REBAU. Organic quality is also becoming more and more popular with wine. But of all things the grape variety that is best suited struggles.

TEXT: SELIM JUNG | PHOTOS: DANIEL AMMANN

Edy Geiger is honest, but this morning he is deliberately breaking the law. It's still early, foggy and pretty quiet. Dew lies on the vineyard in the St. Gallic valley. Normally at this time the vintner sits in the office with a shirt and tie, now he's out and about with new seedlings in his vineyard. An environmentally friendly variety: Maréchal Foch. What he's doing is good for nature, but unfortunately illegal.

Source: Observer 8/2021 - CH
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