Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung in Hattenheim in the Rheingau was our first stop of the Germany-North Tour 2017 by ombiasy WineTours. It was an excellent start of the tour. Winemaker Tim Lilienström was our host.
We began the visit with a tour of the winemaking facility, followed by a visit of the art cellar and a sit-down tasting. At the end, on the way to Kloster Eberbach, Tim Lilienström showed us the vineyards of Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung.
Thanks you very much Tim.
Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung
This wine estate in the heart of the Rheingau, the charming town of Hattenheim, was established in 1882 by Georg Müller, co-owner of the famous sparkling wine house Matheus Müller in Eltville. He also was one of the founders of the VDP. In 1913 Georg Müller donated the wine estate to his home town Hattenheim. He transformed it into a foundation (Stiftung), and the profits were used to support the poor and other charitable causes.
In 2003 the estate was privatized and Peter Winter, chairman of the board of one of the largest wine companies in the world, purchased the winery. He invested heavily, hired an ambitious cellar master, and brought the estate back to its former glory. As an aficionado of the arts Peter Winter uses the 250 years old vaulted wine cellar as a modern art gallery. The modern art on display and the historic cellar make for an impressive, extraordinary exciting exhibition space.
The Art Cellar
The cellar of Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung has become in part a museum. Most of the modern art exhibited in the cellar was produced specifically for the wine cellar. The climatic conditions in the cellar needed to be taken into account in creating the art. Consequently, the sculptors and painters typically worked with stone, metal, silicon or plastic and painted behind glass, Plexiglas or on MDF panels.
It is a fascinating setting down there in the cellar: a large space of about 1000 m2 and 250 years old. It can be used for various purposes, including receptions and wine tastings.
Peter Winter
When you spent an afternoon at Peter Winter’s Weingut Georg Mueller Stiftung in Hattenheim in the Rheingau, you are a bit reminded of Donald Hess. Donald Hess and Peter Winter appear to be on the same journey, that of wine and art.
See:
Wine, Art and Food: Donald Hess’ Glen Carlou Estate in South Africa
A Painted Winetasting at Weingut Georg Mueller Stiftung in Hattenheim (Eltville), Rheingau, Germany
Peter Winter’s journey started in 2003, when he purchased the Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung. Before that turning point in life, Peter Winter was for over 40 years in various key positions in the German wine industry. Importantly, for 18 years he was the Chairman of the Board of one of the ten largest wine companies worldwide. He is also President of the German Wine Exporter Association and teaches at the University of Geisenheim.
What Tim Poured
Art Cellar Tour
2013 Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung Hattenheimer Rheingarten Riesling Sekt Brut
2015 Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung Hattenheimer Riesling trocken VDP.Ortswein
2015 Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung Hattenheimerer Engelsmannsberg Riesling feinherb VDP.Erste Lage
2013 Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung Hattenheimerer Wisselbrunnen Riesling Spätlese VDP.Grosse Lage
2015 Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung Edition PW Frühburgunder trocken
2006 Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung Hattenheimerer Schützenhof Riesling Beerneauslese VDP.Erste Lage
Seated Tasting
2016 Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung Riesling trocken VDP.Gutswein
2016 Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung Sweish Summer trocken VDP.Gutswein (Müller-Thurgau + Scheurebe + Sauvignon Blanc)
2015 Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung Hattenheimerer Schützenhof Riesling trocken VDP.Erste Lage
2015 Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung Hattenheimerer Nussbrunnen Riesling GG VDP.Grosse Lage
2015 Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung Hattenheimerer Hassel Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel VDP.Grosse Lage
Barrique
2015 Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung Auxerrois trocken VDP.Gutswein
2015 Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung Edition PW Spätburgunder trocken VDP.Gutswein
2015 Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung Daniel Spätburgunder trocken VDP.Gutswein
In the Vineyards
At the end of the visit, on the way to Kloster Eberbach, Tim Lilienström showed us the vineyards of Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung.
The estate covers an area of approximately 12 hectares with excellent vineyard locations such as Schützenhaus, Engelmannsberg, Hassel, Wisselbrunnen, Nussbrunnen or Heiligenberg. Of the vineyards on the wine-growing estate approximately 80% grow Riesling and approximately 15% grow Spätburgunder in an environmentally sustainable way. Frühburgunder, Müller Thurgau, Auxerrois und Ehrenfelser are grown in the remaining vineyards.
Bottle production is 100 000.
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Germany-North Tour 2017 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential German Riesling and the Northernmost Pinot Noir
Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung (VDP) in Hattenheim, Rheingau: Cellar Tour, Art Cellar Tour, Tasting and Vineyard Tour
Lunch and Tour at Kloster Eberbach and Tour and Tasting at Weingut Kloster Eberbach, Rheingau
Visit and Tasting at Weingut Schloss Vollrads (VDP) in Oestrich-Winkel, Rheingau
Vineyard tour, cellar tour and tasting at Weingut Leitz in Rüdesheim, Rheingau
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Cruise on the Rhine River from Lorch to Boppard, Mittelrhein
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Tasting Pinot Noir at Weingut Kreuzberg in Dernau, Ahr
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Tasting at Weingut Markus Molitor in Haus Klosterberg, Mosel
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Dinner at the 2 Michelin star restaurant Schanz in Piesport, Mosel
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Visit and tasting at Weingut Maximin Grünhaus (VDP) in Mertersdorf, Ruwer, Mosel, with Dr. Carl von Schubert
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Tasting at Weingut Emrich-Schoenleber (VDP) in Monzingen, Nahe, with Frank Schönleber
Wine-pairing Lunch at Landgasthof Zur Traube in Meddersheim, Nahe, with Petra Hexamer and the wines of Weingut Hexamer.
Dinner with Wine Pairing the Restaurant of Weingut Kruger-Rumpf in Münster-Sarmsheim, Nahe, with Corenlia, Stefan and Georg Rumpf
Tasting at Weingut J.B. Becker, in Walluf, Rheingau, with Hajo Becker
Lunch at Gutsausschank-Ristorante Weingut von Oetinger in Erbach, Rheingau