Winery with Riesling vineyards on the Mosel, Ruwer and Saar, its own wine pressing and a vinothek in Trier

Verwaltung der Bischöflichen Weingüter Trier GbR

Trier (administration, vinothek) · Eitelsbach (Duisburger Hof press house) · Wiltingen (Alter Scharzhof press house)New on Amplifa

1773Founding of the Bischöfliche Priesterseminar (episcopal

98 haTotal vineyard area (34 + 37 + 27 ha)

3Locations in Trier, Eitelsbach and Wiltingen

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About the Bischöfliche Weingüter Trier

The Verwaltung der Bischöflichen Weingüter Trier GbR manages vineyards on the Mosel, Ruwer and Saar whose origins historically lie with the seminary (34 ha), the Bischöfliche Konvikt (37 ha) and the High Cathedral (27 ha). The grapes from sites such as Trittenheimer Apotheke, Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, Ayler Kupp and Scharzhofberg are pressed on the Mosel and Ruwer at the Duisburger Hof press house in Eitelsbach and on the Saar at the Alten Scharzhof in Wiltingen. Administration and vinothek are located on Gervasiusstraße in Trier. The range includes Riesling wines and sparkling wine (Sekt); in addition, wine tastings, cellar tours, vine sponsorships and an online shop with shipping within Germany are offered. The company is a GbR with the Bischöflicher Stuhl zu Trier as the managing partner.

Site: Trier
Processes: Wine tastings, Cellar tours, Vine sponsorships, Vinothek sales, Online shop (DHL shipping, freight forwarder on request), Consultation/order service
Materials: Riesling
Founded: 1773
Industries: Viticulture, Wine trade

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Vineyard management
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Harvest
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Pressing (Duisburger Hof / Alter Scharzhof)
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Cellar maturation
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Sales (vinothek, online shop)
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Shipping via DHL

Vineyard Sites & Grape Varieties

Riesling

Mainly cultivated grape variety in the sites on the Mosel, Ruwer and Saar; increasingly planted since the ordinance of 1787.

Locations

Trier

Administration and vinothek

Eitelsbach (Ruwer)

Duisburger Hof press house for grapes from the Mosel and Ruwer

Wiltingen (Saar)

Alter Scharzhof press house for grapes from the Saar

Industries

ViticultureWine trade

Additional services

Wine tastingsCellar toursVine sponsorshipsVinothek salesOnline shop (DHL shipping, freight forwarder on request)Consultation/order service

History

1773
Founding of the Bischöfliche Priesterseminar (Seminarium Clementinum) by Elector Clemens Wenzeslaus of Saxony
1787
Ordinance to improve the quality of viticulture, increased Riesling planting
1806
Bishop Karl Mannay establishes the cathedral school (Kleines Seminar)
1840
Founding of the Bischöfliche Konvikt
1851
Scharzhof comes into the possession of the High Cathedral
1966
Merger of the vineyards of the Konvikt, the seminary and the High Cathedral; acquisition of the Duisburger Hof by the Bischöfliche Weingüter Trier