 1956. In 1965/1966 the Becksteiner Winzerstuben was built. In the 1970s the administration building was expanded and a winery and a grape reception area were built. Most recently, the merger with the wine cooperative took place in 2011.

Cultivation

Wayside shrine "Emmelesbild" in the single location Becksteiner Kirchberg , large location Becksteiner Tauberklinge.
View over the Dittwarer Ölkuchen vineyard to the town of Dittwar

The wines are grown in the side valleys of the Taubertal on south and south-west slopes as well as in the Jagsttal . These include in particular the following individual layers (sorted alphabetically by location):

  • Becksteiner Kirchberg
  • Dainbacher Old Castle
  • Diestelhäuser Kreuzberg
  • Dittigheim stone smiths
  • Dittwar oil cake
  • Gerlachsheimer Herrenberg
  • Gissigheimer Gützenberg
  • Impfinger Silberquell
  • Klepsauer Heiligenberg
  • Königheimer Kirchberg
  • Königshofer Turmberg
  • Lauda Altenberg
  • Marbacher Frankenberg
  • Oberlauda stone blade
  • Sachsenflurer Kailberg
  • Tauberbischofsheimer Edelberg
  • Unterbalbacher Vogelsberg
  • Unterschüpfer Mühlberg
  • Werbacher Hirschberg

Grape varieties

Currently (2020) the following white wine varieties are being grown by the cooperative's winemakers:

The following red wine varieties are also found in the growing area:

Awards and awards

  • Best dry white wine in the performance test of German cooperatives
  • Honorary award of the Baden regional wine awards 2011
  • Gold medal at the international Berlin Wine Trophy 2011
  • Mentioned in the Gault Millau WeinGuide (since 1997)
  • Best winegrowers' cooperative in Germany 2014 "Berlin Wine Trophy"

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