Wine tradition by conviction
Our wine is grown on 32 hectares of south-facing vineyards in the warm south of Rheinhessen. The hilly landscape of Bechtheim is characterized by a striking valley basin formation - thanks to this special location, juicy, complex wines with elegant charm can develop. The unique mix of accumulated heat, fertile loess loam soil and limestone subsoil offers ideal conditions for the growth of high-quality grapes. In order to preserve as much character, expressiveness and above all drinking pleasure as possible in our wines, we rely on reduced yields, consistent grape selection and sustainable cultivation. For us, great wines are created in the vineyard. This means that we then have to intervene as little as possible in the winemaking process.
Our team
I'm Johannes, born in 1986 and the older of us brothers. After a formative apprenticeship with Klaus-Peter Keller and the Knipser family, I studied viticulture and oenology in Geisenheim. I have been responsible for the cellar of our winery since 2011.
I'm Christian, born in 1990. Ever since I was little, I wanted to learn the trade of winemaker and I can still mostly be found in our vineyards today. I completed my training at Weingut Philipp Kuhn and at Wagner-Stempel.
My name is Sina and I am responsible for our office together with Ute. I met my husband Christian during my training as a winemaker and then studied in Geisenheim. I have been working in the winery since 2016.
I'm Ute and the contact person for all organizational matters and usually the first to pick up the phone. Together with my husband Jürgen I built up today's winery.
I'm Jürgen, you can almost always find me on a tractor, truck, forklift or other vehicle. I often have one of my grandchildren in tow with me.
I'm Grandma Ilse, as a "good soul" I take on the nice things like baking cakes and watering flowers. I also like to keep the house and yard tidy.
As the youngest members of the family, we find everything that happens at the winery incredibly exciting. We keep our parents Christian and Sina and everyone else in the family busy.
Our success story
Our winery has been shaped by many generations and has established itself at the top of Rheinhessen wine producers, especially over the last 20 years. The first traces of our family business can be found as early as 1509.
cellar tour
High levels of iron and aluminum oxide lead to good aeration of the soil, but the vines have to have deep roots to get water. The term Hasensprung can come from the location's short distance to the town of Bechtheim, "a rabbit's jump away".
The rose garden was first mentioned in a document around 1500, when the then sovereign and local lord, the Count of Leiningen, maintained his horse garden there, which belonged to the farmstead in the center of the village. The higher proportion of clay in the loess loam soil and the excellent southern exposure stand for this prime location.
This field is actually named after the Geyer bird, which nested there when the mountain was still forest. As early as 1500 there was talk of Geiersbuckl in Bechtheim. The wind-protected, warm terraces of the Geyersberg offer optimal ripening conditions for our Rieslings. Power and expressiveness are exemplary attributes for the wines from the Geyersberg.
It is a calcareous, humus-rich loamy soil with clayey silt. The location was documented around 1500 with the name "ym Stein".
The location was documented around 1500 with the name "yn der robed against dem heyligen Creuz". The name of the location refers to a corridor cross. It is a calcareous, light loamy soil with clayey silt.
Above Oppenheim, starting at Landskron Castle, the individual site stretches south-southeast along the slope. In fact, the naming refers to gentlemen in the form of "rulers" and it is assumed that the noble family of the Lords of Dalberg gave the name. The Herrenberg is interspersed with limestone, a deep and barren soil. The grapes ripen very slowly here. The wines characteristically show a very pronounced minerality, are dense, long and have excellent aging potential.