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Here on the channel, we publish this year interviews with all of our 160 exhibitors. So, enjoy getting to know them already before the trade fair. See you in Copenhagen, Jan/9 - Jan/11, 2026 for the next edition of the Cool Climate Wine Summit, Scandinavia's leading wine trade fair with 160 winemakers from cool climate wine growing countries such as Denmark, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, the UK, and many more.

  1. 2d ago

    Gut Steyerberg: Demeter Natural Wine from the Nahe, Germany | Cool Climate Wine Summit

    We visit Thorben Bosse of Gut Steyerberg in Schweppenhausen on the Nahe, one of the first Demeter wineries in Germany, which he took over in 2023. Among the vines and in the Demeter preparation store, he explains why nature does not want to make a good wine, why vines have to struggle, and how one single hill of 16 hectares became his estate. He talks about freshness from tannins instead of acidity, humus that rose from 0.2 to over 2 %, and making wine to pay for landscaping. Interview in English. 📍 Schweppenhausen, Nahe, Germany In the glass 1. Purist 2023: Natural cuvée of orange Gewürztraminer, Cabernet Blanc and a little Riesling; skin-fermented, spontaneous, unfiltered, over a year on the lees 2. Pinot Noir 2022: 100 % whole bunch from slate, no added sulphur, 12 % alcohol; a sélection massale of nine Burgundy clones Chapters 0:00 Welcome to Gut Steyerberg 0:28 Met at ProWein: on board from the start 1:17 If not a winemaker: pharmacist 2:51 "Nature does not want to make a good wine" 4:19 Role model: Martin Darting 6:21 His personality as a wine: the Purist 7:18 Nature as a demanding friend 8:44 Vines have to struggle 9:21 Gut Steyerberg: one hill, one vineyard 11:11 Tasting: Purist 2023 13:54 Skin fermentation instead of added acidity 16:45 Climate change: freshness from tannins 19:05 In the Demeter preparation store 22:00 Nothing new: back to a living soil 22:54 Why biodynamic: you can taste it 23:55 Resilient vineyards and Corinne Kox 24:32 Humus from 0.2 to over 2 % 26:48 The first ten years are annoying 27:28 Living soil next to dead soil 28:22 Making wine to pay for landscaping 29:09 Tasting: Pinot Noir 2022 32:23 Slate Pinot: Ahr versus Höllenberg 33:47 Nine Burgundy clones 34:12 See you in Copenhagen: five years from now 📺 Watch the video: https://youtu.be/4uIz2Wiv_7s 🎟 Sign up for the next Cool Climate Wine Summit: https://coolclimatesummit.com/copenhagen/registration.php?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=steyerberg&utm_content=en 🌍 coolclimatesummit.com

    Gut Steyerberg: Demeter Natural Wine from the Nahe, Germany | Cool Climate Wine Summit

  2. 5d ago

    Weber Brüder: Riesling Sekt and Spätlese from the Saar, Germany | Cool Climate Wine Summit

    We meet Michi Weber of Weber Brüder in the Saar valley, in the middle of a rainy harvest. Together with his brother Stefan he started in 2013 with a quarter hectare of their grandfather's old vines; today they farm four hectares alongside their day jobs. We talk about bursting grapes after weeks of rain, spontaneous fermentation and low-intervention Riesling, why climate change is bringing the Saar's famous acidity into balance, how two brothers with five children manage a winery on the side, and their first wine, Phoenix. Interview in English. 📍 Saar, Mosel, Germany In the glass 1. Riesling Sekt Brut 2021: their first sparkling wine, two years on the lees in tank and 15 months of bottle fermentation, 9 g/l of sugar 2. Ober-Emmeler Altenberg Riesling Spätlese 2020: 60 g/l residual sugar, five years of age, notes of dried fruit Chapters 00:00 Back on the Saar, in the middle of harvest 00:30 Rain, bursting grapes and a rushed harvest 01:08 If not a winemaker: the social sector 02:15 Geisenheim, Portugal, Australia, Montpellier and the US 03:45 His personality as a bottle of wine 04:18 Nature and terroir on the Mosel 05:48 Weber Brüder: from a quarter hectare in 2013 to four hectares 07:08 Tasting: Riesling Sekt Brut 2021 09:07 Saar acidity and climate change 10:07 Covid, frost, rain, drought: the work in the vineyard 11:32 Two brothers, five kids, two day jobs 12:50 Phoenix: the first wine 13:48 Momentum and the low-intervention scene 16:04 Tasting: Ober-Emmeler Altenberg Spätlese 2020 17:39 Sweet or dry: the market and young drinkers 18:28 See you in Copenhagen 📺 Watch the video: https://youtu.be/qiKij-0BOhE 🎟 Sign up for the next Cool Climate Wine Summit: https://coolclimatesummit.com/copenhagen/registration.php?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=weber-brueder&utm_content=en 🌍 coolclimatesummit.com

    Weber Brüder: Riesling Sekt and Spätlese from the Saar, Germany | Cool Climate Wine Summit

  3. Nov 2

    Domaine de Montbenay: Chasselas and Pinot Noir from Lake Geneva | Cool Climate Wine Summit

    We visit Paul de Watteville of Domaine de Montbenay in Mont-sur-Rolle, in the vineyards above Lake Geneva. The estate has been in his family since 1543; Paul runs its eight hectares with his father Maurice. We talk about why Chasselas, born at Lake Geneva, is "the sponge of the terroir", a 25-year-old Chasselas, a fortified Chasselas inspired by port, his sélection massale Pinot Noir with 500 types of Pinot, an export project to China, and how hail and drought change the work in the vineyard. Interview in English. 📍 Mont-sur-Rolle, Vaud, Switzerland In the glass 1. Chasselas 1999: from the year Paul was born; honey, dried hay, ginger and a precise acidity 2. Pinot Noir Les Trésières 2023: sélection massale with 500 types of Pinot Noir, ten days whole bunch, 12 months in French oak Chapters 00:00 Welcome to Mont-sur-Rolle, above Lake Geneva 00:43 If not a winemaker: a cheese farm in the mountains 01:36 In the family since 1543 02:18 Inspiration: Raymond Paccot, Domaine La Colombe 03:41 His personality as a bottle of wine: Pinot Noir 04:48 Nature and organic viticulture 05:52 Domaine de Montbenay: eight hectares, nine varieties, 85% Chasselas 08:12 Tasting: Chasselas 1999 09:21 Chasselas was born at Lake Geneva: "the sponge of the terroir" 12:43 Gruyère with old Chasselas 13:02 Between Geneva and Lausanne: a scene of young winemakers 14:38 Swiss wine abroad: Chasselas in China 16:03 Chasselas muté: a "port" made from Chasselas 17:30 Pinot Noir: Neuchâtel, Burgundy and ageing potential 19:37 Tasting: Pinot Noir Les Trésières 2023, sélection massale 22:40 Climate change: sélection massale, hail and drought 26:22 Rootstocks for deeper roots 26:57 Outlook: the next five years 27:42 See you in Copenhagen 📺 Watch the video: https://youtu.be/cLmjjDqhrD0 🎟 Sign up for the next Cool Climate Wine Summit: https://coolclimatesummit.com/copenhagen/registration.php?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=montbenay&utm_content=en 🌍 coolclimatesummit.com

    Domaine de Montbenay: Chasselas and Pinot Noir from Lake Geneva | Cool Climate Wine Summit

  4. Oct 28

    Weingut O. Schell: Pinot Noir and PIWI from the Ahr, Germany | Cool Climate Wine Summit

    We visit Oliver Schell of Weingut O. Schell in Rech on the Ahr, the fourth generation of an estate founded in 1921, with 70 % of its eight hectares on steep terraces. He explains why this narrow valley makes great red wine and how the flood changed his winemaking. We taste his first PIWI, a Sauvignon Gris called "I can't believe it's a PIWI", and his Spätburgunder from the Recher Herrenberg, and talk about north-facing sites and the new problem of too little acidity. Interview in English. 📍 Rech, Ahr, Germany In the glass 1. „I can't believe it's a PIWI“ 2023: Sauvignon Gris from the Dernauer Burggarten (steep slate); Auslese ripeness, fermented dry, 15 % alcohol, five hours on the skins, second-use barrel; 497 bottles; label by his wife, an homage to Roy Lichtenstein 2. Spätburgunder Recher Herrenberg 2022: 18 months in barrique, 50 % new oak after the flood, 13.5 %; light colour, cherry, raspberry, wild strawberry, red flowers and spice Chapters 0:00 Welcome to the Ahr and Weingut O. Schell 0:52 If not a winemaker: a chef 1:21 His influence: his grandfather 2:28 His personality as a wine: a bolder Pinot Noir 3:43 Nature: the one thing we can't control 4:32 Weingut O. Schell: since 1921, 70 % steep 5:47 Why the narrow Ahr valley makes red wine 6:44 "Come and see it yourself" 7:34 Tasting: „I can't believe it's a PIWI“ 2023 8:58 15 % alcohol you don't taste 9:23 Flint, quince and an autumn touch 11:10 The label: pop art and Roy Lichtenstein 12:56 Planting Sauvignon Gris: "a very good mistake" 13:46 After the flood: new ways to sell wine 14:46 Easy wines are like learning a language 16:10 A warmer Ahr: shaded sites and new grapes 18:24 What the flood taught him: let things roll 19:46 Tasting: Spätburgunder Recher Herrenberg 2022 21:37 50 % new oak after the flood 22:24 Cherry, wild strawberry and spice 23:20 The new problem: too little acidity 24:24 Harvest under pressure on steep slopes 25:02 Burgundy, Chablis and the Ahr style 26:20 Five years from now 27:15 See you in Copenhagen 📺 Watch the video: https://youtu.be/pZmaiHTK0Z4 🎟 Sign up for the next Cool Climate Wine Summit: https://coolclimatesummit.com/copenhagen/registration.php?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=schell&utm_content=en 🌍 coolclimatesummit.com

    Weingut O. Schell: Pinot Noir and PIWI from the Ahr, Germany | Cool Climate Wine Summit

  5. Oct 26

    Hideaway Vingaard: Figs, Geese and Nordic Wine on Fejø, Denmark | Cool Climate Wine Summit

    We visit Karin Hvidtfeldt and winemaker Lou Langdon of Hideaway Vingaard on Fejø, a small island off Lolland in southern Denmark. They explain how the sea gives Fejø about 200 more hours of sunshine than the Danish average, how the estate began with Karin's late husband Michael Gundersen in 2006, and what they learned from Jens Heinemeyer. We talk about free-range geese, organic rules that were not written for wine, spring droughts and 200 millimetres of rain in one day, and why Danish wine belongs on every restaurant wine list. Interview in English. 📍 Fejø, Lolland, Denmark In the glass 1. Vingesus 2023: Souvignier Gris and Solaris, fermented spontaneously and aged in oak 2. Gåsefod 2024: 100 % Solaris in a Riesling style, with 17 g/l of residual sugar 3. Sommergås 2024: Rondo, Bolero, Cabernet Cortis and Rehberger, made by carbonic maceration Chapters 0:00 Welcome to Fejø: by ferry and over the deer fence 1:06 Lou: from England to Fejø, a hidden gem 3:10 Why "Hideaway"? A Beatles song 4:00 1.3 hectares, holiday cabins and 70 fig varieties 5:18 Biodiversity garden and exotic trees 6:33 The Fejø microclimate: the sea all around 9:55 An extra month of sunshine 10:07 Where we are: Lolland, Copenhagen and Hamburg 10:42 2006: Michael Gundersen and the beginnings 14:34 A new start with Lou and Jens Heinemeyer 16:43 Wine with Soil Connection 17:29 Tasting: Vingesus 2023, Souvignier Gris and Solaris 22:04 New grapes and oak: two shifts in Danish winemaking 27:00 The freedom to experiment, and its downside 28:19 "Can you grow wine in Denmark?" 29:27 A Danish bottle in Zielona Góra, and Jens Heinemeyer 30:47 Only take advice from someone whose wine you love 34:26 Is the Pfalz still cool climate? 36:02 Tasting: Gåsefod 2024, the geese and Molly the vineyard dog 38:09 A Riesling style from Solaris 41:04 17 grams of sugar, 7 of acidity 43:22 "Kissed by the oak": why so few Danish wines with residual sugar? 46:02 Climate change on Fejø: the frost is back 49:26 Spring droughts, cloudbursts and groundwater 52:38 Mildew on a warm, dry island 53:53 Organic rules not written for wine: the copper ban 58:18 Bureaucracy, and on to the red wine 59:10 Tasting: Sommergås 2024, a Nordic red 1:01:09 "Verdammt, du hast wieder recht": how the red was born 1:02:28 94 points from Jamie Goode 1:04:30 Rondo, PIWI reds and old vintages 1:06:20 Warsaw and export 1:07:25 Five years ahead: Danish wine on every wine list 1:09:25 Pride, Janteloven and bragging 1:10:39 See you at the Cool Climate Wine Summit 📺 Watch the video: https://youtu.be/HGpMEPKXe5k 🎟 Sign up for the next Cool Climate Wine Summit: https://coolclimatesummit.com/copenhagen/registration.php?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=hideaway&utm_content=en 🌍 coolclimatesummit.com

    Hideaway Vingaard: Figs, Geese and Nordic Wine on Fejø, Denmark | Cool Climate Wine Summit

  6. Oct 22

    Weingut Mindnich: Green Slate Riesling from the Nahe, Germany | Cool Climate Wine Summit

    We visit Lara Mindnich of Weingut Mindnich, a family estate of about eight hectares on the Nahe. Standing in a young vineyard full of poppies and bees, she talks about learning winemaking from her father, her role models Juliane Eller and Pauline Baumberger, and why a region with more than 180 soil types has no single Riesling style. She explains green slate, how her father simply said "just do it", sustainability on the label, PIWIs and Vitiforst, and what her generation can do against climate change. Interview in English. 📍 Nahe, Germany In the glass 1. Riesling vom Grünen Schiefer: Gutswein from green slate: fruity, juicy, soft and elegant, with a lively acidity 2. Johannisberg Riesling 2024: Single vineyard on steep terraces, harvested by hand; more structure and concentration Chapters 0:00 Welcome to the Nahe and Weingut Mindnich 0:26 If not a winemaker: something creative and social 0:55 Role models: her father, Juliane Eller and Pauline Baumberger 2:04 Her personality as a wine: Riesling from green slate 3:16 A young vineyard full of flowers and bees 4:19 Happy about the rain 4:51 Weingut Mindnich: 8 hectares, three generations 5:40 The Nahe: small, unknown and creative 7:07 Tasting: Riesling vom Grünen Schiefer 8:55 What is green slate? 9:41 180 soil types: is there a Nahe signature? 11:10 Between Rheinhessen and the Rheingau 11:51 Studying wine business in Geisenheim 12:29 "Just do it": the generation change 13:50 Structural change: scared or hopeful? 15:45 Telling sustainability on the label 17:00 Niepoort and the idea of eight points 17:55 Tasting: Johannisberg Riesling 2024 19:32 Holding vintages back 20:39 Fresh and green: the Nahe style 21:41 Climate change and new grape varieties 23:59 PIWIs and Vitiforst 25:23 Staying positive 25:54 Five years from now: even more for nature 📺 Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/@coolclimatesummit 🎟 Sign up for the next Cool Climate Wine Summit: https://coolclimatesummit.com/copenhagen/registration.php?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=mindnich&utm_content=en 🌍 coolclimatesummit.com

    Weingut Mindnich: Green Slate Riesling from the Nahe, Germany | Cool Climate Wine Summit

  7. Oct 19

    Domaine Sunnen-Hoffmann: Crémant und Auxerrois aus Luxemburg | Cool Climate Wine Summit

    Zu Besuch in Remerschen, in der Gemeinde Schengen, am Dreiländereck von Luxemburg, Deutschland und Frankreich: Marie Kox führt die Domaine Sunnen-Hoffmann in sechster Generation, zusammen mit ihrer Mutter. Es geht darum, warum in Luxemburg „Crémant immer geht“, um einen Brut Nature ohne Dosage und ohne Schwefel, um den unterschätzten Auxerrois aus der ersten Bio-Lage des Weinguts, um eine Crémant-Lese, die schon im August beginnt, und um PIWI-Sorten wie den Pinotin. Interview auf Deutsch. Aufgenommen am 22. Mai 2025. 📍 Remerschen, Schengen, Luxemburg Im Glas 1. Crémant de Luxembourg Brut Nature 2022: 50 % Chardonnay und 50 % Pinot Blanc, ohne Dosage und Schwefel, zweieinhalb Jahre auf der Hefe 2. Auxerrois 2022 aus der Lage Schengen-Fels: 50 Jahre alte Reben, die erste Lage, die das Weingut auf Bio umgestellt hat Kapitel 0:00 Begrüßung: Domaine oder Cave? 0:49 Wenn nicht Winzerin: Ernährungsberaterin 2:30 Prägende Erfahrung: Praktikum in Châteauneuf-du-Pape 3:19 Die Persönlichkeit als Flasche Wein: Pinot Noir 4:21 Zurück nach Luxemburg und unterschätzte Weinregionen 5:33 Natur und ökologischer Weinbau 6:21 Die Domaine Sunnen-Hoffmann: sechste Generation seit 1872 6:51 Schengen und das Dreiländereck 7:44 Crémant de Luxembourg: „Crémant geht immer“ 9:10 Verkostung: Crémant Brut Nature 2022 12:26 Frühe Lese und unberechenbare Jahrgänge 14:28 Luxemburg als Weinbauregion: Mosel, Römer, Elbling 16:30 Rotwein im Kommen und die Geschichte des Crémant 17:32 Zweiter Wein: Auxerrois aus der Lage Schengen-Fels 19:39 Klimawandel: Lesezeitpunkt und Säure 21:32 Verkostung: Auxerrois 2022 und Food Pairing 23:23 Export: Luxemburg nach außen zeigen 24:39 PIWIs: Cabernet Blanc und Pinotin 27:03 Ausblick: die nächsten fünf Jahre 27:45 Einladung nach Luxemburg und Kopenhagen 📺 Zum Video: {{VIDEO_LINK}} 🎟 Jetzt für den nächsten Cool Climate Wine Summit anmelden: https://coolclimatesummit.com/copenhagen/registration.php?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=sunnen-hoffmann&utm_content=de 🌍 coolclimatesummit.com

    Domaine Sunnen-Hoffmann: Crémant und Auxerrois aus Luxemburg | Cool Climate Wine Summit

  8. Oct 15

    Winnica Rosenfeld: Riesling and Sparkling Wine from Mazovia, Poland | Cool Climate Wine Summit

    We visit winemaker Michał Poddany of Winnica Rosenfeld in Podbiel, Mazovia, south-east of Warsaw. Of the 600 vines he planted in 2009, 12 survived two winters. He replanted, made seven vintages only to learn, and sold his first wine in 2023. He talks about his mentor at Marchesi Alfieri in Piedmont, the −18 °C limit for vinifera, the 2024 spring frost, why Pinot Noir is the easy grape in Poland, and why he wants to stay small. Interview in English. 📍 Podbiel, Mazovia, Poland In the glass 1. Brut Premiere: 65 % Riesling and 35 % Pinot Noir, partly aged in oak and acacia barrels from Seguin Moreau, 22 months on the lees 2. Riesling 2023: from the Una parcel, the first one planted; 1,700 bottles Chapters 0:00 Sunshine in Poland after a month of rain 1:00 If not a winemaker: underwater welder 1:51 Inspiration: Marchesi Alfieri in Piedmont 3:14 His personality as a wine: Nerello Mascalese from Etna 4:43 Nature: a bandage on the wound 6:13 Winnica Rosenfeld: 600 vines planted, 12 survived 8:05 Mazovia: harsh winters, wind and −18 °C 9:03 Seven vintages only for himself 11:09 Emerging wine countries and teething troubles 12:45 Tasting: Brut Premiere 14:01 Still wine tells the truth about the vineyard 15:04 Champagne yeast, no turbo yeasts 17:03 Why Pinot Noir is the easy grape in Poland 17:48 Red Pinot Noir from Poland? 19:19 Three labels for a lifetime 21:07 22 months on the lees and tiny bubbles 24:25 20 vintages to understand your vineyard 26:17 Tasting: Riesling, the hardest grape in Poland 26:37 Winter frost, spring frost and 2024 28:38 Every seventh vintage without a harvest 29:55 No bad vintages, only small ones 31:03 2.5 hectares and very low yields 32:10 Riesling 2023 from the Una parcel 33:41 Low pH, high acidity and a lot of patience 34:55 A basket press and a pump gentler than gravity 37:39 Lessons for Polish winemaking 38:04 Five years from now: staying small 📺 Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/@coolclimatesummit 🎟 Sign up for the next Cool Climate Wine Summit: https://coolclimatesummit.com/copenhagen/registration.php?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=rosenfeld&utm_content=en 🌍 coolclimatesummit.com

    Winnica Rosenfeld: Riesling and Sparkling Wine from Mazovia, Poland | Cool Climate Wine Summit
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Here on the channel, we publish this year interviews with all of our 160 exhibitors. So, enjoy getting to know them already before the trade fair. See you in Copenhagen, Jan/9 - Jan/11, 2026 for the next edition of the Cool Climate Wine Summit, Scandinavia's leading wine trade fair with 160 winemakers from cool climate wine growing countries such as Denmark, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, the UK, and many more.

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