The winery is located in the municipality of Bad Dürkheim-Leistadt (Mittelhaardt/Deutsche Weinstraße area) in the German wine-growing region of Pfalz. The family has been growing wine for several generations; today, three generations work here. Bottled wine marketing was started in 1955. A guest house is attached. Rudi Hanewald and Petra Schwerdt are the winery managers, Thomas Hanewald is the cellar master, Stephan Schwerdt and Barbara Hanewald are responsible for sales, and Rudolf Schwerdt is responsible for external operations.
Vineyards & grape varieties
The vineyards cover 26 hectares of vines in the single vineyard sites Hochbenn (Bad-Dürkheim), Paradiesgarten (Deidesheim), Reiterpfad (Ruppertsberg), as well as Herrenmorgen and Kalkofen (Leistadt).
They are planted with the white wine varieties Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Goldmuskateller, Müller-Thurgau, Weißburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris), Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Morio-Muskat, Kerner, Scheurebe, Huxelrebe and Ehrenfelser, as well as the red wine varieties Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir), Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Dornfelder, Regent, St. Laurent, Lemberger (Blaufränkisch), Blauer Portugieser, Heroldrebe and Acolon.
Product range
The philosophy of the house is: "Riesling is destiny, great red wines are a passion". The quality pyramid is divided into three lines. These are single vineyards (terroir-influenced wines from the best sites, red single vineyards according to Forum Pfalz criteria with a maximum yield of 4,000 litres/ha), Ortsweine (dry quality wines and Prädikate wines with residual and noble sweetness) and Gutsweine (estate-owned vineyards and classified grape varieties).
The flagship is the red wine cuvée "Zweihänder" made from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Bottle-fermented sparkling wines, Secco (semi-sparkling wines), grape juices and brandies (wine, grapes, yeast, marc, fruit) are also produced. The winery is a member of the Forum Pfalz and Generation Riesling associations.
