11th July, 2016 by Darren Smith
5. Yvonne (and Martin) Lucas – Weingut Margarethenhof, Pfalz
Brother and sister team Martin, 28, and Yvonne, 29, look after their family winery, Weingut Margarethenhof, in Forst in the Pfalz region. Both Martin and Yvonne work in the cellar; otherwise Martin looks after the 17ha of vineyards and Yvonne concentrates on the sales side of the business.
Like many of the junge winzer, Yvonne has garnered invaluable experience form wineries abroad, including in California, Northern Italy (Alto Adige) and New Zealand.
Margarethenhof’s already well established reputation is based on its Riesling vineyards in Musenhang, Ungeheuer, Pechstein and Jesuitengarten – four of the most prized in the region – on the slopes that gently rise to the border of the Haardt forest on the western side of the village.
From these vineyards the Lucases produce Rieslings of real precision and clarity, with an emphasis on the vineyard – as Yvonne says, “we try to show the character of the vineyards as much as we can” – and harvesting top-quality grapes rather than interventions in the cellar.
Having taken over the winery from their mother and father around 2010-11, the pair have….