This is a brilliantly lively, fresh citrus-driven expression of Germany's finest grape variety. Up top, we have oodles of zesty lime cordial and citrus peel interlacing with a flinty, wet stone mineral accent and a herbal undertow. This is as clean as a whistle, oozing with lashings of acidity and tension on the palate making this white wine a brilliant food option.

Stefan Winter cut his teeth with some of Germany's most prolific winemakers. On top of that his family - being of Austrian descent - have had a hand in winemaking for generations, with references to his ancestor, Werner, planting Sylvaner and Riesling vines as early as 1600! As you can imagine, there was little doubt in our mind when we finally got around to tasting his wines that they would be an instant hit with the GPD wine team. Winter cultivates classic Germanic grape varieties at his family-owned estate in the Rheinhessen, in the heart of Germany; specialising unsurprisingly in Riesling but also Pinot Noir, also known as Spätburgunder locally. Simply put, winemaking fascinates Stefan, he sees the process as a constant learning curve, and one that teaches one something new after each vintage because let's face it, no two vintages are ever the same! Stefen oversees vineyards that span 20+ hectares and his estate boasts a couple of single-site vineyards of special quality and notoriety. He leaves all of his wines to ferment with their natural yeasts; as a result, some of them can take months to complete fermentation. The result is a range of pure, focused wines that have a certain sense of being 'un-pushed'... so to speak.