VDP President Steffen Christmann's winery has leased 12 hectares of vineyards in top locations in his home town of Gimmeldingen (Palatinate) from Weingut Mugler. The deal, which is surprising even for insiders of the Palatinate, includes plots in the locations Gimmeldinger Biengarten, Gimmeldinger Mandelgarten, Ruppertsberger Reiterpfad or Königsbacher Idig, reported the "Weinwirtschaft". According to the report, Steffen Christmann wants to convert the vineyard areas to organic cultivation and process the grapes himself. However, the estate buildings will remain in the possession of the Mugler family.
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