Philipp Reiss — Baden’s Quiet Talent With a Wild Heart

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Born in 1995 in the tiny village of Steinbach, just outside Baden-Baden, Philipp Reiss grew up in a landscape where Riesling and Pinot Noir aren’t just grapes — they’re part of daily life. Here, on the gentle hills that roll toward the French border and look straight into Alsace, vineyards don’t stop at the edge of town. They climb into gardens, wrap around homes, and shape the rhythm of every family, including Philipp’s.

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Wine has always been in his blood. His grandfather once tended nearly a hectare of vines, the grapes destined for the local cooperative. Those memories — the work, the soil, the smell of the cellar — never left Philipp.

After studying in the Pfalz, he gathered experience abroad and at inspiring estates, including time with Weingut Heinrich in Burgenland. There, biodynamics and the energy of natural wine struck him like lightning. A harvest in South Africa followed, but the call of home was stronger. Back in Steinbach, Philipp decided to write his own story.

Today, he farms just about 2 hectares of vines — Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio and Pinot Meunier — organically, though without the paperwork. In his grandfather’s old cellar, he works with French barrels and Georgian amphorae, adding only a whisper of sulfur when needed. No tricks. No noise. Just wine, grown and guided by hand.

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Philipp calls his wines “simple and very natural.”
We’ll put it a bit differently: they are wonderfully precise. The reds carry depth and quiet complexity. The whites are creamy, intense, and beautifully textured. Honest wines, with finesse and a future.

This is only his first vintage. We are thrilled — and curious — to see how far he will go.

Keep going, Philipp. The world needs wines like yours.