From the wonderful importer of Brand, \"Vom Boden:\"

TheBrandBrothers (Daniel and Jonas) grow theirPinotNoiron the grand hill / small mountain behind their estate, the Sonnenberg. This is where all their best fruit is grown, with the general laws of Burgundy being more or less applied here. The lowest sites are the warmest and most fertile, and as the elevation gets higherits colder andwindier than the rest of the warm Pfalz. So even though the grapes get fully ripe, theres still a good acidic structure to the wine. The farming is certified organic and, like all the otherBrandpur wines, the Pinot Noiris made with no added sulfur. The vines here are up to 40 years old, and the grapes see a week of cold maceration followed by a week of fermentation on the skins with occasional punchdowns, no pump-overs. Finally, its aged for about 8 months in old 500-liter barrels, calledhalbstckin the Pfalz. You know, to each region, its own barrel terminology.