Grob Weinbau / Chlapf

Philipp Grob tends several vineyard plots in three wine-growing areas of eastern Switzerland; a current account gives the total area as around two hectares. The career changer founded Weinbau Grob as a sole proprietorship and makes his wines in St. Gallen under the name Chlapf. He works biodynamically and without herbicides in the vineyard, and the grapes are hand-picked. In the cellar, he relies on spontaneous fermentation, one year of ageing in cask, and bottling without filtration or fining. No added sulphur is used.