Invitation to our treasury
This year, under the motto “Open Wine Archive”, we invite you to a special tasting in our treasury on Saturday November 25th, 2023. Small and large bottles mature here under optimal conditions until they are brought out again on special occasions. We sell a small edition every year that is limited by stock and look forward to an exciting tasting over the past few years. In addition to our rarities, there is of course also the opportunity to try our current vintage and stock up on our Family & Friends discount of 10% for the pre-Christmas period.
You can find an overview of the wines available for purchase on our rarities list.
Open Wine Archive, Saturday 25.11.2023, 13.00 – 19.00 p.m
The number of participants is limited and we ask that you register.
To the rarities list
James Suckling Wine Choice
Points & press are never our motivation, but we are still very happy about the growing appreciation we receive year after year through reviews and tastings.” Thank you James Suckling & Stuart Pigott for the flattering article and the selection as “Wine Choice” for our Riesling dry 2022.
"The Weingut Wechsler Riesling Trocken 2022 is a so-called “estate riesling,” meaning an entry-level wine from a leading producer. The wines of this humble category are often rather fruity and well-balanced with a certain amount of depth but lack serious character. That is not the case with this miniature masterpiece from the limestone terroirs of the town of Westhofen in the Wonnegau sub-region of Rheinhessen. Instead, it has the kind of concentration and structure we associate with successful village wines. In Germany’s very heterogeneous 2022 vintage, there are some single-vineyard dry rieslings that don’t match the level of this wine..."
Harvest 2023 - it's done
The last cut, the last grape. Another ride on the tractor. Pour it up, squeeze it - the final press. When we picked the last grapes in Morstein last Friday, we felt a mixture of gratitude and relief. 22 intensive reading days, one day to take a breather. Our 2022 vintage – a mix of sprint and marathon.
What happend during Harvest 2023 was when we started picking grapes on September 7th. not yet foreseeable in detail. A vintage characterized by meticulous and detailed craftsmanship, selection, team spirit, numerous hours of sunshine, cool nights and impressive sunrises and sunsets. A late shoot in May was followed by dry early summer months. Then the rainy July and August. In short, a vintage that demanded a lot from us but more than compensated for it with impressive quality in the cellar.
HAPPY EASTER
With a smile on our face, we have completed the preparatory manual work in the vineyard in the last few days and are currently looking forward to regular rainfall as an important basis for the upcoming growing season. In the winery we have filled the next wines of the new 2022 vintage and can hardly wait to taste them with you. There is already a foretaste in our new Easter package, which we are sending out in time for the holidays. We wish you a happy Easter and happy holidays.
MOOD OF SPRING
Not only mother nature is slowly awakening from hibernation. We too are in the mood for spring. Fancy going out, with the sun on your face and maybe your first glass of wine outdoors soon? While we are already in the last steps of pruning in the vineyard, we have packed a spring wine package in the winery. We say Cheers from Westhofen and look forward to lots of sunshine.
MEET US AT PROWEIN
The countdown is on and there are only a few weeks left until ProWein kicks of on March 19th. Together with our colleagues from Rheinhessen, we care located at the booth of Maxime Herkunft Rheinhessen in Hall 1, Stand C60. We are looking forward to many familiar faces and three exciting days at the trade fair.
OPENING HOURS IN JANUARY
After a short break in sales, we reopened our winery shop as usual in the second half of January. We look forward to your visit and tastings together. By arrangement, we are also happy to be there for you outside of our official opening hours for wine tasting. Please inquire via email or telephone.
Opening hours wine sales:
Wednesday to Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m
Late release vintage 2018
After the preview in our "Open Wine Archive" we don't want to withhold our new late release vintage from you any longer. Matured under optimal conditions in our treasury, the 2018 vintage shows a wonderful side. Powerful minerality meets resonant secondary aromas. The elegant Rieslings from our Westhofen vineyards are now available in limited quantities in our online shop.
EVENTS CALENDAR
Finally, a light at the end of the tunnel. Plus our relaunch and organic certification. We would like to celebrate all of this with you this year and invite you to our winery and garden starting from April. You can find an overview of the already fixed dates in our events calendar. We look forward to seeing you.
04.06. & 05.06. Open Garden - Our vintage presentation
After a forced break of one year, we invite you to our vintage presentation in Westhofen on the Pentecost weekend. We open our garden and taste our new vintage 2021 together with you. Registration is requested.
06/18 Annual presentation @ Home
For all those who cannot make it to Westhofen we will also bring the new vintage to your home. Filled in 0.1l bottles we will send a broad overview of 12 wines and taste them together with you in an online tasting. You can register now in our online shop.
25.06. / 09.07. / 23.07. Wechsler popup
After the premiere last year, we invite you to our pop-up series at the winery again this year. We remain true to our culinary line. In addition to Ribs & Riesling, Pinot & Pizza and Fish & Fehlfarbe, other surprises await you.
SPRING IS COMING
The days are getting longer and the sun's rays are getting warmer. This is not only good for the soul, our vineyards are also slowly waking up from hibernation. With our Riesling Gutswein, Fräulein HU and Sauvignon Blanc we have already filled the first 2021 wines. Something very special for us, because we can hardly wait to welcome you after three years of changeover, from 01.04. to present our first certified organic vintage. For those who can't wait any longer, it's worth taking a look at our new spring wine package.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
Dear customers and friends,
we wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year. Your orders and inquiries will also be processed between the years and the winery is regularly open under the current Corona conditions.
Happy Holidays from Katharina & Team
Wine tastings and sales
From this weekend, our regular opening times will apply again without prior notification. In addition, wine tastings in the outdoor area with current test results are possible in the courtyard. If no current test is available, this can also be carried out with us. We have set up a tasting area for this purpose, in which everyone can taste wines in a separate area, while observing distance rules and a hygiene concept. We look forward to seeing you again in Westhofen.
Thursday and Friday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Wine picnic to go goes into the second round
On the long weekend of Pentecost, many are drawn to the outdoors in nature. After the successful premiere of our Picnic to Go in March, we want to put together a delicious package for you, which you can reserve immediately. Order our wine picnic to go for two with homemade delicacies such as Manuel's spelled and herb bread, Grandma Helga's yeast cake or Katharina's hummus with zatar. Add a bottle of 2020 Scheurebe, 2 glasses and off you go. Pick up the package from us on May 22nd or 23rd at the winery and go on a hike through the vineyards around Westhofen. The hiking map of the Westhofener Wingerstheisjerweg leads you past the most beautiful places and our vineyards, where you can rest and enjoy.
To pre-order the picnic packages, please go to the shop here or send an email to info@weingut-wechseller.de
You also have the opportunity to taste and buy wine on Saturday and Sunday.
Budding in our vineyards
Despite the cool nights, the spring sun has finally awakened our vineyards. We are relieved and grateful that we have been spared late frosts so far, but we still fear the ice saints in mid-May. However, it is already certain that the budding is somewhat behind that of the last two years.
At the moment we can observe how the precious buds develop from the eyes and that the first green stretches towards the sun A very special moment for us and the official starting signal for the coming year of 2021.
HALE BOPP RELEASE
Finally he is here!
Our first cuvée made from Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris & Chardonnay - fermented in stainless steel and wood.
A radiant wine with an invigorating drinking flow that should make everyone happy. Like the comet: fascinating but accessible. A wine to enjoy together in the here and now.
Available by the bottle from 01.04. in our Online Shop.
Wine Picnic to Go
For everyone who drifts outside at the first rays of sunshine and is in the mood for the new vintage. With our first "Wine Picnic to Go" we have come up with something special. Order our wine picnic to go for two with homemade delicacies and a bottle of 2020 Sauvignon Blanc. Pick it up from us on March 27th or 28th at the winery and go on a hike through the vineyards around Westhofen. The hiking map of the Westhofener Wingerstheisjerweg leads you past the most beautiful places and our vineyards, where you can rest and enjoy.
To pre-order the picnic packages, please go to the Shop here or send an email to info@no-spamweingut-wechsler.de
The vineyard is awakening
Nature is slowly awakening and the first blooming signs of spring indicate the approaching end of winter. After pruning, we are in the middle of tying up the bog vines, which will sprout in a few weeks. In addition, the young fields are about to be set. This year we will be planting new vineyards in Westhofen with French Pinot Noir grapes and, for the first time, Chardonnay. We bottledthe first wines from 2020 in the winery. Our Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling dry are wonderfully fresh, beautifully balanced and whet your appetite for the new vintage and the coming spring.
Winter at the Wechsler Estate
In the vineyard, we are currently laying the basis for the quality and quantity of the coming harvest with pruning. After a summer with little rain, we look forward to rain and snow. Our soils are loosened by the winter greening sown in autumn and the build-up of humus is promoted. Thereby we increase the water storage capacity, improve the soil quality and offer the vines the best possible supply of water and nutrients. The wintry view from our vineyard Schweißtröpfchen lets us look forward to the New Year with joy.
Wine sales in the current Corona situation
Due to the current situation, wine tastings and events are currently not possible. Nevertheless, you don't have to go without your favorite wines. With us you can easily pick up wines without contact from our yard. Simply write us an email, give us a call or use our online shop and give us your wine order. You can then conveniently invite them here in the courtyard or we will sent it to your home. We hope that we can make the lockdown a little more comfortable for you and wish you all the best and stay healthy!
Harvest 2020
The harvest is over and we look back satisfied and grateful on the past wine year.
2020 is an extraordinary year, everyone agrees. All of our lives were turned upside down by the start of the lockdown in March at the latest. Wine fairs and events were canceled and we quickly learned to stay in touch with our customers and partners using digital formats. A positive aspect was the time gained, which could instead be spent in the vineyard and in the winery. We winemakers didn't have less work, because the vines didn't want to have anything to do with slowing down. In the vineyard 2020 was anything but “normal”. We had a very early budding in mid-April about 10 days before the norm. Despite the cooler temperatures in June, we were unable to catch up with the progress of the vegetation and so we started harvesting for Miss Hu and Hu Madame on August 27th.
The main harvest of the Burgundy varieties followed at the beginning of September. From September 21st, the Riesling wines from our prime locations in Benn, Kirchspiel and Morstein will be read aloud. The high summer temperatures in September made our team sweat and we even had to interrupt the harvest for a few days due to the heat.
On September 30th we finished the harvest with wonderful Riesling grapes from Morstein. The reward for all the sweaty work were perfectly healthy grapes that were ripe in taste, but still moderate in sugar. A perfect basis for slim, easy-to-drink wines as we love them.
Harvest 2019
The vintage 2019 is very special to me. It is already the 10th vintage in the still young history of the winery and the first, which we have worked in a completely ecological way. The vines had to be conserved after the consumption last year and the long drought, so the grapes have become very loose and small. In total it is the smallest vintage on record in our winery.The quantity is a downer, but the taste and the quality reconcile us very much.
The wines from 2019 will be fine and elegant with pressure and great extract. Could become one of my favorite vintages.
Harvest 2018
Endless summer. That’s the way we will always remember 2018, with temperatures consistently above expected levels from April through mid-October, not to mention the earliest harvest on record. We kicked off on 20 August with grapes for our Chardonnay Sekt and finished with the final grapes from the Kirchspiel on 16 November. The quality of the fruit was exceptional. Even though many of our young vineyards suffered under the dry conditions, there was more than enough fruit, especially compared with two straight years of minimal yields. My special thanks go to my team, who showed uncompromising dedication in the vineyard and cellar to help bring my visions to life. The wines are already showing beautiful balance and harmony and bring this year to a grateful and happy conclusion.
Invitation to our treasury
This year, under the motto “Open Wine Archive”, we invite you to a special tasting in our treasury on Saturday November 25th, 2023. Small and large bottles mature here under optimal conditions until they are brought out again on special occasions. We sell a small edition every year that is limited by stock and look forward to an exciting tasting over the past few years. In addition to our rarities, there is of course also the opportunity to try our current vintage and stock up on our Family & Friends discount of 10% for the pre-Christmas period.
You can find an overview of the wines available for purchase on our rarities list.
Open Wine Archive, Saturday 25.11.2023, 13.00 – 19.00 p.m
The number of participants is limited and we ask that you register.
To the rarities list
James Suckling Wine Choice
Points & press are never our motivation, but we are still very happy about the growing appreciation we receive year after year through reviews and tastings.” Thank you James Suckling & Stuart Pigott for the flattering article and the selection as “Wine Choice” for our Riesling dry 2022.
"The Weingut Wechsler Riesling Trocken 2022 is a so-called “estate riesling,” meaning an entry-level wine from a leading producer. The wines of this humble category are often rather fruity and well-balanced with a certain amount of depth but lack serious character. That is not the case with this miniature masterpiece from the limestone terroirs of the town of Westhofen in the Wonnegau sub-region of Rheinhessen. Instead, it has the kind of concentration and structure we associate with successful village wines. In Germany’s very heterogeneous 2022 vintage, there are some single-vineyard dry rieslings that don’t match the level of this wine..."
Harvest 2023 - it's done
The last cut, the last grape. Another ride on the tractor. Pour it up, squeeze it - the final press. When we picked the last grapes in Morstein last Friday, we felt a mixture of gratitude and relief. 22 intensive reading days, one day to take a breather. Our 2022 vintage – a mix of sprint and marathon.
What happend during Harvest 2023 was when we started picking grapes on September 7th. not yet foreseeable in detail. A vintage characterized by meticulous and detailed craftsmanship, selection, team spirit, numerous hours of sunshine, cool nights and impressive sunrises and sunsets. A late shoot in May was followed by dry early summer months. Then the rainy July and August. In short, a vintage that demanded a lot from us but more than compensated for it with impressive quality in the cellar.
HAPPY EASTER
With a smile on our face, we have completed the preparatory manual work in the vineyard in the last few days and are currently looking forward to regular rainfall as an important basis for the upcoming growing season. In the winery we have filled the next wines of the new 2022 vintage and can hardly wait to taste them with you. There is already a foretaste in our new Easter package, which we are sending out in time for the holidays. We wish you a happy Easter and happy holidays.
MOOD OF SPRING
Not only mother nature is slowly awakening from hibernation. We too are in the mood for spring. Fancy going out, with the sun on your face and maybe your first glass of wine outdoors soon? While we are already in the last steps of pruning in the vineyard, we have packed a spring wine package in the winery. We say Cheers from Westhofen and look forward to lots of sunshine.
MEET US AT PROWEIN
The countdown is on and there are only a few weeks left until ProWein kicks of on March 19th. Together with our colleagues from Rheinhessen, we care located at the booth of Maxime Herkunft Rheinhessen in Hall 1, Stand C60. We are looking forward to many familiar faces and three exciting days at the trade fair.
OPENING HOURS IN JANUARY
After a short break in sales, we reopened our winery shop as usual in the second half of January. We look forward to your visit and tastings together. By arrangement, we are also happy to be there for you outside of our official opening hours for wine tasting. Please inquire via email or telephone.
Opening hours wine sales:
Wednesday to Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m
Late release vintage 2018
After the preview in our "Open Wine Archive" we don't want to withhold our new late release vintage from you any longer. Matured under optimal conditions in our treasury, the 2018 vintage shows a wonderful side. Powerful minerality meets resonant secondary aromas. The elegant Rieslings from our Westhofen vineyards are now available in limited quantities in our online shop.
EVENTS CALENDAR
Finally, a light at the end of the tunnel. Plus our relaunch and organic certification. We would like to celebrate all of this with you this year and invite you to our winery and garden starting from April. You can find an overview of the already fixed dates in our events calendar. We look forward to seeing you.
04.06. & 05.06. Open Garden - Our vintage presentation
After a forced break of one year, we invite you to our vintage presentation in Westhofen on the Pentecost weekend. We open our garden and taste our new vintage 2021 together with you. Registration is requested.
06/18 Annual presentation @ Home
For all those who cannot make it to Westhofen we will also bring the new vintage to your home. Filled in 0.1l bottles we will send a broad overview of 12 wines and taste them together with you in an online tasting. You can register now in our online shop.
25.06. / 09.07. / 23.07. Wechsler popup
After the premiere last year, we invite you to our pop-up series at the winery again this year. We remain true to our culinary line. In addition to Ribs & Riesling, Pinot & Pizza and Fish & Fehlfarbe, other surprises await you.
SPRING IS COMING
The days are getting longer and the sun's rays are getting warmer. This is not only good for the soul, our vineyards are also slowly waking up from hibernation. With our Riesling Gutswein, Fräulein HU and Sauvignon Blanc we have already filled the first 2021 wines. Something very special for us, because we can hardly wait to welcome you after three years of changeover, from 01.04. to present our first certified organic vintage. For those who can't wait any longer, it's worth taking a look at our new spring wine package.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
Dear customers and friends,
we wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year. Your orders and inquiries will also be processed between the years and the winery is regularly open under the current Corona conditions.
Happy Holidays from Katharina & Team
Wine tastings and sales
From this weekend, our regular opening times will apply again without prior notification. In addition, wine tastings in the outdoor area with current test results are possible in the courtyard. If no current test is available, this can also be carried out with us. We have set up a tasting area for this purpose, in which everyone can taste wines in a separate area, while observing distance rules and a hygiene concept. We look forward to seeing you again in Westhofen.
Thursday and Friday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Wine picnic to go goes into the second round
On the long weekend of Pentecost, many are drawn to the outdoors in nature. After the successful premiere of our Picnic to Go in March, we want to put together a delicious package for you, which you can reserve immediately. Order our wine picnic to go for two with homemade delicacies such as Manuel's spelled and herb bread, Grandma Helga's yeast cake or Katharina's hummus with zatar. Add a bottle of 2020 Scheurebe, 2 glasses and off you go. Pick up the package from us on May 22nd or 23rd at the winery and go on a hike through the vineyards around Westhofen. The hiking map of the Westhofener Wingerstheisjerweg leads you past the most beautiful places and our vineyards, where you can rest and enjoy.
To pre-order the picnic packages, please go to the shop here or send an email to info@weingut-wechseller.de
You also have the opportunity to taste and buy wine on Saturday and Sunday.
Budding in our vineyards
Despite the cool nights, the spring sun has finally awakened our vineyards. We are relieved and grateful that we have been spared late frosts so far, but we still fear the ice saints in mid-May. However, it is already certain that the budding is somewhat behind that of the last two years.
At the moment we can observe how the precious buds develop from the eyes and that the first green stretches towards the sun A very special moment for us and the official starting signal for the coming year of 2021.
HALE BOPP RELEASE
Finally he is here!
Our first cuvée made from Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris & Chardonnay - fermented in stainless steel and wood.
A radiant wine with an invigorating drinking flow that should make everyone happy. Like the comet: fascinating but accessible. A wine to enjoy together in the here and now.
Available by the bottle from 01.04. in our Online Shop.
Wine Picnic to Go
For everyone who drifts outside at the first rays of sunshine and is in the mood for the new vintage. With our first "Wine Picnic to Go" we have come up with something special. Order our wine picnic to go for two with homemade delicacies and a bottle of 2020 Sauvignon Blanc. Pick it up from us on March 27th or 28th at the winery and go on a hike through the vineyards around Westhofen. The hiking map of the Westhofener Wingerstheisjerweg leads you past the most beautiful places and our vineyards, where you can rest and enjoy.
To pre-order the picnic packages, please go to the Shop here or send an email to info@no-spamweingut-wechsler.de
The vineyard is awakening
Nature is slowly awakening and the first blooming signs of spring indicate the approaching end of winter. After pruning, we are in the middle of tying up the bog vines, which will sprout in a few weeks. In addition, the young fields are about to be set. This year we will be planting new vineyards in Westhofen with French Pinot Noir grapes and, for the first time, Chardonnay. We bottledthe first wines from 2020 in the winery. Our Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling dry are wonderfully fresh, beautifully balanced and whet your appetite for the new vintage and the coming spring.
Winter at the Wechsler Estate
In the vineyard, we are currently laying the basis for the quality and quantity of the coming harvest with pruning. After a summer with little rain, we look forward to rain and snow. Our soils are loosened by the winter greening sown in autumn and the build-up of humus is promoted. Thereby we increase the water storage capacity, improve the soil quality and offer the vines the best possible supply of water and nutrients. The wintry view from our vineyard Schweißtröpfchen lets us look forward to the New Year with joy.
Wine sales in the current Corona situation
Due to the current situation, wine tastings and events are currently not possible. Nevertheless, you don't have to go without your favorite wines. With us you can easily pick up wines without contact from our yard. Simply write us an email, give us a call or use our online shop and give us your wine order. You can then conveniently invite them here in the courtyard or we will sent it to your home. We hope that we can make the lockdown a little more comfortable for you and wish you all the best and stay healthy!
Harvest 2020
The harvest is over and we look back satisfied and grateful on the past wine year.
2020 is an extraordinary year, everyone agrees. All of our lives were turned upside down by the start of the lockdown in March at the latest. Wine fairs and events were canceled and we quickly learned to stay in touch with our customers and partners using digital formats. A positive aspect was the time gained, which could instead be spent in the vineyard and in the winery. We winemakers didn't have less work, because the vines didn't want to have anything to do with slowing down. In the vineyard 2020 was anything but “normal”. We had a very early budding in mid-April about 10 days before the norm. Despite the cooler temperatures in June, we were unable to catch up with the progress of the vegetation and so we started harvesting for Miss Hu and Hu Madame on August 27th.
The main harvest of the Burgundy varieties followed at the beginning of September. From September 21st, the Riesling wines from our prime locations in Benn, Kirchspiel and Morstein will be read aloud. The high summer temperatures in September made our team sweat and we even had to interrupt the harvest for a few days due to the heat.
On September 30th we finished the harvest with wonderful Riesling grapes from Morstein. The reward for all the sweaty work were perfectly healthy grapes that were ripe in taste, but still moderate in sugar. A perfect basis for slim, easy-to-drink wines as we love them.
Harvest 2019
The vintage 2019 is very special to me. It is already the 10th vintage in the still young history of the winery and the first, which we have worked in a completely ecological way. The vines had to be conserved after the consumption last year and the long drought, so the grapes have become very loose and small. In total it is the smallest vintage on record in our winery.The quantity is a downer, but the taste and the quality reconcile us very much.
The wines from 2019 will be fine and elegant with pressure and great extract. Could become one of my favorite vintages.
Harvest 2018
Endless summer. That’s the way we will always remember 2018, with temperatures consistently above expected levels from April through mid-October, not to mention the earliest harvest on record. We kicked off on 20 August with grapes for our Chardonnay Sekt and finished with the final grapes from the Kirchspiel on 16 November. The quality of the fruit was exceptional. Even though many of our young vineyards suffered under the dry conditions, there was more than enough fruit, especially compared with two straight years of minimal yields. My special thanks go to my team, who showed uncompromising dedication in the vineyard and cellar to help bring my visions to life. The wines are already showing beautiful balance and harmony and bring this year to a grateful and happy conclusion.