currently 165,387 Wines and 25,033 Producers, including 3,160 classified producers.
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Knipser Riesling 17 Riesling 2017
2018 - Berliner Wein Trophy |
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Knipser Riesling vom Löss
2019 - Berliner Wein Trophy |
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Knipser Sauvignon Blanc 18
2019 - Berliner Wein Trophy |
The winery is located in the municipality of Laumersheim in the German wine-growing region of Pfalz. It was founded in 1874 by the Knipser family from South Tyrol. In addition to viticulture, fruit and arable farming were also practised and the wines were sold in barrels. As one of the first wineries in the region, bottling and direct marketing began as early as 1948. At the beginning of the 1970s, the estate switched completely to viticulture. Volker and Werner Knipser began with barrique ageing in the mid-1980s and are now regarded as absolute specialists. Werner Knipser's son Stephan has been co-owner since 2005. Since the 2003 vintage, all wines have been vinified in the new state-of-the-art winery building on the outskirts of Laumersheim. In 2014, "Knipser's Halbstück", a restaurant with wine sales, was opened in Bissersheim. The vineyards cover 90 hectares of vines in the single vineyard sites Kapellenberg, Kirschgarten and Steinbuckel (Laumersheim), Mandelpfad (Dirmstein), as well as Burgweg, Im großen Garten and Osterberg (Großkarlbach).
The red wine varieties Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Dornfelder, Syrah and Lemberger (Blaufränkisch) are cultivated, as well as the white wine varieties Riesling, Chardonnay,Pinot Gris,Pinot Blanc, Gelber Orléans, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris and Gewürztraminer. The wines are 95% dry, but in years with favourable weather conditions, Trockenbeerenauslese wines are also produced. The wines produced by "Erste Lagen" are marketed as Grosse Gewächse. Of the red wines, "Cuvée X" in Bordeaux style (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, 24 months in new barriques), "Cuvée XR" (selection of the best Cuvée X barrels, only in the best years), Pinot Noir Grosse Gewächse and "RdP" are worth mentioning. Around 500,000 bottles of wine are produced each year. Bottle-fermented sparkling wines and marc brandies are also produced. The winery is a member of the VDP (Association of German Prädiklatsweingüter) and a founding member of the German Barrique Forum.
Building: Knipser - by Jens-Lübkemann