Walldorf-Pfaffenhof

Producer description of "Weingut Walldorf-Pfaffenhof"

The winery is located in the municipality of Saulheim (Nierstein area) in the German wine-growing region of . It was founded in 1896 by Jakob Walldorf. Today, it is run by Hans-Jürgen Dexheimer and Kerstin Walldorf-Dexheimer, the fourth generation of the family to do so. The vineyards cover 18 hectares of vines in the single vineyard sites Haubenberg, Hölle and Probstey (Saulheim), Geiersberg and Goldstückchen (Armsheim), and Kachelberg (Ensheim). They are planted with the white wine varieties Riesling, Kerner, Müller-Thurgau, Silvaner, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Scheurebe, Huxelrebe, Morio-Muskat and Ortega, as well as with the red wine varieties Portugieser, Pinot Noir, Dornfelder, Schwarzriesling, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Management is carried out according to the philosophy of the house "by appreciating the natural conditions" with the vineyards and gentle vine care. The average yield in recent years has been 65 to 80 hectolitres/hectare.

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