Weingut Wittmann

Weingut Wittmann
Location Westhofen, Germany
Appellation Rheinhessen
Founded 1663
Key people Günter Wittmann, Philipp Wittmann
Known for Morstein
Varietal Riesling
Website http://www.weingutwittmann.de/en/home

Weingut Wittmann is a German wine grower and producer based Westhofen, in the Wonnegau district of the wine-growing region of Rheinhessen, Germany.[1] Weingut Wittmann is a member of the Verband Deutscher Prädikats- und Qualitätsweingüter since 1998.[2]

History

The Wittmann family winery was first mentioned in 1663 as leasehold estate of the Electoral Palatine ″Seehof″.[3] The bottling of their own wines started in 1921.[3] During the 1960s Georg and Irmgard Wittmann profiled the viticultural part of their typical ″Rhinehesse mixed farm″.[1][3]

The owners Günter and Elisabeth Wittman started the environmentally sustainable turnaround already in the 1980s and changed over to organic viticulture. After an episode within the Ecovin movement, the winery is belonging to the Naturland association of organic farmers since 1990.[4]

Vineyards and wine

Wittmann works with 25 hectares vineyards, including vines in Morstein, Aulerde and Kirchspiel. These are selected sites, capable to produce ″Grosses Gewächs″, top-level dry wines.[4] Chief enologist is the Geisenheimer Philipp Wittmann.

References

  1. 1 2 Joel B. Payne (Editor): Gault&Millau WeinGuide Deutschland 2014, Christian, 2013, ISBN 3-86244-488-0, p. 893
  2. ↑ "VDP - List of Wineries in Rheinhessen". vdp.de. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  3. 1 2 3 Reinhardt, Stephan (2012). The Finest Wines of Germany. University of California Press. p. 150. ISBN 9781781310212.
  4. 1 2 Eichelmann 2009 – Deutschlands Weine, p. 694

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