Weingut Hermann Dönnhoff is a German

wine grower A winemaker or vintner is a person engaged in winemaking. They are generally employed by wineries or wine companies, where their work includes: *Cooperating with viticulturists *Monitoring the maturity of grapes to ensure their quality and to deter ...

and producer based in

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, in the wine-growing region of Nahe,

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, Germany. The Dönnhoff family have been making wine in this region since 1750. From 1971, the

Geisenheimer The Vereinigung Ehemaliger Geisenheimer (''VEG''), since 2002 also known as Geisenheim Alumni Association, is one of the oldest and largest alumni networks in Germany. It was founded in 1894 at the former ''Royal Prussian Academy for orchards and ...

Helmut Dönnhoff has been in charge of winemaking at this estateWeingut Hermann Dönnhoff - wein-plus.eu
/ref> and has been described by wine critics Hugh Johnson as having a "fanatical commitment to quality, and a remarkable natural talent for winemaking", and as a "superstar" of the region by Robert Parker. Helmut was named German Winemaker of the Year in 1999 by the

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Guide to German Wines.World Gourmet Summit 2005
/ref> Eighty percent of Dönnhoff's twenty hectares of

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holdings grow Riesling grapes, with the remaining twenty percent Pinot blanc and Pinot gris.WineAnorak – German Wines, Donnhoff, Nahe
/ref> Depending on the vintage, around 10,000 cases of wine are produced by this estate each year. Dönnhoff is a member of the

Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter e.V. or the Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates, is an association of more than 200 wineries in Germany that promotes binding quality standards and – since 1990 – also ecological management o ...

(VDP).

References

External links

Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Donnhoff Wineries of Germany German brands