Tapps Weiss
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Goat cheese salad, grilled seafood, light pasta dishes
✨ Technical Specifications
The 'Tapps' Weiss from Oliver Zeter is a vibrant and approachable white blend that pays homage to the winery's whimsical bear mascot. The name 'Tapps' refers to the soft paw prints of a bear, linking back to a historic drawing of a bear gifted to Oliver's great-grandfather, Walter Baer, by the Pfalz artist Otto Dill. Sourced from selected vineyards in the sun-drenched Pfalz region, this wine is crafted to be fresh, aromatic, and uncomplicated. The region's diverse soils, combined with gentle stainless steel fermentation, preserve the bright fruit character and lively acidity of the grapes. It represents a modern, joyful expression of Pfalz winemaking, designed for casual gatherings and everyday enjoyment.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 2007 by brothers Oliver and Christian Zeter in the Mittelhaardt village of Neustadt-Haardt, Weingut Oliver Zeter is celebrated as a transformative force in modern German viticulture. Following apprenticeships in Italy, South Africa, and the Pfalz estate Dr. Deinhard, Oliver returned to his family's wine roots to champion grape varieties unconventional for the region, most notably Sauvignon Blanc alongside classic Riesling and Chenin Blanc. Sourced from limestone-rich slopes in Haardt Herzog and marl-sandstone terroirs across top parcels such as Kallstadter Saumagen, the vineyards benefit from the protective rain shadow of the Haardt hills. In the cellar, Zeter balances precise temperature-controlled stainless steel with wooden casks, concrete vessels, and amphorae to fashion textured, mineral-driven whites marked by vibrant acidity. The estate's whimsical mascot—a wine-drinking bear sketched by Palatinate artist Otto Dill—adorns benchmark labels such as the barrel-fermented Sauvignon Blanc, Le Moelleux Chenin Blanc, Saumagen Riesling, and the luscious botrytised Goldschatz TBA.