Weingut Brand

Winemakers

Daniel and Jonas Brand

TYPE OF AGRICULTURE

Organic

VINEYARD AREA

18 ha

Country, Region, Subregion

Germany, Pfalz, Bockenheim

Fifth-generation winemakers Daniel and Jonas Brand took over the family winery from their father Jürgen in 2014 – with his support they expanded from 12 to 18ha and transitioned production to fully organic and natural. In this year, Jonas produced his first 900 bottles of natural wine, from an old-vine Sylvaner vineyard; 2/3 was undrinkable. Undaunted, the brothers now have the whole estate under organic cultivation and are producing a large amount of wine with no added sulphur.

Bockenheim has a cooler climate than most of the Pfalz (therefore the grapes ripen slower). The weather in their area is influenced by the Donnersberg mountain (around 650m high) which shields them from incoming weather systems, the wind is then funnelled down two valleys which means it is fairly breezy and this helps keep the vineyards free from mildew.

12 ha of there are situated on the Bockenheim Sonnenberg hill, vineyards range from 150m up to 350m.

Read up on our interview with the brothers in May 2020 here.

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Wines

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2021 Riesling Stein & Fels

Steely, electric Riesling from single site on the Bockenheimer hill. As much energy as the brothers combined.

NV Riesling (Magnum Only)

A special bottling – each year, the brothers assemble a small combination of different barrels and tanks of Riesling from across different vintages in the cellar. A limited, one-off blend each year.

2017 Müller Thurgau Pur

Mineral and aromatic with a long finish. No sulfur added.

2017 Pinot Blanc Pur

A touch of pip fruits, firestone, yeast dough, brioche and nuts. Salty, juicy and mineral in taste.

2016 Pinot Noir Holy Chapel

Fruity and aromatic with soft tannins

2019 Mythos Pur

Inky-dark in appearance but neon-bright fruited. Rhubarb yoghurt never tasted this good.

2022 Riesling Stein & Fels

Steely, electric Riesling from parcels on the Bockenheimer hill. As much energy as the brothers combined.

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2022 White Pet Nat

sparkling

From the warm, dry 2022 vintage, this edition is fuller, with fleshy fruit, bruised stonefruit crushed over lime. Delicious

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2018 Pinot Blanc Holy Chapel

white

100% Pinot Blanc. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts and maceration for 12 hours, aged in used oak barrels for 12 months. No added sulphur. Unfiltered.

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2023 Wilder Satz

white

The German jigsaw puzzle. Cloudy lemonade for grownups built from a dizzying blend of all the brothers white varieties. ‘Satz is always their first taste of a vintage, assembled in spring each year.

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2018 Riesling Monastery

white

100% Riesling. Fermentation with wild yeasts, aged in used oak barrels for 8 months. No added sulphur. Unfiltered.

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2019 Pinot Blanc Pur

white

100% Pinot Blanc. Wild yeasts, fermented in 1000l wooden barrels. No added sulphur. Unfiltered.

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rose

2019 Wild Rosé

rose

One of Jonas' favourite wines. Tricky to make and never long for this world, it's a favourite of ours too. From their plot of Portugieser particularly loved by wild deer.

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2019 Riesling Pur

white

100% Riesling with a little maceration, expertly walks the tightrope between complexity and crushability.

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red

2022 Flora

red

Flora! Always a fun wine - dark-fruited, giddy blueberry, delirious acid and someone doing doughnuts in the town centre car park. Great fun, who knew all it took for Dornfelder to taste this good was just Daniel & Jonas working their magic.

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2018 Muller Thurgau Pur

white

100% Muller Thurgau. Wild yeasts, started partly on the mash, fermented in 500l old wooden barrels. No added sulfites. Unfiltered.

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red

2018 Pinot Noir

red

100% Pinot Noir. Fermentation with wild yeasts, aged in 500l and 225l wooden barrels (5-10 years old). No added sulphur. Unfiltered.

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orange

2018 Sylvaner Elis Pur

orange

100% Sylvaner. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts. Aged 16 months in used oak barrels. No added sulphur. Unfiltered.

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2021 Brand Red

red

A bright and bouncy expression of the brother’s red varieties that weren’t attacked by Kirschessigfliege as their Portugieser was.

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2022 Rose Pet Nat

sparkling

Great depth from the sunny 22 vintage. Cherry drops, pretty, delicate fruit, lovely twisted acidity, and linear herbal mineral line holding it together. Breakfast, lunch, dinner? Brand Rosé!

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2020 - Pinot Noir Pur

Bright and energetic Pinot, a tiny-berry party, crunchy fruit popping with acidity, delicate pencil-line structure and a long, mineral finish. A wonderful expression .

2020 Wild Rosé

From a parcel of Portugieser favoured by the local deer, after a warm vintage in 2020, the rosé is lifted with a little acidity from direct-pressed Riesling. Bright and lively!

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New 2023 Editions from the Brands

Brand New: A Pair of Pinots from 2022

New wines from the Brand Bros! Predominantly from the warm, fruit-driven 2022 vintage, the wines still sing with their signature acidity: a true reflection of the brothers' commitment to soil health through diligent attention to detail in the vineyards.

Jonas Pours at 107

Jonas returns to London for a Sunday afternoon pouring his and brother Daniel’s invigorating wines at the great wall: 107. Food by Jay Wolman!

Jonas Returns to ISCA!

Thrilled to have Jonas Brand returning to visit our pals at Isca in Levenshulme, Manchester on Saturday Jan 20

A Tasting at Ducksoup with Jonas Brand

Talking About Regeneration: A Conversation with Jonas Brand

New Arrivals: Brand Brothers 2021

The 2021 editions of Riesling Monastery and Pinot Noir Pur are available now, and tasting brilliant despite a battle of a harvest.

Lord Of The Fruit Flies

After a tricky 2021, we have new Brand Bros releases from an unusual year in the Pfalz. We spoke with Jonas about rolling with the punches, and the optimism of new growing season.

Making a Monster: Wilder Satz 2020

The German jigsaw puzzle is nearly here. The eagerly anticipated Wilder Satz 2020 will be landing this afternoon, and we're expecting it to be ready to leave us straight away. We caught up with Jonas recently to untangle the recipe for the blend, bottled in April this year…

Portugeezers: A chat with Jonas Brand

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