Sparkling Wine Journey · Germany
Esslingen & Württemberg
Kessler and the Neckar Cellars
Guided route
Esslingen & Württemberg in depth
In Esslingen am Neckar stands Kessler, Germany's oldest still-operating sparkling wine house. All around it, Württemberg produces bottle-fermented Riesling sparkling wine.
1Region & HistoryKessler since 1826
2Soil & ClimateKeuper and Vaults
3Grape VarietiesRiesling Leads
4Base Wine & CuvéeEarly Harvest, Then Blending
5The Second FermentationBottle, Tank, Cooperative
6Lees Ageing & DosageTime and Sugar
7TastingRiesling in the Glass
8Food & OccasionMaultaschen and More0 of 8








