The Donnhoff family has been making wine since 1750, and the latest member of the dynasty to run the estate is Helmut. Over the centuries the family estate grew to about 30 acres, although in recent years Helmut has accelerated this trend so that the total area of vines now under his direction is more like 50 acres. The vineyard includes a variety of soils. There are decomposed grey slate and volcanic rocks such as porphyry. The vineyard is predominantly planted with Riesling (80% of the vines), and the remainder being Burgundian Varieties including Weissburgunder and Grauburgunder.
