+++ The Gault Millau 2003 Wine Guide wrote about the Hessische Bergstrasse: "Also in coming are the red wines Wine Guide which in the hand of a capable cellar-master like Kurt Simon are already providing excellent results. +++ As a side-note, 2003 our winery was once again awarded a "2-Grape" distinction. +++

+++The Gault Millau 2003 Restaurant Guide corroborated our successful striving to fulfill our ambitions in the Weinstube Café Piano bistro and praised the comfortable atmosphere, " …inside the old half-timbered building with its wonderfully-original collection of odds-and-ends." +++

+++ 2. November 2002 +++ VINUM Magazine presented us with the Best German Red Wine of the Year award! +++

+++ October, 2002 +++ The Best of the Best Wines +++ First Place Award among the State Competition Winenrs went to the Simon-Buerkle Winery for its 2001 Zwingerberger Alte Burg Riesling Kabinett trocken +++

+++ Juli 2002 +++ The Deutsche Weinkönigin Petra Gärtner presented the Federal Prize in Bronze to the winery. ++++

+++ The Simon-Buerkle Winery made a highly-succesful presentation in conjunction with the "via montana Bergstrasse" cooperative action group at the ProWein Exhibition 2002 held in Duesseldorf. (ProWein is Germany’s most important international annual wine trade exposition) +++

+++ January/2002 +++ The magazine "Alles Ueber Wein" (Everything about Wine) praised our 1999 Auerbacher Hoellberg Cabernet Sauvignon trocken in its Shopping Tips section very highly. +++

+++ 19 January 2002 +++ The Hannover Allgemine daily newspaper reviewed our 2000 Auerbach Hoellberg Chardonnay Spaetlese trocken (Late Harvest dry) In its "7th Day" weekend supplement section as being a "genuine (master of) convincing argument" +++

+++ 16 January 2002 +++ It’s now offical! The
Simon-Buerkle Winery is now a Recommended Winery by the DLG (German Agricultural Assocation, Germany’s most revered farming organization) +++

+++ The Rhein-Neckar" Restaurant Guide published by the Weininger Group awarded the Weinstube Café Piano a certificate for outstanding gastronomic achievements and excellent service, saying, "…a comfortable place with heart-warming bistro flair and best value-for-the-money+++

+++ Alles ueber Wein (Everything about Wine) Magazine awarded us Two Stars in the list of the "World’s Best Producers!" +++