First-class wine doesn't have to be expensive! Marcus Hofschuster and Kim Schreiber have tasted top wines that are affordable. The white wines from 2023 are among their favorites. Find out which ones here.
At this time of year, we mainly taste the premium wines from the best producers in Germany. This is primarily because the Great Growths of the VDP are released for tasting, but other prestige wines also come onto the market at this time and want to be evaluated. For many of these wines, wine enthusiasts have to dig deep into their pockets. Even though they are worth the money, not everyone can or wants to afford them, especially not in quantities that allow for regular tasting.
However, there are also great wines for which you don't have to take out a loan. The 2023 vintage has made it particularly easy for us with German white wines. We have compiled here what has particularly impressed us in recent weeks: wines that offer top quality without costing a fortune. This time we have not sorted them by wine type, but only by price and performance.
Weingut Leipold
— Franconia/Franken
2023 Obervolkach Landsknecht Riesling Spätlese
89 WP
very good
12.00 €
Weingut Brügel
— Franconia/Franken
2020 Greuth Bastel Spätburgunder trocken
89 WP
very good
15.00 €
Weingut Schloss Proschwitz - Prinz zur Lippe -
— Saxony/Sachsen
2022 Meißen Traminer VDP.Ortswein trocken "Terrassen"
14.50 €
Zantho
— Burgenland
2020 Scheurebe Beerenauslese süß
89 WP
very good
12.90 €
Battenfeld-Spanier
— Rheinhessen
2023 Riesling VDP.Gutswein trocken "Eisquell"
89 WP
very good
14.50 €
Bodegas Leza García S.L.
— La Rioja
2020 D.O.Ca Rioja Crianza "Tinto Familia"
14.50 €
Paolo e Noemia D’Amico
— Latium
2022 Lazio IGT Chardonnay "Calanchi Di Vaiano"
88 WP
very good
Up to 15.00 €
Weingut Felix Waldkirch
— Pfalz
2023 Weyher Michelsberg Riesling Spätlese
88 WP
very good
14.50 €
Weingut Rinke / Rinke-Weine
— Mosel
2022 Langsur Brüderberg Chardonnay trocken "Muschelkalk"
88 WP
very good
15.00 €
Weinbau Bernard
— Franconia/Franken
2022 Erlenbach Portugieser trocken
88 WP
very good
12.00 €
Weinbau Bernard
— Franconia/Franken
2023 Klingenberg Silvaner trocken
88 WP
very good
12.00 €
Weingut Schwab
— Franconia/Franken
2023 Thüngersheim Weißburgunder VDP.Ortswein trocken
88 WP
very good
9.20 €
Neumeister
— Franconia/Franken
2023 Silvaner edelsüß "dry aged"
88 WP
very good
14.00 €
Weingut Rudolf Fürst
— Franconia/Franken
2023 Riesling VDP.Gutswein trocken "pur mineral"
88 WP
very good
13.20 €
Patrizierhof - Weingut Gasthof Hotel - Familie Grebner
— Franconia/Franken
2023 Großlangheim Kiliansberg Gelber Muskateller
88 WP
very good
12.00 €
Weingut J.J. Berizzi
— Pfalz
2023 Grauburgunder trocken "Kapitel Fünf"
88 WP
very good
10.00 €
Weingut Schäfer
— Pfalz
2022 Haardt Herzog Grauburgunder trocken "| Limit | eine von eintausend"
88 WP
very good
15.00 €
Weingut Rainer Sauer
— Franconia/Franken
2023 Escherndorf Fürstenberg Silvaner VDP.Erste Lage trocken
88 WP
very good
15.00 €
Markus Lager
— Weinland Austria
2020 Grüner Veltliner Landwein trocken "Privat"
88 WP
very good
10.50 €
Weingut Gebrüder Nittnaus
— Burgenland
2023 Ried Kreuzkapelle Grüner Veltliner trocken "Prestige"
10.00 €
Weingut Schreibeis - Keller am Gaisberg
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2023 Kamptal DAC Ried Gaisberg Grüner Veltliner trocken
88 WP
very good
15.00 €
Weingut Leipold
— Franconia/Franken
2023 Obervolkach Landsknecht Scheurebe trocken "Alte Reben"
88 WP
very good
12.00 €
Weingut Brügel
— Main
2023 Müller-Thurgau Landwein trocken "Maische"
88 WP
very good
15.00 €
Weingut Albert
— Baden
2022 Spätburgunder Landwein trocken
88 WP
very good
12.00 €
Weingut J.J. Berizzi
— Pfalz
2022 Spätburgunder trocken "Kapitel Vier"
88 WP
very good
10.00 €
Kühling-Gillot
— Rheinhessen
2023 Riesling VDP.Gutswein trocken "Qvinterra®"
88 WP
very good
14.50 €
Kellerei Sankt Pauls
— Alto Adige
2023 Südtirol / Alto Adige DOC Sauvignon "Gfill"
88 WP
very good
14.30 €
Weingut Familie Söngen
— Rheingau
2021 Hattenheim Riesling Brut Nature
88 WP
very good
13.50 €
Weingut Dautel
— Württemberg
2023 Bönnigheim Weißburgunder VDP.Ortswein trocken
88 WP
very good
13.90 €
Weingut Wachtstetter
— Württemberg
2022 Pfaffenhofen Samtrot VDP.Ortswein trocken
88 WP
very good
11.50 €
Weingut Lisa Bunn
— Rheinhessen
2023 Wintersheim Riesling Ortswein trocken
88 WP
very good
11.50 €
Weingut Bischel
— Rheinhessen
2023 Riesling VDP.Gutswein trocken
88 WP
very good
11.50 €
Lembergerland
— Württemberg
Pet Nat Rosé "Steillagenkollektiv"
88 WP
very good
12.50 €
Weingut Bürgermeister Carl Koch
— Rheinhessen
Oppenheim Gutleuthaus Riesling Pas Dosé "Monopol"
88 WP
very good
15.00 €
Schloßgut Hohenbeilstein
— Württemberg
VDP.Sekt Brut Nature Pinot Blanc de Noir (Deg.: 17.05.24)
88 WP
very good
13.90 €
Weingut Brügel
— Franconia/Franken
2022 Greuth Bastel Silvaner trocken
88 WP
very good
12.00 €
Weingut Brügel
— Franconia/Franken
2022 Abtswind Altenberg Silvaner trocken Alte Reben
88 WP
very good
14.00 €
Weingut Reinhold & Cornelia Schneider
— Baden
2022 Silvaner Spätlese trocken ***
88 WP
very good
10.00 €
Weingut Roth
— Franconia/Franken
2022 Wiesenbronn Geissberg Silvaner VDP.Erste Lage trocken
88 WP
very good
13.50 €
lichti & astroh GbR
— Pfalz
2023 Silvaner Landwein trocken "Kalkstein"
88 WP
very good
14.90 €
Weingut Baldauf
— Franconia/Franken
2022 Stetten Stein Silvaner trocken "Clees"
88 WP
very good
12.00 €
Weingut Johann Ruck
— Franconia/Franken
2023 Iphofen Kalb Silvaner VDP.Erste Lage trocken
12.50 €
Weingut Leipold
— Franconia/Franken
2023 Obervolkach Silvaner Kabinett trocken "Muschelkalk"
88 WP
very good
8.50 €
Weingut Nico Scholtens
— Main
2021 Silvaner Landwein trocken "['drai]" aus Terrassenlage
88 WP
very good
11.50 €
Weingut Dautel
— Württemberg
2022 Bönnigheim Lemberger VDP.Ortswein trocken
88 WP
very good
14.50 €
Kühling-Gillot
— Rheinhessen
2023 Oppenheim Riesling VDP.Aus Ersten Lagen trocken
93 WP
excellent
22.00 €
St. Antony
— Rheinhessen
2023 Nierstein Zehnmorgen Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken
92 WP
excellent
25.00 €
Weingut S.A. Prüm
— Mosel
2023 Wehlen Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage, "Fass 25"
92 WP
excellent
Up to 20.00 €
Weingut Emrich-Schönleber
— Nahe
2023 Monzingen Riesling VDP.Ortswein trocken "Halgans"
91 WP
excellent
22.00 €
St. Antony
— Rheinhessen
2023 Nierstein Orbel Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken
91 WP
excellent
19.90 €
Weingut Rainer Sauer
— Franconia/Franken
2023 Escherndorf Lump VDP.Erste Lage trocken Altfränkischer Satz
90 WP
excellent
17.00 €
Weingut Andreas Laible
— Baden
2023 Riesling trocken "Achat"
90 WP
excellent
19.50 €
Weingut Deutzerhof
— Ahr
2020 Heimersheim Chardonnay VDP.Sekt Dosage zero
90 WP
excellent
24.00 €
Weingut Balthasar Ress
— Rheingau
2023 Hattenheim Engelmannsberg Riesling VDP.Erste Lage trocken
90 WP
excellent
20.00 €
Patrizierhof - Weingut Gasthof Hotel - Familie Grebner
— Franconia/Franken
2021 Großlangheim Kiliansberg Blaufränkisch trocken "von Wîg"
90 WP
excellent
21.00 €
Battenfeld-Spanier
— Rheinhessen
2023 Hohen-Sülzen Riesling VDP.Aus Ersten Lagen trocken
90 WP
excellent
22.00 €
Weingut Rainer Schnaitmann
— Schwaben
2022 Sauvignon Blanc Landwein trocken "Bergmandel"
90 WP
excellent
24.00 €
Weingut Fritz Haag - Dusemonder Hof
— Mosel
2023 Brauneberg Riesling VDP.Aus Ersten Lagen trocken "J"
90 WP
excellent
19.80 €
Weingut Emrich-Schönleber
— Nahe
2023 Monzingen Riesling VDP.Ortswein trocken "Frühtau"
90 WP
excellent
21.00 €
Weingut Bischel
— Rheinhessen
2023 Bingen Riesling VDP.Aus Ersten Lagen trocken
90 WP
excellent
22.00 €
Weingut May
— Franconia/Franken
2023 Retzbach Benediktusberg Silvaner VDP.Erste Lage trocken
90 WP
excellent
25.00 €
Weingut May
— Franconia/Franken
2023 Retzstadt Langenberg Silvaner VDP.Erste Lage trocken Alte Reben
90 WP
excellent
20.00 €
Weingut Bischel
— Rheinhessen
2023 Gau-Algesheim Silvaner VDP.Ortswein trocken "Terrassen"
90 WP
excellent
18.50 €
Weingut S.A. Prüm
— Mosel
2023 Bernkastel Lay Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage, "Fass 4"
90 WP
excellent
Up to 20.00 €
St. Antony
— Rheinhessen
2023 Nierstein Pettenthal Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken
95 WP
great
33.00 €
Weingut Andreas Laible
— Baden
2023 Durbach Plauelrain Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken "Am Bühl"
93 WP
excellent
27.00 €
Domaine de Montbourgeau
— Jura
2020 L'Etoile AOC
Up to 30.00 €
Weingut Rappenhof GbR
— Rheinhessen
2023 Nierstein Pettenthal Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken
93 WP
excellent
35.00 €
Kühling-Gillot
— Rheinhessen
2023 Nackenheim Riesling VDP.Aus Ersten Lagen trocken
93 WP
excellent
26.00 €
St. Antony
— Rheinhessen
2023 Nierstein Hipping Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken
93 WP
excellent
35.00 €
Weingut am Stein - Ludwig Knoll
— Franconia/Franken
2023 Stetten Stein Silvaner Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage
93 WP
excellent
26.00 €
Weingut May
— Franconia/Franken
2023 Retzstadt Himmelspfad Silvaner Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage
93 WP
excellent
35.00 €
Weingut Heinrich GmbH - Gernot und Heike Heinrich
— Burgenland
2022 Roter Traminer trocken "Freyheit"
93 WP
excellent
29.00 €
Weingut Heinrich GmbH - Gernot und Heike Heinrich
— Burgenland
2022 trocken "Graue Freyheit"
93 WP
excellent
29.00 €
Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl GmbH
— Pfalz
2022 Deidesheim Kieselberg Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken
34.00 €
Weingut Juliusspital Würzburg
— Franconia/Franken
2022 Würzburg Stein-Berg Silvaner VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken
93 WP
excellent
33.00 €
Weingut Karl Schaefer GmbH & Co.KG
— Pfalz
2021 Ungstein Weilberg Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken
93 WP
excellent
35.00 €
Weingut Leth
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Wagram DAC Ried Scheiben Grüner Veltliner Erste ÖTW Ried trocken
92 WP
excellent
Up to 30.00 €
Weingut Leth
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Wagram DAC Fels Grüner Veltliner trocken "Gigama"
92 WP
excellent
Up to 35.00 €
Weingut Rappenhof GbR
— Rheinhessen
2023 Nierstein Oelberg Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken
92 WP
excellent
29.00 €
Weingut Fritz Haag - Dusemonder Hof
— Mosel
2023 Kesten Paulinshofberg Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken
92 WP
excellent
35.00 €
Kühling-Gillot
— Rheinhessen
2023 Nierstein Riesling VDP.Aus Ersten Lagen trocken
92 WP
excellent
26.00 €
St. Antony
— Rheinhessen
2023 Nierstein Zehnmorgen Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken
92 WP
excellent
25.00 €
Weingut Bischel
— Rheinhessen
2023 Gau-Algesheim Goldberg Riesling VDP.Erste Lage trocken
92 WP
excellent
30.00 €
Weingut May
— Franconia/Franken
2023 Retzstadt Silvaner VDP.Erste Lage trocken "Der Schäfer"
92 WP
excellent
33.00 €
Weingut am Stein - Ludwig Knoll
— Franconia/Franken
2023 Stetten Stein Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage
92 WP
excellent
26.00 €
Weingut Karl Schaefer GmbH & Co.KG
— Pfalz
2021 Ungstein Herrenberg Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken
92 WP
excellent
35.00 €
Weingut Karl Schaefer GmbH & Co.KG
— Pfalz
2021 Dürkheim Michelsberg Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken
92 WP
excellent
35.00 €
Weingut Karl Schaefer GmbH & Co.KG
— Pfalz
2022 Forst Pechstein Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken
92 WP
excellent
35.00 €
Weingut Juliusspital Würzburg
— Franconia/Franken
2022 Iphofen Julius-Echter-Berg Silvaner VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken
92 WP
excellent
33.00 €
Weingut Fürst Löwenstein
— Franconia/Franken
2022 Homburg Kallmuth Silvaner VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken "Asphodill"
92 WP
excellent
35.00 €