A Benchmark for the Central Mosel: Oliver Haag

Oliver Haag guides Weingut Fritz Haag into a new era and refines the historic estate’s Mosel Rieslings with a focus on elegance, precision and terroir

Founded in 1605, Germany’s Fritz Haag has long been a benchmark for Mosel Riesling. Today, Oliver Haag continues his family’s legacy, crafting precise, elegant wines from some of the region’s steepest and most celebrated vineyard sites while introducing a vision for the estate’s future.

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