Weingut Baldauf

The winery is located in the municipality of Ramsthal (Maindreieck area) in the German wine-growing region of Franconia. It was founded in 1966 by Karl-Heinz and Thekla Baldauf with just under one hectare at the time. In 1990 Gerald Baldauf took over the farm and since 1996 it has been run jointly by the brothers Gerald and Ralf Baldauf. Wine sales in the vinotheque are handled by the wives Heike and Silvia Baldauf. The vineyards cover 48 hectares of vines in the single vineyard sites St. Klausen (Ramsthal), Langenberg (Retzstadt), Schloß (Laudenbach), Stein (Stetten), Himmelberg (Leinach, Vögelein (Nordheim) and Trautlestal (Hammelsburg). In addition, grapes are supplied by contract winegrowers in accordance with the winery's management guidelines.

The white wine varieties Müller-Thurgau, Silvaner, Bacchus, Pinot Blanc, Gewürztraminer, Riesling, Rieslaner, Kerner, Scheurebe and Morio-Muskat are processed, as well as the red wine varieties Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Domina, Regent, Dornfelder and Cabernet Dorsa. Since the 2010 vintage, organic viticulture has been practised according to the ECOVIN guidelines. Only physiologically ripe and healthy grapes are processed through selective hand-picking. In order to preserve the aroma diversity, a cool fermentation takes place. The red wines are partly matured in large wooden bar rels and partly in barriques. Pearl wines and bottle-fermented sparkling wines are also produced, as well as noble sweet wines in years with suitable weather conditions. Around 350,000 bottles are produced annually. The winery is a member of the Frank & Frei association.