Pfalz, Germany
WeinManufaktur Steinbock
WeinManufaktur Steinbock is a new venture by the Weegmüller sisters, who have decided to continue making wine since selling their family estate. Their new wines are must-buys for all Scheurebe fans.
With no one in their family to succeed them, sisters Stefanie Weegmüller-Scherr and Gabriele Weegmüller sold their winery in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse in summer 2021, bringing over 300 years of family ownership to an end.
Small-scale retirement project
Despite selling their wine estate and its vineyards, the sisters kept 0.3 hectares of vineyard that they had received as a gift from their aunt. Stefanie Weegmüller-Scherr refers to WeinManufaktur Steinbock as her ‘retirement project’. Her annual output amounts to some 5,000 bottles, which are vinified at a nearby winery.
Scheurebe again
The WeinManufaktur Steinbock portfolio consists of two white wines: a blend made from Scheurebe, Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc) and Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris) as well as a single-varietal Scheurebe. In the past, Weegmüller-Scherr’s outstanding interpretations of Scheurebe have attracted particular attention in Germany and beyond. Now that she is retired, she has freedom to explore her fascination for the grape without any constraints.
Wines from this producer
Germany
Pfalz
Germany’s second-biggest winegrowing region, the Pfalz, occupies a long strip of land on the eastern side of the Haardt mountains. Regarded as the country’s most innovative wine region, it is the source of many top wines, both red and white.
