Schafer-Frohlich

Schäfer-Fröhlich is one of the leading estates of Germany’s Nahe region, with family roots in local winegrowing dating back to around 1800. The modern winery in Bockenau took shape in the 1970s and rose rapidly after Tim Fröhlich began making wine in the mid‑1990s, joining the elite VDP association in 2001. Still very much a family operation, the estate now farms roughly 20–22 hectares of vines on some of the Nahe’s most revered steep slopes.

The focus is overwhelmingly on Riesling (about 85% of plantings), comple…