Address:
55278 Weinolsheim, Germany Show on map Show in places
55278 Weinolsheim, Germany Show on map Show in places
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Website:
www.weingut-groehl.de
Wineguide:
Weingut Eckehart Gröhl
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Many people who take over their parents' business want to run it in the same way as the generation
before them. Eckehart Gröhl did not. He wanted much more. When the winemaker joined his parents' winery in
his parents' winery in Weinolsheim a good 20 years ago, the route was clear to him: steeply upwards.
Today, one can confidently say: mission accomplished. Because the Gröhl winery is not
not only in Rheinhessen, but also internationally among the absolute top producers.
Eckehart Gröhl has been in charge of the business since 1994. At that time, three hectares
Today there are 20 with the focus on Riesling and the Burgundy varieties
Burgundy varieties. Most of these were added in the early years, but he has also
But he has also done well in recent years. in 2003, he was able to acquire several sites on the Rhine - including
Including top sites such as Roter Hang, Oppenheimer Sackträger and Oppenheimer Schützenhütte
were secured.
A little later, he added another plot in the top location of Niersteiner Hölle. This 1.75 ha
(very mineral soil of limestone and sandy loess) stretches with a gradient of 40
with a gradient of 40% to the foot of the Rhine. French Pinot Noir clones have now been planted here
Pinot Noir clones have now been planted here so that Pinot Noir wines of the intentional
Top class Pinot Noir wines.
But size alone is not enough, of course. The quality screw has been tightened
quality. For example, yields have been greatly reduced and the technology has been
State of the art. Eckehart's credo is to combine tradition and technology. Very important is
a lot of feeling. None of this would probably be possible without the right partner
at his side. And Eckehart has found one in his wife Angela. The two of them are a
great team and think along the same lines. They also had to fight against certain
Resistance. With his high quality thinking, Eckehart often had to assert himself
against his father. However, the senior is now convinced of his son's work
of his son's work. This is not least due to the tangible success. Both at state and national level
The Weinolsheim winery has regularly been at the top for years.
Time and again at awc vienna, one of the largest wine competitions in the
Wine competitions in the world, and has won plenty of gold medals. It has also won gold just as often at the
Pinot Noir competition Mondial du Pinot Noir. Even the German acting legend
Mario Adorf is full of praise for the Gröhls' wines, which he was able to taste at the Filmz
festival. For Eckehart, making top wines is like working on a mosaic:
"There are always things you can do better."
before them. Eckehart Gröhl did not. He wanted much more. When the winemaker joined his parents' winery in
his parents' winery in Weinolsheim a good 20 years ago, the route was clear to him: steeply upwards.
Today, one can confidently say: mission accomplished. Because the Gröhl winery is not
not only in Rheinhessen, but also internationally among the absolute top producers.
Eckehart Gröhl has been in charge of the business since 1994. At that time, three hectares
Today there are 20 with the focus on Riesling and the Burgundy varieties
Burgundy varieties. Most of these were added in the early years, but he has also
But he has also done well in recent years. in 2003, he was able to acquire several sites on the Rhine - including
Including top sites such as Roter Hang, Oppenheimer Sackträger and Oppenheimer Schützenhütte
were secured.
A little later, he added another plot in the top location of Niersteiner Hölle. This 1.75 ha
(very mineral soil of limestone and sandy loess) stretches with a gradient of 40
with a gradient of 40% to the foot of the Rhine. French Pinot Noir clones have now been planted here
Pinot Noir clones have now been planted here so that Pinot Noir wines of the intentional
Top class Pinot Noir wines.
But size alone is not enough, of course. The quality screw has been tightened
quality. For example, yields have been greatly reduced and the technology has been
State of the art. Eckehart's credo is to combine tradition and technology. Very important is
a lot of feeling. None of this would probably be possible without the right partner
at his side. And Eckehart has found one in his wife Angela. The two of them are a
great team and think along the same lines. They also had to fight against certain
Resistance. With his high quality thinking, Eckehart often had to assert himself
against his father. However, the senior is now convinced of his son's work
of his son's work. This is not least due to the tangible success. Both at state and national level
The Weinolsheim winery has regularly been at the top for years.
Time and again at awc vienna, one of the largest wine competitions in the
Wine competitions in the world, and has won plenty of gold medals. It has also won gold just as often at the
Pinot Noir competition Mondial du Pinot Noir. Even the German acting legend
Mario Adorf is full of praise for the Gröhls' wines, which he was able to taste at the Filmz
festival. For Eckehart, making top wines is like working on a mosaic:
"There are always things you can do better."
PHOTO GALLERY 6 Weingut Eckehart Gröhl
