Helmut Solter had, after his education in the French Champagne, the vision of producing top class sparkling wines, following his French predecessors but in the German Rheingau. All methods follow the French original such as hand-picking the grapes, pressing them carefully and fermenting them in the bottle for at least 18 months. The other important detail of turning the bottles by hand gives the ‘Sekt’ the final touch. After years of experience, the family Solter have achieved their dream of producing the German equivalent to French Champagne.