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