Weingut Eva Fricke

Eltville

Founded in 2006 with her first vintage of Riesling fermented in glass balloons and a 300L tank, Eva Fricke has come a long way in a short time, now managing 10ha of vineyards and with a beautiful cellar in the town of Kiedrich, where operations have been based since 2008. Her passion originated during practical vineyard training in South Africa. Upon returning to Germany, Eva studied viticulture and oenology and she had worked at several vineyards around the world. It was Eva’s agreement at her last job that allowed her to pursue her projects simultaneously. Looking for land, Eva was drawn to the western end of the Rheingau in Lorch, where vineyards face south/southwest with very steep slopes of quartzite and slate soils. Formerly an area not popular 20 years ago but now a spot for some exciting wines, some thanks to Eva. Vineyards are worked organically and most sensibly, avoiding the use of any chemicals. In the cellar, they take a very non-interventionist approach. Eva strives for pure, delicate wines with maximum expression and elegance, and her talent combined with the terroir, wines have charm, are profound, and utterly remarkable.