Simon Haag

is a winemaker based in Kitzingen, Franconia (Germany), producing terroir-driven wines with a clear focus on organic farming and minimal intervention. After an earlier career as an engineer, he returned to his home region to work his family’s vineyards and establish his own winemaking project.

The vineyards are farmed organically, with an emphasis on soil health, biodiversity, and low yields. Harvesting is done by hand, and all wines ferment spontaneously with native yeasts. In the cellar, Simon works with long, gentle fermentations, limited extraction, and extended lees contact, depending on the cuvée. Sulfur is used sparingly, if at all, and the wines are bottled unfined and usually unfiltered.

He works primarily with classic Franconian grape varieties including Silvaner, Müller-Thurgau, Weißburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir), as well as select international varieties where site-appropriate. Aging takes place in a mix of stainless steel, neutral oak, and other vessels chosen to preserve freshness and site expression.

Simon is part of a new wave of Franconian winemakers exploring honest, low-intervention expressions of the region. His wines are defined by clarity, texture, and vitality, reflecting both the limestone-influenced soils of Kitzingen and a precise, thoughtful approach to winemaking.