HESSISCHE BERGSTRASSE

Vinously speaking, this is one of Germany's best-kept secrets. It is by far the tiniest of the wine-producing regions (Anbaugebiete), having only 0.35% of Germany's total vineyard area; it doesn't normally "export" to the rest of Germany, let alone abroad. It is located on a narrow north/south strip along the main Darmstadt-Heidelberg road, a few miles east of the Rhein. Scenically it is like the "Garden of England" (Kent) in blossom-time, with acres of orchards and other fruit and berry crops - not unlike Oregon in the Pacific Northwest USA. Virtually all of its wine is consumed locally (much of it by day-trippers from places like Frankfurt and Heidelberg).

The vast majority of this region's wine is produced and marketed by the central growers' co-operative in the picturesque old town of Heppenheim, with an amazingly unforgettable name:

Bergsträsser Gebietswinzergenossenschaft

(aren't you glad you got this far? - We'll call it BGW for short!).

They have an extensive range of wines to suit almost every taste and pocket; all their Auslese wines are filled in 0.5-litre bottles - a great idea, very useful for "sipping" wines such as these - and they have a large selection of higher quality wines (Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese and Eiswein), all in half-bottles (0.375 litre).

WINE NAME	YEAR	MEDALS	BOTTLES IN STOCK	PRICE PER BOT INCL VAT
Heppenheimer Maiberg Riesling Kabinett	1994	SILVER	2	£4.00
Alsbacher Schöntal Riesling Kabinett	1995		1	£4.00
„Bergsträsser Blütenserie“     [“Mountain Road Blossom Series”]
Weisser Riesling QbA Trocken	1996		2	£4.50
Rivaner QbA Trocken	1996		10	£4.50
Grüner Silvaner QbA Trocken	1996		1	£4.50
Grauer Burgunder QbA Trocken	1996		5	£4.50
Spätburgunder Rosé QbA Trocken (Baden)	1996		3	£4.50

STOCK LAST UPDATED 7 JUNE 2007

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