2023 Weingut Beurer Trollinger

Württemberg | 100% Trollinger (aka Schiava) | Biodynamic Practices | Chillable Red

From the hills of Swabia in southern Germany, this wildly expressive saignée of Trollinger—known across the Alps as Schiava—is crafted by Jochen Beurer, a former European BMX champion turned biodynamic wine savant. His approach? Nothing short of alchemy. Minimal intervention, native yeast fermentation, hand-harvested fruit, and a touch of rebellious energy turn what could be a humble red into something borderline gravitational: a wine that floats.

This is “Alto Swabia”, not by politics but by spirit—cool-climate red winemaking at its most delicate, soulful, and electric. Grown in clay soils and made with biodynamic intention, this Trollinger blushes with a vibrant watermelon hue, offering up a melange of ripe red fruit—strawberry, cherry skin, raspberry—with a mineral pulse and saline lift. The acidity crackles like static, giving the wine an almost metaphysical brightness, while the finish stays clean, salty, and refreshing.

Serve it slightly chilled and pour generously—this is a joy wine, built for picnics, fire pits, grilled vegetables, sausages, or simply the sun on your shoulders. Beurer’s wines don’t follow the rules of the conventional world, and that’s exactly the point.