Cool Climate Wine Stories

About Cool Climate Wine Stories

Here on the channel, we publish this year interviews with all of our 160 exhibitors. So, enjoy getting to know them already before the trade fair. See you in Copenhagen, Jan/9 - Jan/11, 2026 for the next edition of the Cool Climate Wine Summit, Scandinavia's leading wine trade fair with 160 winemakers from cool climate wine growing countries such as Denmark, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, the UK, and many more.

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arts

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en

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First episode

25 Oct 2024

Latest episode

28 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

63 episodes in the feed.

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   28 Oct 2026

   Weingut O. Schell: Pinot Noir and PIWI from the Ahr, Germany | Cool Climate Wine Summit

   We visit Oliver Schell of Weingut O. Schell in Rech on the Ahr, the fourth generation of an estate founded in 1921, with 70 % of its eight hectares on steep terraces. He explains why this narrow valley makes great red wine and how the flood changed his winemaking. We taste his first PIWI, a Sauvignon Gris called "I can't believe it's a PIWI", and his Spätburgunder from the Recher Herrenberg, and talk about north-facing sites and the new problem of too little acidity. Interview in English. 📍 Rech, Ahr, Germany In the glass 1. „I can't believe it's a PIWI“ 2023: Sauvignon Gris from the Dernauer Burggarten (steep slate); Auslese ripeness, fermented dry, 15 % alcohol, five hours on the skins, second-use barrel; 497 bottles; label by his wife, an homage to Roy Lichtenstein 2. Spätburgunder Recher Herrenberg 2022: 18 months in barrique, 50 % new oak after the flood, 13.5 %; light colour, cherry, raspberry, wild strawberry, red flowers and spice Chapters 0:00 Welcome to the Ahr and Weingut O. Schell 0:52 If not a winemaker: a chef 1:21 His influence: his grandfather 2:28 His personality as a wine: a bolder Pinot Noir 3:43 Nature: the one thing we can't control 4:32 Weingut O. Schell: since 1921, 70 % steep 5:47 Why the narrow Ahr valley makes red wine 6:44 "Come and see it yourself" 7:34 Tasting: „I can't believe it's a PIWI“ 2023 8:58 15 % alcohol you don't taste 9:23 Flint, quince and an autumn touch 11:10 The label: pop art and Roy Lichtenstein 12:56 Planting Sauvignon Gris: "a very good mistake" 13:46 After the flood: new ways to sell wine 14:46 Easy wines are like learning a language 16:10 A warmer Ahr: shaded sites and new grapes 18:24 What the flood taught him: let things roll 19:46 Tasting: Spätburgunder Recher Herrenberg 2022 21:37 50 % new oak after the flood 22:24 Cherry, wild strawberry and spice 23:20 The new problem: too little acidity 24:24 Harvest under pressure on steep slopes 25:02 Burgundy, Chablis and the Ahr style 26:20 Five years from now 27:15 See you in Copenhagen 📺 Watch the video: https://youtu.be/pZmaiHTK0Z4 🎟 Sign up for the next Cool Climate Wine Summit: https://coolclimatesummit.com/copenhagen/registration.php?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=schell&utm_content=en 🌍 coolclimatesummit.com

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   26 Oct 2026

   Hideaway Vingaard: Figs, Geese and Nordic Wine on Fejø, Denmark | Cool Climate Wine Summit

   We visit Karin Hvidtfeldt and winemaker Lou Langdon of Hideaway Vingaard on Fejø, a small island off Lolland in southern Denmark. They explain how the sea gives Fejø about 200 more hours of sunshine than the Danish average, how the estate began with Karin's late husband Michael Gundersen in 2006, and what they learned from Jens Heinemeyer. We talk about free-range geese, organic rules that were not written for wine, spring droughts and 200 millimetres of rain in one day, and why Danish wine belongs on every restaurant wine list. Interview in English. 📍 Fejø, Lolland, Denmark In the glass 1. Vingesus 2023: Souvignier Gris and Solaris, fermented spontaneously and aged in oak 2. Gåsefod 2024: 100 % Solaris in a Riesling style, with 17 g/l of residual sugar 3. Sommergås 2024: Rondo, Bolero, Cabernet Cortis and Rehberger, made by carbonic maceration Chapters 0:00 Welcome to Fejø: by ferry and over the deer fence 1:06 Lou: from England to Fejø, a hidden gem 3:10 Why "Hideaway"? A Beatles song 4:00 1.3 hectares, holiday cabins and 70 fig varieties 5:18 Biodiversity garden and exotic trees 6:33 The Fejø microclimate: the sea all around 9:55 An extra month of sunshine 10:07 Where we are: Lolland, Copenhagen and Hamburg 10:42 2006: Michael Gundersen and the beginnings 14:34 A new start with Lou and Jens Heinemeyer 16:43 Wine with Soil Connection 17:29 Tasting: Vingesus 2023, Souvignier Gris and Solaris 22:04 New grapes and oak: two shifts in Danish winemaking 27:00 The freedom to experiment, and its downside 28:19 "Can you grow wine in Denmark?" 29:27 A Danish bottle in Zielona Góra, and Jens Heinemeyer 30:47 Only take advice from someone whose wine you love 34:26 Is the Pfalz still cool climate? 36:02 Tasting: Gåsefod 2024, the geese and Molly the vineyard dog 38:09 A Riesling style from Solaris 41:04 17 grams of sugar, 7 of acidity 43:22 "Kissed by the oak": why so few Danish wines with residual sugar? 46:02 Climate change on Fejø: the frost is back 49:26 Spring droughts, cloudbursts and groundwater 52:38 Mildew on a warm, dry island 53:53 Organic rules not written for wine: the copper ban 58:18 Bureaucracy, and on to the red wine 59:10 Tasting: Sommergås 2024, a Nordic red 1:01:09 "Verdammt, du hast wieder recht": how the red was born 1:02:28 94 points from Jamie Goode 1:04:30 Rondo, PIWI reds and old vintages 1:06:20 Warsaw and export 1:07:25 Five years ahead: Danish wine on every wine list 1:09:25 Pride, Janteloven and bragging 1:10:39 See you at the Cool Climate Wine Summit 📺 Watch the video: https://youtu.be/HGpMEPKXe5k 🎟 Sign up for the next Cool Climate Wine Summit: https://coolclimatesummit.com/copenhagen/registration.php?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=hideaway&utm_content=en 🌍 coolclimatesummit.com

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   22 Oct 2026

   Weingut Mindnich: Green Slate Riesling from the Nahe, Germany | Cool Climate Wine Summit

   We visit Lara Mindnich of Weingut Mindnich, a family estate of about eight hectares on the Nahe. Standing in a young vineyard full of poppies and bees, she talks about learning winemaking from her father, her role models Juliane Eller and Pauline Baumberger, and why a region with more than 180 soil types has no single Riesling style. She explains green slate, how her father simply said "just do it", sustainability on the label, PIWIs and Vitiforst, and what her generation can do against climate change. Interview in English. 📍 Nahe, Germany In the glass 1. Riesling vom Grünen Schiefer: Gutswein from green slate: fruity, juicy, soft and elegant, with a lively acidity 2. Johannisberg Riesling 2024: Single vineyard on steep terraces, harvested by hand; more structure and concentration Chapters 0:00 Welcome to the Nahe and Weingut Mindnich 0:26 If not a winemaker: something creative and social 0:55 Role models: her father, Juliane Eller and Pauline Baumberger 2:04 Her personality as a wine: Riesling from green slate 3:16 A young vineyard full of flowers and bees 4:19 Happy about the rain 4:51 Weingut Mindnich: 8 hectares, three generations 5:40 The Nahe: small, unknown and creative 7:07 Tasting: Riesling vom Grünen Schiefer 8:55 What is green slate? 9:41 180 soil types: is there a Nahe signature? 11:10 Between Rheinhessen and the Rheingau 11:51 Studying wine business in Geisenheim 12:29 "Just do it": the generation change 13:50 Structural change: scared or hopeful? 15:45 Telling sustainability on the label 17:00 Niepoort and the idea of eight points 17:55 Tasting: Johannisberg Riesling 2024 19:32 Holding vintages back 20:39 Fresh and green: the Nahe style 21:41 Climate change and new grape varieties 23:59 PIWIs and Vitiforst 25:23 Staying positive 25:54 Five years from now: even more for nature 📺 Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/@coolclimatesummit 🎟 Sign up for the next Cool Climate Wine Summit: https://coolclimatesummit.com/copenhagen/registration.php?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=mindnich&utm_content=en 🌍 coolclimatesummit.com

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