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The winery in the municipality of Rüdesheim in the German wine-growing region of Rheingau was founded in 1880 by Bernhard Scholl and Albert Hillebrand as part of a wine shop. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was taken over by Peter Breuer and further expanded by his son Georg. The brothers Bernhard and Heinrich Breuer then took over the management in the third generation. Bernhard Breuer (1946-2004) was regarded as one of the most innovative German winegrowers, meticulously endeavouring to develop a dry Riesling and advocating the close link between wine and culture. In 1984, he founded the Charta Rheingau, which then merged into the VDP Rheingau in 1999. Today, the winery is managed by Theresa Breuer, assisted by field manager Florian Moll and cellar master Joel Welander.

The vineyards cover 40 hectares of vines in the single vineyard sites Nonnenberg in sole ownership (municipality of Rauenthal), Berg Roseneck, Berg Rottland and Berg Schlossberg (municipality of Rüdesheim), as well as Pfaffenwies (municipality of Lorch). The vineyards are dominated by Riesling with 34 hectares, the remaining area is planted with Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc. The almost extinct, historically important varieties Weißer Heunisch (Gouais Blanc) and Orléans are cultivated as rarities. Since 2002, 200 to 300 bottles of the Orléans variety have been produced annually; the first vintage or maiden wine for Weißer Heunisch was that of 2008.

The picture shows Rüdesheim with the Ehrenfels castle ruins in the middle of single vineyard Berg Schlossberg. Organic viticulture is practised with the aim of sustainability. This includes seasonal cover crop, planting legumes instead of synthetic fertilisers and not using pesticides such as herbicides. The high quality standards are achieved through extremely low yields (25 to 45 hl/ha) and the strictest selection of grapes.
Only the very best wines are marketed with a vineyard designation. The second rank from the steep slopes is called "Terra Montosa", followed by the "local Rieslings" (estates) and the "estate Rieslings" (vinification types "Sauvage" = dry and "Charm" = semi-dry). Sweet wines such as Auslese, Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese are also produced, the berries of which are manually sorted according to their degree of rot in a complex process. Bottle-fermented sparkling wines are also produced. The winery is a member of the German Barrique Forum, die Güter and Fair'n Green.

Together with Bernd Philippi (former owner of Koehler-Ruprecht) and Werner Näkel (owner of Meyer-Näkel), the Quinta da Carvalhosa winery was founded in 2000 in Portugal's Douro Valley. In 1997, together with Bernd Philippi and the South African Stephan du Toit, the winery Mont du Toit had also been established.