Weingut Karl Haidle

The vineyard "Karl Haidle" is located in the community of Kernen-Stetten (area Remstal-Stuttgart) in the German wine growing region of Württemberg. Hans Haidle took over the business from his father in 1968 and increased the property from one hectare to its current size. In 1993 a new winery building was put into operation. Today, the business is run by Moritz Haidle, the third generation of the family. The vineyards comprise 25 hectares of vineyards in the individual locations Häder, Lindhälder, Mönchberg and Pulvermächer (Stetten), Altenberg, Burghalde and Sonnenberg (Schnait), as well as Nonnenberg (Strümpfelbach). The best plots are located in the central, partly terraced section of the single vineyard site Stettener Pulvermächer, which rises directly behind the winery building. The white wine varieties Riesling (7 ha) and Kerner as well as the red wine varieties Trollinger, Pinot Noir, Lemberger and Zweigelt are cultivated. The cultivation is currently being converted to organic viticulture (status 2015). The best Lemberger, Pinot Noir, Dornfelder and Zweigelt mature in barriques from French, Swabian and Spessarteiche oak. Bottle-fermented sparkling wines are also produced. The winery is a member of the VDP and the German Barrique Forum.