Weingut Sturm
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Certified-organic Riesling from the steep, pumice-and-slate slopes of Leutesdorf on the Mittelrhein.
About Weingut Sturm
Weingut Sturm is a small, family-run organic winery in Leutesdorf, on the northern edge of the Mittelrhein region at Rhine kilometer 614. Founded in 2011 by Martin Sturm — a former economics journalist who trained as a winemaker in Leutesdorf and the Ahr valley before establishing his own estate — the winery farms roughly 4 hectares of steep and very-steep Rhine-facing slopes as a certified member of ECOVIN, Germany's leading organic winegrowers' association. The vineyards sit on slate and greywacke mixed with a rare pumice-stone deposit left by the Laacher See volcanic eruption around 13,000 years ago, giving the wines — mostly Riesling alongside Spätburgunder, Chardonnay, Kerner, Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah — their distinctive mineral character. Martin Sturm favors a non-interventionist, spontaneous-fermentation approach aimed at letting this varied terroir speak for itself, and the estate has been recognized as one of the Mittelrhein's leading producers ('Spitzenbetrieb', three stars) in the Vinum Weinguide.
Who Is This For?
For drinkers who want small-production, terroir-driven German Riesling from a hands-on organic grower rather than a large commercial estate.
Wines of Weingut Sturm
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Weingut Sturm located?
- In Leutesdorf, at Rhine kilometer 614 in the northern Mittelrhein, on steep slopes above the river.
- Is Weingut Sturm organic?
- Yes — the estate has farmed organically since its first vintage in 2011 and is a certified member of ECOVIN, Germany's organic winegrowers' association.
- What grape varieties does the estate grow?
- Mainly Riesling (roughly two-thirds of plantings), alongside Spätburgunder, Chardonnay, Kerner, Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah.
- Who founded the winery, and when?
- Martin Sturm, a former economics journalist who trained as a winemaker in Leutesdorf and the Ahr valley, released the estate's first vintage in 2011.
- What makes the vineyard soils distinctive?
- A mix of slate and greywacke combined with a rare pumice-stone deposit left by the Laacher See volcanic eruption roughly 13,000 years ago.