The winery is located in the municipality of Iphofen ( Steigerwald area) in the German wine-growing region of Franconia. A guesthouse is attached. The winery is managed by Werner Weigand; son Andi is responsible for the cellar technology. The vineyards cover 9.5 hectares of vines in the single vineyard sites Julius-Echter-Berg, Kalb and Kronsberg (Iphofen), as well as Küchenmeister and Schwanleite (Rödelsee). They are planted with the white wine varieties Silvaner, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Bacchus and Scheurebe as well as Pinot Noir. Around half of the stock are very old vines, which continue to be tended in accordance with the philosophy of the house.
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