OFF GRID

🔵 Plain is our monthly subscrip­tion box, curated with care and delive­red to your door (pick-up in our Stuttgart shop is possible too). Join the club to discover three exciting bottles each month, accompanied by an illustrated booklet (english & german) that tells the story of the producers behind the wines along with tasting and vinification notes. As a Plain member, you receive a 10% discount on our entire range at @offgrid.wine (excluding sale items) as long as your subscription is active! You’ll find your discount code on the last page of your monthly booklet. We don’t tie you in: you can pause or cancel your subscription at any time. find more info at offgrid.wine/plain

We’ve teamed up once again with Off Grid @offgrid.wine for another tasting session. Join us on Friday, 15 May, this time featuring Weingut Hainbusch @weingut_hainbusch . Between 3 and 7 pm, Luisa and Elias will be pouring their latest release. The two young winemakers from Kaub in the Mittelrhein began making wine in 2023, working with just two small parcels of Riesling and Pinot Noir. Their approach is driven by a desire to preserve a centuries-old tradition that is closely linked to the landscape and its biodiversity. In the meantime, their production has grown, including a négoce range this year. “Négoce” is a French term meaning they source grapes from other growers — ideally those who farm their vineyards to the same high standards. The tasting includes seven different wines. Tickets are €10, available at the bar. The tasting is free for hospitality professionals — just sign up via DM or email: [email protected] The bar will be open as usual, serving a selection of Hainbusch wines by the glass – you’re welcome to join us without taking part in the tasting. Ratto Bistrobar Cottastraße 4, Stuttgart 3pm–1am

A little throwback to last week‘s dinner at Hallo Emil @hallo.emil.stuttgart ! We brought a selection of our wines, poured by Christoph Geyler @christophgeyler ! See you next time! 📸 @piokarle

The new @kleinesgut release has just arrived! Merlot “Häusle” 2024 Riesling 2024 Chardonnay 2024 Spätburgunder 2024 Lemberger 2024 Chardonnay “Kapelle” 2023 Riesling “Götzen” 2023 … all avaliable now in the shop and online: offgrid.wine/kleinesgut.

This month sees the introduction of Thomas Patek to Plain, an engineer-turned-winemaker with disarming honesty and a small selection of wines from Franconia. Thomas farms five vineyards in Kitzingen and Sulzfeld am Main, and his Weiss 2022 translates the limestone soils of his Silvaner plots into structure and salinity, with a small amount of Bacchus bringing fruit to the fore. Proxy E is a white wine alternative, an expertly crafted, alcohol-free sparkling from the Bouche brewery in Berlin. Fermented honeycomb, silverberry and sage are layered on a kombucha base of Snow Bud white tea, giving all the taught acidity, fine tannins and complex flavour of a wine, without the alcohol. One to drink chilled with seafood, young goat’s cheese or grilled fennel. And Patrick and Justine of Domaine la Bohème are back with Pd’A 2024, a single variety wine made with Pineau d’Aunis, grown in its native setting of the Loire Valley. Rosehip aromatics, a soft and tender tannin structure and the variety’s characteristic kick of freshly cracked peppercorns. Illustration by @goodwinecrapdrawing Producers: @thomas_patek @booouuuche @pinardier #plainwineset

Join us next Tuesday, 31 March, for a tasting with @kleinesgut at @ratto.bistrobar . From 4–7 pm, Daniel and Frederike will be pouring their spring releases: Vin de Soif rouge 2024 Merlot “Häusle” 2024 Riesling 2024 Chardonnay 2024 Spätburgunder 2024 Lemberger 2024 Chardonnay “Kapelle” 2023 Riesling “Götzen” 2023 Tickets are €15, available at the bar. The tasting is free for hospitality professionals — just sign up via DM or email: [email protected] Like what you taste? You’ll be able to buy bottles from the new release to take home. From 5 pm, we’ll also be pouring Kleines Gut wines by the glass. After the tasting, Daniel and Frederike will stick around for a chat as Ratto transitions into regular bar service. Ratto Bistrobar Cottastraße 4, Stuttgart Tasting: 4–7 pm Bar open: 5 pm – midnight 📸 @moritz_schad

On Friday, 20 March, from 7 pm onwards, everyone is welcome to drop by @wyno.weinbar and enjoy a special dinner with a choice of six different dishes, prepared by @chef.tomoyukiatsumi , paired with a selection of special wines straight from the @offgrid.wine cellar, poured by the glass by @christophgeyler . No reservations needed! If you are an industry professional, you’re welcome to join our gastro tasting too, which is happening from 3 to 6 pm on the same day – see our previous post for details. We look forward to seeing you!

On Friday, 20 March, our first gastro tasting of the year is happening @wyno.weinbar in Düsseldorf. Join us anytime between 3 and 6 pm to taste a selection of new additions to our portfolio as well as long time favourites, all poured and explained by @christophgeyler . If you’d like to join, simply send an email to [email protected], or a DM – and feel free to share this invite with your fellow gastro friends! We will be showing: Barnag @barnagwines Giorgo Z. @giorgio.olio Kleines Gut @kleinesgut Kemker Kultuur @brauerei_kemker Lucas Madonia @domainelucasmadonia Muri @muridrinks Nils Krack @weinkrackgut Roterfaden @weingut_roterfaden Tessa Maria Sprenger @tessamariasprenger Please note: this event is for industry professionals only – the tasting is followed by an evening of Japanese food by @chef.tomoyukiatsumi and wine from the @offgrid.wine cellar, open to everybody – see our second post for details. Location: Wyno Bar, Ackerstraße 49, 40233 Düsseldorf Date: Friday, 20 March, 3 to 6 pm We look forward to seeing you!

In February we had the chance to attend @most_weinsalon , a small wine fair in Kitzingen that gathered producers from Franconia and beyond. The trip included a catch up with Emily and Christoph of Wein Goutte who are back with Schlado ’23, a soothing blend of red and white grapes from the lower slopes of the Steiger forest. From the contrasting landscape and hot sun of Catalonia, a lively ’22 red from Emilie Mutombo made with traditional varieties and whole bunch maceration. E.T. was the first wine Emilie ever made; a signature bottle that evolves with each vintage.  And we’re very happy to feature Schätzel for the first time, a 650 year old winery in Rheinhessen with plots at the Roter Hang, where Kai and Jule farm with a modern approach and a long-term vision. Naturweiss '24 is a vibrant expression of Riesling and Silvaner, matured in barrel under a veil of flor and brought into balance by time and nature.  Illustration by @goodwinecrapdrawing Winemakers @weingoutte @emimutombo @schaetzel3000 #plainwineset

Snowfall marked the start of the new year, with winter pruning unfolding in the vineyards. The hot bustle of harvest feels like a distant memory, leaves are long fallen and the vines lie hushed and dormant. At Quinta da Boavista in Dão, south of the Douro valley, it’s been a year of recovery and rebuilding after wildfires swept the region during harvest ’24. The grapes for Rufia Orange were some of the last to be picked; a fresh, skin contact wine from six native varieties, that carries the optimism and commitment underlining the work of João and his daughter Inês. From Recerca in the Corbières Catalanes, southern France, Golem 2023 bypasses the typical aromatics of Macabeu, with whole bunch maceration delivering the structure and power of a wine fit for the dinner table. Jess and Laurent have been adapting to soaring temperatures, practicing green harvesting to support the vines through the hot, dry summers. Blaufränkisch Kalkstein 2023 comes from the cooler climate and limestone soils of Burgenland, an area renowned for Zweigelt and Blaufränkisch. Fermented in stainless steel before aging in old oak barrels, this is another crowd-pleaser from Claus Preisinger, with sour cherry running throughout and a saline finish. Illustration by @goodwinecrapdrawing Winemakers: @joaotavaresdepinawines @la.recerca @c__laus #plainwineset

☃️ The celebrations continue with our next cellar selection. Available from 6 pm today (Monday, 15 December) at offgrid.wine/special Better be quick, what’s gone is gone. Only one bottle of each wine.

We’ve been busy! Today sees the opening of @ratto.bistrobar , a new spot in Stuttgart, and we couldn’t be happier to work with friends and colleagues to build a space to share food, wine, good tunes and great company. With a full cellar and a steady stream of wines from across Europe, it’s set to be an exciting year ahead. In this December edition, Moritz Kissinger is back with his latest release of Null Ohm Weiss and some big news from Rheinhessen. This wine has held a rapt audience since its very first vintage; a fresh, Chardonnay and Weißburgunder blend, with an energy as captivating as Moritz’s own. Closer to home in Württemberg, Roterfaden have created a rosé for all seasons. For the past decade, Olympia and Hannes have championed Lemberger, and their Rosafaden is another great expression of this variety. Direct pressed and aged in wood, it has both character and depth, and carries the distinctive minerality of Roterfaden’s blue limestone soils. And from just east of Stuttgart in Schnait, we’re very happy to introduce a new winemaker. After years of experience as a sommelier in San Francisco and Berlin, Nicholas Pratt worked at @weingut_odinstal and @weingut.beurer before producing his own wines. Cuvée Lynn is from his inaugural, 2023 vintage, a blend of Helios and Silvaner with flinty minerality and a savoury herbal finish. Nick is cultivating small plots on the sweeping slopes of the Rems valley, with an array of varieties that promise an exciting future. Illustration by @goodwinecrapdrawing Winemakers: @moritz_kissbaehr @weingut_roterfaden @nicholas.william.pratt #plainwineset