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Herkunftsbezogene Weine aus dem Welzbachtal zu erschaffen ist unsere Mission – Riesling unsere Leidenschaft!

10/05/2026

Happy Mother’s Day, Corina. 💐

Mother of three —
and an essential part of the winery since 2015.
The anchor in the background.
The one who organizes, supports, carries things forward, and quietly makes sure everything keeps running.

Without her, much of this would not be possible.
Thank you for your strength, your patience, your warmth,
and for everything you give to the family and the winery, every single day.

Today, we celebrate you. ❤️

04/05/2026

This is what we love:
family, friends, good food and great wines.

Around the barbecue,
in the vineyards,
at a long table or walking through the sites.

Different moments, same idea:
bringing people together.
Wine is never the point on its own.
It connects,
starts conversations,
and turns time into something shared.

Every bottle carries its own story —
origin, vintage, the hand of the grower.
Sharing these stories,
passing on enthusiasm,
bringing people closer to this cultural heritage —
that’s what drives us.

21/04/2026

Vintage 2026 is just getting started.
First shoots, first clusters.

Opening the soil now — breaking the surface, keeping moisture in, letting air reach the roots.
Creating balance early.

Less competition. More focus.
Everything is still fragile. This is where it begins.

18/04/2026

60 Hours in Bangkok

After and visited us at the winery last year, one thing was clear: we couldn’t wait to return the visit.

Together with our friends from and , we headed to Bangkok this Wednesday.

What can we say — we’re blown away.
It’s inspiring to see where German cuisine can go at this level — rooted in tradition and memory, yet expressed with a lightness and precision that carries it onto the global stage.

Thank you, Thomas & Mathias.
And, almost as a side note, one of the most exciting German wine lists is taking shape here — proud to be part of it.

By the way: catch them in Copenhagen this summer — a pop-up from August 21 to September 20.

13/04/2026

Vintage 2026 begins.

With budbreak, there is no turning back – only forward.
Chardonnay broke bud on April 5th, now Riesling is following. One shared beginning across our vineyards in the Welzbachtal.

Typical April conditions: warm days up to 18°C, followed by cooler periods around 6–8°C. At this stage, the young shoots are extremely sensitive — a single frost night can damage the fresh growth and directly reduce the crop.

This is why the coming weeks are so critical. Until mid-May — around the “Ice Saints”, a traditional marker for late spring frost — the risk remains.

We’re hoping for stable weather.

We look forward to guiding this vintage – from first growth to the moment it returns to the glass.

We’re ready.

10/04/2026

What a spontaneous escape.
Almost a little crazy: the opening flight by Ballonfahrten Wilbert – straight from the winery.
And us? Simply asked if we wanted to join.

A shift in perspective.
Our home from above.
Over the Welzbachtal, along the Welzbach and Wethbach, across our vineyards towards Bad Kreuznach.

Mainz. Frankfurt. Odenwald. Taunus. Rheingau. Pfalz. Donnersberg. Wonnegau.
Incredible.

Thanks Klaus & Bastian for this experience.
We’ll be back.

01/04/2026

A matter of the heart. A declaration of love.

To a wine region we have called home for generations.

Germany is Riesling. And Riesling is shaped here, at the northern edge of viticulture – where ripening is never a given, but something that has to be earned every single year. Cool nights preserve acidity, long growing seasons build aromatic depth, and slow ripening creates a precision that cannot be forced.

Viticulture has deep roots here. The Romans already understood the potential of this region. And that hasn’t changed. Great sites are no coincidence. The Rhine and its tributaries act as heat reservoirs, moderating temperatures and extending the ripening period into autumn. At the same time, Rheinhessen is far more than riverbanks – it is an open landscape of rolling hills, shaped by exposure, air movement and a wide range of microclimates.

And this is where Rheinhessen becomes truly interesting.

One of the most diverse regions in Europe – often underestimated, precisely because of its quiet confidence. Soils change within just a few kilometers: loess, limestone, clay, quartzite, ironstone, sandstone. This diversity is not a concept, it’s reality – and it allows origin to become tangible.

But what matters is what we make of it.

Rheinhessen hasn’t changed by chance. A new generation has started to look closer. Lower yields, more precision, more work in the vineyards. Moving away from quick results towards wines that take time – and last because of it.

We are part of this movement.

Today, Rheinhessen produces some of the most precise dry Rieslings in Germany – defined by clarity, tension and length. At the same time, conditions are shifting. The climate today resembles what defined classic Pinot Noir and Chardonnay regions just a few decades ago. That is where the future lies – varieties that don’t need to be adapted, but belong.

Rheinhessen is not a promise. It’s proof.

And once you truly understand what is possible here, this place doesn’t let you go.

It never let us go.
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25/03/2026

Black gold - bio compost.

From green cuttings, grape skins and seeds, straw and manure.
A touch of biochar added.
Not a fertilizer in the classical sense.
More a way of keeping the balance. Giving back what the vine takes.
The soil opens up, starts to breathe.
Water stays longer, drought matters less.
And the life that’s already there gets stronger.
A living soil gives roots more to explore —
and what they find eventually ends up in the glass.
Biochar adds a different time scale.
It stays for centuries, holds water, binds nutrients and releases them slowly.
And it locks carbon where it belongs: in the soil.
This is not about short-term effect.
It’s about balance — between vine, soil, nature and us.
Think in generations.

18/03/2026

Our son and nephew Leonard turned nine yesterday. We opened 2017s.

Pfalz, Nahe, Rheinhessen, Mosel — and a Bordeaux right in the middle: La Clarté de Haut-Brion. Because the evening called for exactly that.

2017 hit us hard here in the Welzbachtal. Late frost in April, up to 70% losses on the lower slopes. And yet — or maybe because of that — the wines became what they are today: cool, precise, with that long quiet breath that Riesling only shows after a few years.

Sausage, potato salad and green salad. No tablecloth.

Leonard is half Pfälzer, half Rheinhesse. The evening really had no other choice.

Happy belated birthday, Leonard.

09/03/2026

Chestnut trees in Honigberg 🌰

Today we planted the first Palatinate chestnut trees (pälzer Keschde) on our new Honigberg sunset place.

Breaking the monoculture.
Creating space for insects, bees, birds and other wildlife.
One day they will also give shade.
An idyllic spot for a picnic, a tasting or simply a retreat where you can enjoy nature, watch the sunset and find yourself.🍾🥂🍷

In farming, we always think in generations.

This is just the beginning.

05/03/2026

Spring is in the air.
The vineyards are still quiet, but the new season is already on its way. Pruning is done and soon the first green will appear.

At the same time, things are moving in the cellar: the first wines are being racked from the lees and preparations for the first bottling are underway.

A new vintage starts to grow while the last one slowly finds its final shape.

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