Who makes it
The joint project began in 2018/19 in Laumersheim in the Palatinate. Freya Lichti and Alexander Strohschneider are the winemaking couple behind Lichti & Astroh. In November 2021 they founded their own wine trade for their wines, and the winery itself was founded in 2022 by the same pair.
The vineyards follow ECOVIN rules, with conversion to certified organic viticulture scheduled to complete with the 2025 vintage. Freya Lichti brought experience in biodynamics and field work, while Alexander Strohschneider worked in vineyard operations before the project began.
Where it grows
Herxheim am Berg is the winery's base in the Mittelhaardt and Deutsche Weinstraße area of Pfalz. The cultivated sites extend through Leistadt, Großkarlbach and Laumersheim.
The holdings include Kalkofen, Kirchenstück, Herzfeld and Herrenmorgen in Leistadt, Burgweg in Großkarlbach, and Kirschgarten and Steinbuckel in Laumersheim. Some leased Leistadt vineyards are old, non parcelled plots on massive limestone rock.
What they make
Riesling is the white wine in the range, while Spätburgunder is the red. The 2024 Riesling was hand harvested in September, fermented spontaneously, held on its full lees in stainless steel until bottling, neither fined nor filtered, and hand bottled in July 2026. Lees ageing keeps wine in contact with yeast solids, which can build texture without oak flavour.
The current Spätburgunder was raised entirely in repeatedly used barriques. Older barriques provide an ageing vessel with limited new oak flavour, keeping the cellar treatment separate from the fruit and site character.