Winegrowers' cooperative in the Black Forest: wine, sparkling wine and brandies from its own vineyards and fruit distilleries

Alde Gott Winzer Schwarzwald eG / Alde Gott Edelbrände Schwarzwald eG

Sasbachwalden (Baden-Württemberg)New on Amplifa

1948Founded

380 winegrowers · 266 ha of vinesMembers and vineyard area

approx. 1.8 million litres of wine/yearHarvest volume

5 million litresStorage capacity

approx. 180,000 l (100% alcohol)Annual brandy volume

Wine and brandies from the Black Forest

Alde Gott Winzer Schwarzwald eG was founded in 1948 in Sasbachwalden in the Ortenau region and belongs to the Baden wine-growing region. The cooperative comprises 380 winegrowers who cultivate 266 hectares of vines; the annual harvest is around 1.8 million litres of wine, with storage capacity of 5 million litres. The focus of cultivation is Pinot Noir with about 55 percent of the vineyard area, complemented by Pinot Gris, Riesling and Müller-Thurgau as well as smaller parcels of Pinot Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Scheurebe and Gewürztraminer. The vines grow on weathered granite soils at elevations of 180 to 800 metres on the western slope of the Hornisgrinde. The sister organisation Alde Gott Edelbrände Schwarzwald eG, with 329 members, has been marketing brandies from local fruit since 1970; the fruit is distilled in home distilleries and matured and refined for several years at the cooperative; roughly 180,000 litres of 100-percent alcohol are sold annually. Alde Gott Genusswelt GmbH rounds off the offering with wine experiences, wine tastings, seminars, a wine bar and sales.

Site: Sasbachwalden
Processes: Wine and brandy production, Wine tastings and cellar tours, Wine seminars, Wine experiences/events, Online shop/wine shipping, Wine bar, Gift vouchers
Materials: Pinot Noir (Blauer Spätburgunder), Weathered granite soils, Local fruit
Certificates: Awards (Vinum, falstaff, DLG)
Founded: 1948
Industries: Viticulture, Brandies/spirits, Wine tourism/hospitality

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Vineyard and grape cultivation by the members
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Cellar: vinification, maturation (wooden barrels and stainless steel tanks)
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Bottling and packaging
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Sales via the Genusswelt, online shop and wine shipping

Grape varieties and base materials

Spätburgunder

Pinot Noir (Blauer Spätburgunder)

With about 55% of the vineyard area, the most widely grown grape variety of the cooperative.

Granit

Weathered granite soils

A rare soil type on which finer white wines and earlier-accessible red wines develop.

Obst

Local fruit

Base material for brandies, partly from wild collections, distilled in members' home distilleries.

Sites

Sasbachwalden

Headquarters, winery, distillery storage, sales, Genusswelt/wine bar

Materials: Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Müller-Thurgau

Products

**Wine and sparkling wine**Viticulture · wine trade/hospitality

**Brandies and liqueurs**Distillation · spirits

Inside the production

Vineyards on the western slope of the Hornisgrinde

Historic wayside shrine depicting the legend of the 'Alde Gott'

Industries

ViticultureBrandies/spiritsWine tourism/hospitality

Additional services

Wine and brandy productionWine tastings and cellar toursWine seminarsWine experiences/eventsOnline shop/wine shippingWine barGift vouchers

Quality and awards

The wines are regularly awarded: in 2011 the cooperative counted among the best wineries in Germany according to 'Der Feinschmecker' and among the Top 100 of the DLG Weinguide; in 2023 it received 2 stars each in the Vinum and falstaff Weinguide Deutschland.

Evidence	Sasbachwalden
Awards (Vinum, falstaff, DLG)

History

1601
Documented evidence of viticulture through the granting of wine rights
1948
Foundation of Alde Gott Winzer Schwarzwald eG in Sasbachwalden
1970
Expansion with the addition of Alde Gott Edelbrände Schwarzwald eG (329 members)
2011
Awards including 'Der Feinschmecker' (best wineries in Germany), GaultMillau Weinguide, DLG Top 100
2023
2 stars in the Vinum Weinguide Deutschland and in the falstaff Weinguide Deutschland