Welcome to Episode 1 of TRINKTalks. Today’s conversation is with Moritz Haidle of Weingut Karl Haidle. Moritz discusses the Remstal wine region, and gives his assessment of climate change as well as his opinions on organic winemaking. Moritz also shares his reasoning and passion for producing Riesling and Lemberger wines! 

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Moritz Haidle, is the head winemaker at Weingut Karl Haidle, one of the oldest wine estates in the Remstal region of Germany. Initially disinterested in the family business, Moritz pursued his passions for drawing, painting, and hip-hop. However, a pivotal internship at the Rudolf Fürst winery in Franconia sparked his interest in winemaking, leading him to further internships in Germany and Australia, and eventually to Geisenheim University, where he honed his skills.

Upon completing his studies, Moritz returned to take over winemaking at his family's estate in 2014. Since then, he has focused on elevating the estate's quality, emphasizing organic practices, and modernizing its portfolio while preserving traditional values. Moritz is known for his innovative approach, combining a respect for the family's winemaking heritage with a commitment to producing high-quality, terroir-driven wines that appeal to both local and global markets.

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TRINKTalks is brought to you by TRINK Magazine, an independent quarterly digital publication exploring the “German-speaking wines” of Austria, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland. Founders Paula Redes Sidore, based in Germany, and Valerie Kathawala, in New York, were brought together by their shared love for these wines and the conviction that a deep understanding of the cultural contexts in which they are embedded is essential to appreciating them fully. TRINK launched in 2020. From the outset, their mission has been to deepen the understanding of how wine intersects with and impacts the narrative, culture, history, and geography of the European spaces where German is common cultural currency. 

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Valerie Kathawala specializes in the wine cultures, traditions, and innovations of Germany, Austria, South Tyrol, and Switzerland, as well as those closer to her home in New York City. Her work appears in the pages of Noble Rot, The Art of Eating, SevenFifty Daily, Meininger’s Wine Business International, Pipette, Glug, Pellicle and a number of other publications. She is the co-founder and co-editor of the wine magazine TRINK. She is currently at work researching and writing a new course (2025) on German wines for the Wine Scholar Guild. 

Paula Redes Sidore moves smoothly between the worlds of wine and words. She is a double-certified sommelier, through the Court of Master Sommeliers and the Chamber of Commerce.  In 2012, she founded Weinstory, a creative content and translation agency dedicated to transposing the world of German-speaking wine into English. TRINK is the natural extension of that pursuit. She is the German and Austrian regional specialist for jancisrobinson.com and a member of the Circle of Wine Writers. Paula has a Masters degree in fiction writing, and her work has been featured in jr.com, Sevenfifty Daily, Feinschmecker, and Heated. She lives on the northern wall of wine growing with her family in Bonn, Germany.

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