2Naturkinder, Vater & Sohn White NV

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55% Müller-Thurgau, 25% Silvaner, 10% Riesling, 10% Grauburgunder

Making of: Grapes are crushed by foot and then direct-pressed, apart from the Grauburgunder which has one week of maceration. The wine is aged for 18 months: Müller-Thurgau and Silvaner in stainless steel, Grauburgunder and Riesling in oak. Bottled in March 2025. VEGAN, NO SULFUR ADDED.

Personality: salty, herbal flavors from the Silvaner compliment Riesling’s acidity – a beautiful easy-drinking white.

Michael Voelker and Melanie Drese spent many years working in other fields, traveling the world and living in Heidelberg, Regensburg, London, and New York. In 2013 they returned to begin taking over Michael’s father’s winery in Kitzingen in Franconia, Bavarian Germany. Michael’s father is a long-time winemaker, who in fact sits on the quality control board for the appellation, but has been very supportive of Michael’s desire to make wine without additives. They began to make natural wines under the 2naturkinder label as a side project for the winery, and since then have decided to fully expand the project to take over all of the winery’s production. Michael has a particular interest in bats in the vineyard, and a few of the labels are inspired by them. He obtains bat guano from a local nature conservancy, which he uses when fertilizer is required. He is also sponsoring a research project to fund the role of bats in the vineyard.