Organically certified VDP.Prädikatsweingut (estates winery) with 75 ha of vineyards, castle, vinothek and over 300 events annually.
Weingut Schloss Proschwitz – Prinz zur Lippe GmbH & Co. KG
Meißen (Castle, Winery, Vinothek) · Niederau OT Ockrilla (Wine Orders/Logistics)New on Amplifa
About Schloss Proschwitz Winery
Schloss Proschwitz winery is a VDP.Prädikatsweingut in Meißen-Proschwitz, Saxony, and cultivates 75 hectares of vineyards in organic viticulture. The company produces organically certified wines and sparkling wines (Sekte), including the VDP.GUTSWEINE Goldriesling and Elbling 2025, which were awarded as two of Germany's best organic wines, as well as VDP.Grosses Gewächs such as Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) and Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris). Chemical-synthetic pesticides and mineral fertilizers are avoided; flowering strips, dry stone walls, rainwater use and energy-efficient machinery promote biodiversity and sustainability. In addition to viticulture, the offering includes a vinothek in the castle courtyard, an online shop, a distillery, forest and Friedwald (burial forest) as well as a holiday apartment. More than 300 events take place each year at the baroque castle with its castle park, including wine tastings, weddings and the Proschwitz Christmas market. Locations are the castle in Meißen (Heiliger Grund 2) as well as the wine order logistics in the Niederau OT Ockrilla industrial estate.
- Site
- Meißen OT Proschwitz
- Processes
- Vinothek and on-site wine sales, Online wine shop, Events and wine tastings (over 300/year), Event/wedding venues, Distillery, Forest and Friedwald (burial forest), Holiday apartment, Vineyard tours/wine tastings
- Materials
- Organic viticulture
- Certificates
- Organic certification (organic viticulture)
- Founded
- 1990
- Industries
- Viticulture, Tourism/Gastronomy, Events
- 01
Organic viticulture (vine care, harvest)
- 02
Wine processing (including leaf removal with ERO VITIplus Combi)
- 03
Cellar aging (cellar master)
- 04
Bottling and organic certification
- 05
Sales via vinothek and online shop
- 06
Events and gastronomy
Viticulture and Processing
Organic viticulture
Avoidance of chemical-synthetic pesticides and mineral fertilizers, promotion of biodiversity through flowering strips and dry stone walls.
Locations
Schloss Proschwitz, Meißen
DECastle, winery, vinothek, events
- Materials
- Organic viticulture
Industrial Estate 1, Niederau OT Ockrilla
DEWine orders/logistics
- ERO leaf remover VITIplus Combi
Wines and Products
Inside the production
Industries
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaf remover (wine processing) | ERO VITIplus Combi | 1 | – | – | Industrial Estate 1, 01689 Niederau OT Ockrilla |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Certification
The wines and sparkling wines are organically certified; two of Germany's best organic wines 2025 (99 winning wines out of 465 submitted wines) as well as ratings by Falstaff and Gault&Millau attest to the quality.
| Evidence | Meißen |
|---|---|
| Organic certification (organic viticulture) |
History
- vor 1200
Establishment of a knight's seat in the course of the German eastward settlement
- 1629
First mention of a manor house with hall in the 'Three-Hide Estate' in Proschwitz
- 1701
Fire destroyed the manor house 'Three-Hide Estate'
- 1704
Dr. Jacob Friedrich Schilling acquires the estate and village, construction of the manor house and wine cellar begins
- 1732
Dorothea Magdalena Countess von Beichlingen acquires the property, addition of the side wing, construction of the 'Cat Steps'
- 1776
August Leisching built the servants' house
- 1790
Proschwitz becomes the family estate of the Barons von Berlepsch, English landscape garden
- 1799
Foundation of the Royal Saxon Viticulture Society
- 1859
Dietrich Carl von Carlowitz develops the estate into a large agricultural operation
- 1909
Johanna Friederike née von Carlowitz, married to Imperial Count Clemens Count zur Lippe-Weißenfeld, inherits Proschwitz
- 1914
Manor house becomes a baroque residential castle, addition of the garden hall, Crown Gate
- 1945
Expropriation without compensation and expulsion of the family
- bis 1990
Use as a district rehabilitation center for people with intellectual disabilities with a heritage preservation objective
- 1990
Repurchase of land by Prince Georg zur Lippe-Weißenfeld, establishment of Schloss Proschwitz winery
- 1997
Repurchase of castle and park by Prince Georg zur Lippe-Weißenfeld, restoration into a cultural experience venue
- 2025
VDP.Prädikatsweingut, 75 ha organic viticulture, over 300 events annually