Staffelter Hof

Producer description of "Weingut Staffelter Hof"

The traditional winery is located in the municipality of Kröv (Bernkastel area) in the German Moselle wine-growing region. It is the oldest winery in Germany and one of the oldest in the world. There is documentary evidence of a donation from the year 862, when King Lothar II (835-869) gave wine interest (vineyards) to the Benedictine monastery "Stavelot". The abbey lacked wine: "ob exiguitatem vini". The name and coat of arms of Staffelter Hof (Latin Stablo, Walloon Stav'leu = wolf stable) are derived from this. The estate remained in the possession of the abbey until Napoleonic secularisation. In 1805, it was acquired by the French state through Peter Schneiders, an ancestor of the current owners. Today the business is run by Jan Matthias Klein. Holiday flats are also offered for rent and cultural programmes are held in the "Kulturscheune". Around 75% of the energy required is produced by photovoltaic systems.

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