Prinz zu Salm-Dalberg'sches Weingut

The estate is located in the municipality in the German region Wallhausen Near . It is the oldest family winery in Germany in continuous family ownership. The oldest known document about the vineyard owned by the family of Dalberg (which is formerly known as Weierbach) comes from a property list of the year 1200 with the designation "Wingert in total laughter" (now the silly season), respectively, in 1217 the vineyard to "broad meadow". The grandmother of Michael Prinz zu Salm-Salm, now the owner, was the last Dalberg. She married in 1911 Prince Franz zu Salm-Salm. The current owner, Michael Prinz zu Salm-Salm was in the period 1990 to 2006 President of the VDP (Association of German VDP), whose member is the winery. Acts as the manager and winemaker Mark Leyendecker. In 1995, the changeover to Organic Viticulture . Among other things done in the vineyards throughout the year Greening , to ensure the natural nitrogen supply to the soil and the vine. Additional nutrients may be added only by organic fertilizer, which is why a complete mineral fertilization can be avoided.

The vineyards cover 14 hectares of vineyards in the individual layers Mountain (Roxheim) Felseneck and Johannisberg (Wallhausen), and Hell Knights Castle Hill (Dalberg) and Council's reason Sonnenberg and stone Rossel (silly season). They are planted with Riesling, about half, and the varieties Pinot Noir, Muller-Thurgau, Kerner, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris. One third of the wine is dry, semidry and sweet extended. The peak positions are Rieslings from the mountain, and Felseneck Johannisberg, the lead single on the label as the location name. The estate wines from different grape varieties are sold in sheets or line "Wallhausen Castle", which adorns the bottle label, the castle was built in 1150 Dalberg. Below is the line "The Salmon", a white wine blend of Riesling, Kerner and Silvaner grapes from our own. The lowest level is the line "Prince Salm", for which grapes are purchased from neighboring vineyards. Most of the wines is still fermented in traditional wooden barrels. Only the Pinot Noir is aged in oak barrels. It is also produced flaschenvergorener champagne, brandy and Hefebrand. In 2006, the winery was COUNT THE RHINE (Rheinhessen) included in the full possession, after they had previously owned shares.