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The winery is located in the municipality of Freiburg (Germany) in the Breisgau region of the German wine-growing area of Baden. It was founded in 1997 as "State Winery Freiburg & Blankenhornsberg Freiburg" and is affiliated with the Ministry of Food and Rural Affairs of Baden-Württemberg (it is a so-called wine-growing estate).
The origin dates back to 1842. The operation, namely the vineyard areas, serves the scientists of the State Viticulture Institute Freiburg as a trial wine estate. The purpose of the operation is to strengthen the competitiveness of the local wine industry through research and development and to shape the future of viticulture. The estate building is located in the middle of the single vineyard Blankenhornsberger Doktorgarten. Kolja Bitzenhofer acts as the managing director, while Werner Scheffelt and Benedikt Jehle are responsible as cellar masters.

The vineyards cover a total of about 38 hectares of vineyard area in the single locations Jesuitenschloss, Lorettoberg, and Schlossberg (Freiburg), as well as Doktorgarten (Blankenhornsberg). The latter two locations are solely owned. They are planted with the white wine varieties Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chasselas, Bacchus, Gewürztraminer, Kerner, Chardonnay, Muscat, Muscat Ottonel, Silvaner, and Scheurebe, as well as Pinot Noir. Organic viticulture is partially carried out according to the guidelines of ECOVIN.
The wines are traditionally aged in large wooden barrels, in barrique barrels, or in stainless steel tanks, depending on the desired wine type, in the large vaulted cellar that was already established in 1847. A bottle-fermented sparkling wine is also produced. The winery is a member of the VDP (Association of German Quality Wine Estates) and the organic association ECOVIN. The operation offers the opportunity to take on a vine sponsorship.
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