Weingut Hermann Dönnhoff is a German wine grower and producer based in Oberhausen, in the wine-growing region of Nahe, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The Dönnhoff family have been making wine in this region since 1750. [1] [2] [3]
From 1971, the Geisenheimer Helmut Dönnhoff has been in charge of winemaking at this estate [4] and has been described by wine critics Hugh Johnson as having a "fanatical commitment to quality, and a remarkable natural talent for winemaking", [5] and as a "superstar" of the region by Robert Parker. [3] Helmut was named German Winemaker of the Year in 1999 by the Gault Millau Guide to German Wines. [1] [6]
Eighty percent of Dönnhoff's twenty hectares [2] of vineyard holdings grow Riesling grapes, with the remaining twenty percent Pinot blanc and Pinot gris. [1] [7] Depending on the vintage, around 10,000 cases of wine are produced by this estate each year. [1] [8]
Dönnhoff is a member of the Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (VDP). [8]
Weingut Hermann Dönnhoff is a German wine grower and producer based in Oberhausen, in the wine-growing region of Nahe, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The Dönnhoff family have been making wine in this region since 1750. [1] [2] [3]
From 1971, the Geisenheimer Helmut Dönnhoff has been in charge of winemaking at this estate [4] and has been described by wine critics Hugh Johnson as having a "fanatical commitment to quality, and a remarkable natural talent for winemaking", [5] and as a "superstar" of the region by Robert Parker. [3] Helmut was named German Winemaker of the Year in 1999 by the Gault Millau Guide to German Wines. [1] [6]
Eighty percent of Dönnhoff's twenty hectares [2] of vineyard holdings grow Riesling grapes, with the remaining twenty percent Pinot blanc and Pinot gris. [1] [7] Depending on the vintage, around 10,000 cases of wine are produced by this estate each year. [1] [8]
Dönnhoff is a member of the Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (VDP). [8]