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This historic winery is situated in the municipality of Verrenberg, a district of Öhringen (Württembergisches Unterland) in the German wine-growing region of Württemberg. The winery was founded as early as 1253, making it one of the oldest in Germany and indeed in Europe. It has been family-owned for 27 generations. A new, modern winery was built in 2008. The associated restaurant, ‘Wiesenkelter’, is run by a tenant. The estate is owned by Prince Kraft zu Hohenlohe-Oehringen. Carl-Julius Cromme has been the estate manager since 2023, and Dominik Weisser is the head winemaker.

The vineyards cover 26 hectares of vineyard area in the single-vineyard sites of Goldberg and the wholly-owned Verrenberg (Verrenberg), as well as selected plots in the municipalities of Bretzfeld-Harsberg and Pfedelbach-Untersteinbach. They are planted with the white grape varieties Riesling, Weißburgunder, Grauburgunder,Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, as well as the red grape varieties Lemberger, Spätburgunder, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Zweigelt.

Natural viticulture has been practised since the 2008 vintage in accordance with the certified guidelines for organic (ecological) viticulture. This includes, amongst other things, sowing legumes (various types of clover, lupins and vetch) and refraining from the use of synthetic pesticides, fertilisers and herbicides.
The wines are produced in accordance with the VDP classification model, in the VDP Estate Wine,VDP Local Wine and VDP Grand Cru ranges. Only organic wines are produced. White wines are mainly fermented in stainless-steel tanks. The red wines are aged partly in 500-litre oak casks and partly in barrique barrels.

The estate’s premium wines are the cuvée ‘Ex flammis orior’ (Lemberger 70%, Cabernet Franc, Merlot), named after the coat of arms’ motto, and the cuvée ‘In senio’ (Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot). The individual varieties are aged for a further 12 months, then blended and left to mature for another 12 months in barriques.
Annual production amounts to around 175,000 bottles. In years with suitable weather conditions, noble sweet wines are also produced. The estate also produces bottle-fermented sparkling wine and crémant, as well as fine spirits (pomace, quince). The winery is a member of the Bio-Heimat Hohenlohe, HADES and VDP associations.