
Stefan Müller Winery – Gault-Millau Discovery of the Year 2018!
In 2018, Gault Millau named the Stefan Müller winery as the discovery of the year ; we discovered it even earlier. The wines of one of Germany's greatest winemaking talents are incredibly juicy with precise, crystal-clear fruit and an almost frighteningly smooth flow.
Here you can get the wines of the Stefan Müller winery at the winemaker's prices , as always with us. Learn more
Stefan Müller Winery – Gault-Millau Discovery of the Year 2018!
In 2018, Gault Millau named the Stefan Müller winery as the discovery of the year ; we discovered it even earlier. The wines of one of Germany's greatest winemaking talents are incredibly juicy with precise, crystal-clear fruit and an almost frighteningly smooth flow.
Here you can get the wines of the Stefan Müller winery at the winemaker's prices , as always with us. Learn more
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"Riesling TANDEM - The subtly tart beginning of a unique success story"
In 2012, at just over 20 years old, young winemaker Stefan Müller took over the family business after several internships abroad in Europe and overseas. He turned everything upside down: Level plots were replaced wherever possible with steep hillside plots, yields were massively reduced, and hand-picking and meticulous selection in the vineyard have been the method of choice ever since. The use of any weed control agents and industrially produced fertilizers was abandoned. Today, Stefan Müller focuses on managing his vineyards as naturally as possible. He tries to strengthen the natural biodiversity in the vineyard and the natural defenses of the vines through the use of natural fertilizers and plant strengtheners, thus minimizing the need for plant protection measures. He also rediscovered traditional winemaking methods in the cellar. He gradually repurchased traditional oak vats, which had given way to modern stainless steel tanks years ago. And in his very first vintage, 2013, Stefan Müller banished all "winemaking aids" such as pure yeast cultures and fermentation aids from the cellar, utilizing the potential of naturally occurring yeasts (the so-called spontaneous fermentation process) and produced the first wine of the new winery, named TANDEM, together with his wife Johanna. The label features the bicycle of the same name with two seats, symbolizing the collaboration between Stefan Müller, a trained viticulture technician, and his wife, the sommelier Johanna Lapinksi. It is a juicy quality wine, subtly dry, which clearly sets the style of the house.
"Stefan Müller Winery - Gault Millau Discovery of the Year 2018"
By foregoing maceration and using whole-grape pressing – the direct processing of perfectly intact berries after harvesting – the Stefan Müller winery produces precise and unadorned Rieslings with crystal-clear fruit. The wines are consistently extremely elegant, always have very low alcohol content, possess enormous aging potential, and are also extremely affordable. This unique combination has not escaped the notice of the republic's major wine guides, such as Gault & Millau and Vinum. After Stefan Müller was awarded the title of "Saar Young Winemaker of the Year" by a regional expert jury in 2016, the highest accolade followed in 2017: Gault & Millau's Discovery of the Year 2018. With this prestigious award, he finds himself in prominent company on the Saar, as only the top winery Van Volxem received this title before, in 2002. In the latest editions of the major wine guides, several Stefan Müller wines have been highlighted as offering the best price-enjoyment ratio. Today, in the third generation, he produces mainly Riesling (80%), but also Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir in the top vineyards Krettnacher Euchariusberg, Krettnacher Altenberg, Niedermenniger Sonnenberg and Niedermenniger Herrenberg, on just over 10 hectares of vines. Furthermore, the Stefan Müller winery was a founding member of "SAARKIND" in 2017. This rising association of 10 young winemakers is currently making a big splash and aims to contribute to the attractiveness of the Saar-Obermosel region with unusual events and activities.