Staatsweingut Freiburg

The winery is located in the municipality of Freiburg (Breisgau area) in the German wine-growing region of Baden. It is an institution of the State Viticulture Institute Freiburg, founded in 1997 (then called "Staatsweingut Freiburg & Blankenhornsberg") and is affiliated to the Ministry of Food and Rural Areas of Baden-Württemberg. However, its origins go back as far as 1842. The farm serves as an experimental estate for the institute's scientists. The aim is to further strengthen the competitiveness of the local wine industry through research and development and to help shape the future of viticulture. The estate building is located in the middle of the Blankenhornsberg Doktorgarten site. Bernhard Huber and Kolja Bitzenhofer act as managing directors, while Messrs Isele and Scheffelt are responsible as cellar masters.

The vineyards cover a total of around 38 hectares of vines in the single vineyard sites Jesuitenschloss, Lorettoberg and Schlossberg (Freiburg), as well as Doktorgarten (Blankenhornsberg). The latter two sites are solely owned. They are planted with the white wine varieties Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris,Chasselas, Bacchus, Gewürztraminer, Kerner, Chardonnay, Muscat Ottonel, Silvaner and Scheurebe, as well as Pinot Noir. Organic viticulture is partly carried out according to the ECOVIN guidelines. As a special feature, one can take over a vine sponsorship. In the vaulted cellar, which was built in 1847, the wines are traditionally matured in large wooden barrels, in barriques or in stainless steel tanks, depending on the desired wine type. A bottle-fermented sparkling wine is also produced. The winery is a member of the VDP (Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates) and the ecological association ECOVIN.