Emil Bauer & Söhne ‘My Merlot Is Not the Answer’

This family business is on its fifth generation of winemakers, after brothers Alexander and Martin took over from their father Norbert in 2011.

They set about on a radical journey to show German wines in a new and irreverent light.

The Bauer brothers manage to make a ripe, warming Merlot in this relatively warm southerly part of Germany.

Who says the Germans don’t have a sense of humour!