The winery is located in the town of Trier ( Bernkastel area) in the German Moselle wine-growing region and is owned by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The wine-growing domain was founded in 1896 as a model operation to set an example for the winegrowers of the state in the introduction of progressive and rationalised methods in viticulture and cellar management. The development and testing of control methods against phylloxera and fungal diseases such as both types of mildew were also important tasks. In 1902, a large cellar facility was built in Trier, in which over 1,000 barrels of wine could be stored on 5,475 square metres. In 1977, a merger took place with the Landes-Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt (LLVA); the domains in Serrig and Ockfen were privatised in the 1990s.
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