{"title":"Andi Knauss","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the hills above the river Rems, Andi Knauss farms more than a hundred separate parcels scattered across Strümpfelbach and its neighboring villages, treating each one as its own small project rather than blending them into anonymity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor earlier generations of the Knauss family, wine was a sideline. Andi knew early that he wanted to be a vigneron. After wine school and a formative stage in Austria, where he learned to farm organically and to look after the soil, he took over the family estate in Strümpfelbach in 2004 as the fourth generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/andi-knauss-natural-wine-and-the-la-boutanche-project-in-wurttemberg\"\u003eAndi Knauss producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"la-boutanche-rose-andi-knaus-natural-wine","title":"Andi Knauss La Boutanche Rosé 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eLa Boutanche Rosé is a dry, 100% Trollinger rosé from six vineyards in and around Strümpfelbach, a village in the Remstal hills east of Stuttgart. Vines range from 12 to 33 years old and are grown on limestone and keuper soils at 300–400 meters elevation. The wine is made primarily by saignée from Andi Knauss's Trollinger red.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFermentation is carried out with native yeast in stainless steel, where the wine also ages before bottling with a minimal sulfur addition. The result is bone-dry, with no oak influence, preserving the grape's natural acidity and light-bodied structure. Trollinger, known as Schiava in northern Italy, produces wines with notably high acidity for a red grape — here averaging 7 to 10 g\/litre — which makes it an especially lively rosé base.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndi Knauss took over Weingut Knauss in 2004 after training in Austria, where he learned organic viticulture. The estate covers 14 hectares across more than 100 plots in Strümpfelbach and surrounding villages in the Württemberg-Remstal appellation. Natural fermentations and minimal sulfur are standard across the range.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLa Boutanche is a label created by importer Selection Massale for everyday-drinking natural wines at approachable prices. Andi Knauss produces the rosé version, bottled in a one-liter format under a screw cap. It is designed for immediate drinking and does not require aging.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andi Knauss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36051378602136,"sku":"1217","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/la-boutanche-andi-knauss-rose-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780186937"},{"product_id":"la-boutanche-riesling-andi-knauss-natural-wine","title":"Andi Knauss La Boutanche Riesling 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eLa Boutanche Riesling is a dry, 100% Riesling produced by Andi Knauss at Weingut Knauss in Strümpfelbach, in the Remstal area of Württemberg, Germany. The 2020 vintage draws fruit from five separate vineyards planted on gipskeuper and sandstone soils, with vines ranging from 10 to 32 years old. It is hand harvested, fermented with indigenous yeasts, and aged entirely in stainless steel with minimal sulfur additions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLa Boutanche is a collaboration series conceived by importer Selection Massale to bring honest, affordable natural wine to market in 1-liter screw-top bottles. Knauss, identified on the label by a grasshopper, is the German anchor of the project. The wine is fully dry (trocken) and linear, built around a mineral core with cool citrus fruit and a firm snap of acidity in the finish — closer in spirit to a lean Chablis than to sweeter German Riesling styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeingut Knauss holds organic certification and farms across more than 100 individual plots in and around Strümpfelbach and neighboring villages in the hills above the river Rems. Elevations range between 300 and 400 meters. Natural fermentations and minimal sulfur are standard across the range; some cuvées are bottled with no sulfur at all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andi Knauss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36051413827736,"sku":"ANDIRIES19C","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/la-boutanche-andi-knauss-riesling-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780186934"},{"product_id":"la-boutanche-trollinger-andi-knauss-natural-wine","title":"Andi Knauss La Boutanche Trollinger 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eLa Boutanche Trollinger is 100% Trollinger sourced from 8 different vineyard plots in the villages of Strümpfelbach and Schnait in the Remstal sub-zone of Württemberg, Germany. Vines range from 12 to 36 years old and are farmed organically. Grapes are hand-harvested and fermented with wild yeast in stainless steel tanks, where the wine also ages. Residual sugar sits at just 1.9 g\/l with acidity at 5.3 g\/l, making this fully dry and tightly structured for the variety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrollinger — known as Schiava or Vernatsch in Italy, where it likely originated in South Tyrol — is the defining red grape of Württemberg and rarely exported. The Schiava Grossa clone dominates German plantings. In the glass, it pours a translucent pale ruby to fuchsia, a color that sits somewhere between a light red and a dark rosé. The grape's naturally high acidity (7–10 g\/l is typical for the variety) is on full display here, giving the wine a zingy, refreshing character that rewards a light chill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe La Boutanche label is a 1-liter format project conceived by importer Selection Massale to deliver honest, natural wine at an accessible price point. Andi Knauss produces the Trollinger and Riesling expressions under this label. The wine carries no added sulfur, no fining, and no filtration. It is bottled under screw cap in a liter format designed for easy, informal drinking.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andi Knauss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36051442696344,"sku":"1216","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/la-boutanche-trollinger-andi-knauss-natural-wine-deslop.png?v=1784583106"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/andi-knauss.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}