Weingut Schneiderfritz GbR

The winery is located in the municipality of Billigheim (Südliche Weinstraße area) in the German wine-growing region of Pfalz. It was founded in 1906 by Ernst and Minna Nuss. Today, the company consists of two business branches, winegrowing and an attached restaurant. The business is run by Brigitte Schneiderfritz and her son Martin Schneiderfritz, Dipl.Ing.(FH) for viticulture and oenology, who also acts as cellar master and oenologist. Kathrin (Martin's wife) and Michael Schneiderfritz are responsible for marketing and the restaurant. Due to the takeover of the neighbouring farm in 2013 and further increases in area, the vineyards cover around 15 hectares of vines in the single vineyard sites Rosenberg, Sauschwänzel and Venusbuckel (Billigheim), Steingebiss (Appenhofen), Pfaffenberg (Ingenheim), Mandelpfad (Rohrbach) and Mütterle (Wollmesheim). They are planted with the red wine varieties Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Dornfelder, Dunkelfelder and Portugieser, as well as the white wine varieties Müller-Thurgau, Silvaner, Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Muscat, Sauvignon Blanc and Gewürztraminer. The philosophy is: best quality and typicity, always looking for improvements - detached from short-lived trends. The quality pyramid consists of three lines. The "White Line" forms the basis, the "Red Line" comprises wines from traditional grape varieties, some of which are specified by location, and the "Black Line" with the top growths from partly very old vineyards of the best locations with a maximum yield of 5,000 l/ha. The white wines are largely matured in steel tanks, with experiments being carried out with spontaneous fermentation and the use of barriques. The red wines are generally fermented on the skins. The Pinot Noir is matured in large wooden barrels and in some cases for up to 24 months in barrique. The premium wines are the spontaneously fermented Riesling "Steingebiss" with long lees ageing (4,500 l/ha) as well as the Francophile Pinot Noir "Venu...