The monastery at Kloster Eberbach in the Rheingau was established by Cistercian monks from Burgundy in 1136, bringing with them vines and expertise, and laying the foundation for Pinot Noir production in Germany. Today the estate, managed by Dieter Greiner, covers 200 hectares (150ha planted to Riesling and 30ha to Pinot Noir) and as a founding member of the VDP (Germany's finest estates) it is acclaimed by journalists worldwide. The estate's vineyard sites along the Rhine are managed by Stefan Seyffardt, including the monopoles of Steinberg, Centgericht and Neroberg.
Sustainability – social, economic and environmental – is essential at Kloster Eberbach as it has been growing vines for nearly 900 years! It is EcoStep certified, and although it farms in a close-to-organic manner it is not looking to gain formal organic certification as it refuses to use copper (permitted in organic viticulture in the form of copper sulphate as an alternative to chemical fungicides).
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Kloster Eberbach
Rheingau, Germany
Pinot Noir has been cultivated at the Eberbach monastery for centuries, the vines believed to have b...
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Kloster Eberbach
Rheingau, Germany
A dry and finely-balanced Riesling, steely and with bright acidity, from this renowned Rheingau esta...
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Kloster Eberbach
Rheingau, Germany
A superlative Riesling from the steep volcanic slopes of the Neroberg vineyard, in the heart of the ...
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