Fitz-Ritter

Producer description of "Weingut Fitz-Ritter"

The winery is located in the municipality of Bad Dürkheim (Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstraße area) in the German wine-growing region of Pfalz. The classicist manor house was built in 1785 and is a listed building. The estate has remained in the family ever since and is now run by the ninth generation of Johann Fitz. The estate regularly hosts classical concerts, art exhibitions and wine festivals. The vineyards cover 21 hectares of vines in the single vineyards Abtsfronhof, Fuchsmantel, Hochbenn, Michelsberg, Rittergarten and Spielberg (Bad Dürkheim), as well as Herrenberg (Ungstein). They are planted with the white wine varieties Riesling (50%), Gewürztraminer, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris, as well as with the red wine varieties Blauer Portugieser, Pinot Noir, Dornfelder and Cabernet Dorsa.

Around 70% of the wines are vinified dry, 15% semi-dry and 15% "lieblich" or noble sweet. After gentle pressing and slow fermentation, the wines mature in stainless steel or in wooden barrels, depending on their character. The best red wines mature for 18 to 24 months in French barriques from Allier. The best dry white wines are marketed as Grosses Gewächs. Noble sweet tops are labelled with a label from 1860. This won first prize in a competition organised by the DLG. The oldest sparkling wine cellar in Rhineland-Palatinate is also located here. It was founded in 1837 by an ancestor. The winery is a member of the VDP (Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates) and the Forum Pfalz.

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