Dominikaner Weingut C. von Nell-Breuning

About the Winery

Dominikaner Weingut C. von Nell-Breuning is a traditional winery in Kasel in the Ruwer Valley (Mosel wine-growing region), run by the von Nell-Breuning family. The main site is the six-hectare Kaseler Dominikanerberg, a steep slope with a southwesterly exposure owned exclusively by the winery, on which only Riesling is grown. Further sites are Kaseler Kehrnagel, Kaseler Hitzlay and Kaseler Nies'chen, the latter being the source of the only Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) of that site. Since 2019, the winery has worked according to biodynamic principles. The estate also includes the oldest sparkling wine manufactory in the Ruwer Valley with traditional hand riddling, as well as the Vinothek Pauliner Hof as an event venue in a former monastery from the 18th century. The wines have been awarded gold medals and the State Honor Prize of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Site

Kasel

Processes

Sparkling wine manufactory (the oldest in the Ruwer Valley, hand riddling), Vinothek Pauliner Hof as an event venue in a former monastery (18th century)

Materials

Riesling, Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir), Biodynamic Viticulture

Certificates

State Honor Prize Rhineland-Palatinate 2002, ISO 9001

Founded

1670

Industries

Viticulture (Mosel), Sparkling wine, Events

1. 01

   Vineyard management (biodynamic since 2019)

2. 02

   Harvest

3. 03

   Cellar/wine maturation

4. 04

   Hand riddling of the sparkling wine

5. 05

   Marketing via wine shop and direct sales

Grape Varieties and Viticulture

Vineyard Sites and Locations

Kasel

DE

Winery with the Kaseler Dominikanerberg vineyard (6 ha, sole ownership), sparkling wine manufactory and Vinothek

Part weight / size

6 ha (main site)

Materials

Riesling, Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)

• Sparkling wine manufactory with hand riddling
• Vinothek Pauliner Hof (former monastery, 18th century)

Awards and Quality

The wines have been awarded numerous gold medals; in 1989 the winery won the only gold medal for Germany at the international wine competition in Bordeaux, and in 2002 the State Honor Prize of the Chamber of Agriculture of Rhineland-Palatinate.

History

1. 1670

   Peter Christian von Nell establishes the family's winemaking tradition

2. 1709

   Peter Christian von Nell is ennobled; wine exports to Holland

3. 1803

   As part of secularization, acquisition of St. Matthias Abbey together with land and vineyards

4. 1980

   Oswald von Nell-Breuning transfers his name suffix to Christoph von Nell; since then the winery has borne the name von Nell-Breuning

5. 1989

   Only gold medal for Germany at the international wine competition in Bordeaux

6. 2002

   State Honor Prize of the Chamber of Agriculture of Rhineland-Palatinate for outstanding overall performance

7. 2019

   Conversion to biodynamic viticulture