Winnica Rosenfeld: Riesling and Sparkling Wine from Mazovia, Poland | Cool Climate Wine Summit

Sign up for the next Cool Climate Wine Summit: https://coolclimatesummit.com/copenha... Cool Climate Wine Summit visits Winnica Rosenfeld in Podbiel, Mazovia, south-east of Warsaw. In 2009 winemaker Michał Poddany planted 600 vinifera vines on his parents' south-west slope; after two harsh winters, 12 were left. He replanted, made seven vintages only for himself to learn from the vineyard, and sold his first wine in 2023. We talk about his mentor at Marchesi Alfieri in Piedmont, nights watching the thermometer for −18 °C, spring frost in 2024, why Pinot Noir is the easy grape in Poland, and why he wants to stay small, with a basket press and no more than three labels in his lifetime. Interview in English · Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish Recorded on 15 June 2025 📍 Podbiel, Mazovia, Poland ABOUT THE WINERY First planting in 2009 on a south-west facing slope: 600 vinifera vines, of which 12 survived the first two winters First vintage in 2015, seven vintages made only to learn, first commercial vintage in 2023 2.5 hectares, about 3,500 bottles today and 6,000 once the whole vineyard is mature; around 1,500 litres per hectare Ecological farming: four to five sprayings in May alone, and every seventh vintage planned without a harvest An old basket press (three hours for 100 litres of must) and a mono pump that is gentler than gravity IN THE GLASS 1. Brut Premiere 65 % Riesling and 35 % Pinot Noir, partly aged in oak and acacia barrels from Seguin Moreau, 22 months on the lees 2. Riesling 2023 From the Una parcel, the first one planted; 1,700 bottles CHAPTERS 0:00 Sunshine in Poland after a month of rain 1:00 If not a winemaker: underwater welder 1:51 Inspiration: Marchesi Alfieri in Piedmont 3:14 His personality as a wine: Nerello Mascalese from Etna 4:43 Nature: a bandage on the wound 6:13 Winnica Rosenfeld: 600 vines planted, 12 survived 8:05 Mazovia: harsh winters, wind and −18 °C 9:03 Seven vintages only for himself 11:09 Emerging wine countries and teething troubles 12:45 Tasting: Brut Premiere 14:01 Still wine tells the truth about the vineyard 15:04 Champagne yeast, no turbo yeasts 17:03 Why Pinot Noir is the easy grape in Poland 17:48 Red Pinot Noir from Poland? 19:19 Three labels for a lifetime 21:07 22 months on the lees and tiny bubbles 24:25 20 vintages to understand your vineyard 26:17 Tasting: Riesling, the hardest grape in Poland 26:37 Winter frost, spring frost and 2024 28:38 Every seventh vintage without a harvest 29:55 No bad vintages, only small ones 31:03 2.5 hectares and very low yields 32:10 Riesling 2023 from the Una parcel 33:41 Low pH, high acidity and a lot of patience 34:55 A basket press and a pump gentler than gravity 37:39 Lessons for Polish winemaking 38:04 Five years from now: staying small