Bad Durkheim

Bad Durkheim is a wine region of Pfalz, Germany.

Riesling leads the plantings, with Gewürztraminer, Scheurebe, Portugieser and Sankt Laurent alongside it.

The ground underneath is sandstone.

The climate is continental.

Red wine, dry white wine and sweet white wine, plus two more is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows fresh and vibrant, ripe and luscious, soft and fruity and moderate tannins.

Labels here fall under the Grosse Lage.

Names to look for on a shelf: Weingut Eymann, Weingut Karl Schaefer, Weingut Kurt Darting and Weingut Thomas Hensel.

At the table these bottles work with seafood, pork, spicy asian dishes and cheese platters.

Serve chilled.

In the glass.

Dry white: Fresh and vibrant.

Sweet white: Ripe and luscious.

Red: Soft and fruity, Moderate tannins.

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

• Grosse Lage

Producers worth knowing.

Bottles to look for.

• Collective Z Kalkoven Sylvaner, Bad Durkheim, Germany
• Vier Jahreszeiten Durkheimer Feuerberg Blauer Portugieser Trocken, Pfalz, Germany
• Vier Jahreszeiten Durkheimer Feuerberg Weissburgunder Trockenbeerenauslese, Pfalz, Germany
• Weingut Brenneis-Koch Durkheimer Feuerberg Merlot Trocken, Pfalz, Germany
• Weingut Brenneis-Koch Durkheimer Feuerberg Saint Laurent Trocken, Pfalz, Germany
• Weingut Eymann Fuchsmantel Riesling Trocken, Pfalz, Germany
• Weingut Fitz-Ritter 'RebArena' Riesling Trocken, Pfalz, Germany
• Weingut Fitz-Ritter Durkheimer Abtsfronhof Gewurztraminer Spatlese, Pfalz, Germany

At the table.

• Seafood
• Pork
• Spicy Asian dishes
• Cheese platters

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve chilled.

Nearby regions.

Bad Durkheim: common questions

More from here: every wine region in Germany, or the wider Pfalz guide.