Johannes Leitz

Johannes took over the wine estate in 1985 and little by little, as finances allowed, he refurbished the winery, constructed new cellars and most importantly, purchased vineyard parcels that became available to him. Almost 30 years later, he possesses what you might call a fearlessly simple approach to ushering wine into being. Not to be lazily dismissive, but the work in the vineyard is just what you’d expect from a quality-conscious grower.

These wines present some of the greatest values in the wine world. It must be conceded that a ludicrously subjective viewpoint prompts this comment, but I feel that Eins-Zwei-Dry and Dragonstone are the most complex and compelling wines for their pricepoints available in Alberta. At the upper end of the range, a single-vineyard wine from Rüdesheim’s steepest slopes will stir your soul and exponentially improve your dismal existence.

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