Our Estate
Baron Widmann Estate Winery
The remarkable discovery in 1977 of a vine dating back to Roman times in our family's Nockerischer vineyard is testimony to the exceptional suitability of the Kurtatsch vineyards for winegrowing.
The varied soil types, altitudes and aspects of the predominantly steep slopes provide ideal conditions for our grape varieties, all of which are used exclusively to produce quality wines. Drawing on generations of tradition and experience, we carefully select the most suitable vineyard site for each variety.
Our vineyards range in altitude from approximately 220 metres above sea level on the slopes of the valley floor to 610 metres in the mountains.
Our family began converting the traditional pergola training system to Guyot training as early as the 1960s.
Only the Vernatsch variety continues to be grown using the traditional pergola system. The warm vineyard sites around Kurtatsch are particularly well suited to the Bordeaux varieties Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, as well as the indigenous Vernatsch grape. These varieties are cultivated mainly in the vineyards surrounding the Auhof estate, where we also produce wine and fruit vinegars.
At Sulzhof in Penon, our highest-altitude estate at 610 metres above sea level, we grow exclusively white grape varieties.