Günther Jauch remains active: winemaker of the year and passionate entrepreneur!

Günther Jauch remains active: winemaker of the year and passionate entrepreneur!

Kanzem, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland - Günther Jauch, the well -known television presenter and winer, has decided to continue to be active and not to retire. Although Jauch is now 68 years old, he sees himself “still fully in the job” at RTL and does not plan to switch his everyday life to an “eternal doing anything”. For him, his commitment as a winery owner in Kanzem, Rhineland-Palatinate, is in the foreground. Jauch expresses that he enjoys his life to the fullest, both in front of the camera and on the vineyard, where he has been running the Othegraven winery since 2010.

As part of his obligations at the winery, Jauch has enlarged his area to 15 hectares instead of retiring. He describes himself as a "eternal winemaker trainee" and does not interfere with the work of the cellar master. Jauch and his wife spend an average of one week a month on the winery. The current lack of water and the drought particularly concern it, since old vines get better with the conditions than young plants. In addition, Jauch looks back on a challenging year 2024, in which frost and floods destroyed significant parts of the harvest.

award as a winemaker of the year

Günther Jauch recently received a great honor: he was recognized as the "winemaker of the year". This recognition was emphasized in the Vinum Weinguide Germany in 2023, where the Othegraven winery achieved an overall ranking of 4.5 out of 5 stars. Jauch and his wife Thea accepted the award together in Mainz, emphasizing that this was due to the entire team of the winery. In recent years, Jauch has invested strongly in the expansion of the company and made the international winner known. It was given praise for the quality of the wines of the vintage 2021, with the Rieslings in particular out of the Kanzemer Altenberg location.

The wines of the winery convinced with top positions in the vinum vineyard: in the Riesling Kabinett category 2021 they took place 1 and 3, while in the Riesling Spätles 2021 category they also made first and fifth place. In the Riesling selection category 2021, the winery reached second place. These successes reaffirm the high standard that the winery receives and underline the competencies that Jauch brings into wine production.

modernization and commitment

For those interested, the Othegraven winery offers the opportunity to purchase the wines online. The Online shop of winery of Othegraven enables shipping within Germany and offers various wine offers that are sent climate-friendly.