Schloss Vollrads

Producer description of "Weingut Schloss Vollrads"

The winery is located in the municipality of Oestrich-Winkel in the German wine-growing region of Rheingau. It is one of the oldest wine estates in Germany. The oldest wine invoice for Schloss Vollrads dates back to 1211, and viticulture in the Schloßberg vineyard was first documented in 1412. The castle was built by the family of the imperial barons of Greiffenclau at the beginning of the 14th century; the name "Vollrads" is probably derived from a personal name mentioned as early as 1268. The family tree of the Greiffenclau family can be traced back to the year 1097.

Schhloss Vollrads - Gebäude inmitten von Rebflächen

The Greiffenclau family

Georg Philipp von Greiffenclau had the manor house built in 1684 next to the residential tower (which J. W. von Goethe found "marvellous" during his visit in 1814). The von Greiffenclau family produced many important personalities, including archbishops and electors of Mainz and Trier and prince-bishops of Würzburg. Erwein Count Matuschka-Greiffenclau (1938-1997), the 27th scion of the family, was president of the Rheingau Winegrowers' Association from 1990 to 1997. With his death, the almost 800-year family tradition of viticulture at Schloss Vollrads came to an end. From 1979 to 1997, the neighbouring Fürst Löwenstein wine estate was run on a leasehold basis and is now managed independently again.

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Schloss Vollrads

The Greiffenclau family

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