Overview
- Weingut Rattey expects a markedly higher yield than last year’s 62,000 liters, after producing 84,000 liters two years ago.
- Verjus picking is already underway, with a small Federweißer harvest set to start late next week.
- The main grape harvest is planned from the end of the first September week through mid to late October.
- Recent sunshine, more than 60 liters of rain in a single weekend, and reduced late-spring frost underpin the stronger outlook, according to vineyard manager Stefan Schmidt.
- The estate cultivates about 25 hectares with 16 grape varieties and is confirmed by the German Wine Institute as the largest winery in northern Germany.