Gysler Alexander

Producer description of "Weingut Gysler"

The winery is located in the municipality of Alzey-Weinheim (Wonnegau area) in the German wine-growing region of . The origin of the family can be traced back to 1450 and is located in Switzerland. The winery was built around 1750. Among the ancestors is a Georg Neidlinger, who achieved fame and money in America (the invention of the "shuttle" in the Singer sewing machine goes back to him). Gernot Gysler devoted himself entirely to quality winegrowing and bottled wine for the first time. After years of apprenticeship in Rheinhessen and the Palatinate, his son Alexander graduated from the University of Applied Sciences in 1999 with a degree in engineering and took over his parents' business after his father's death that year. The vineyards cover 12 hectares of vines in the single vineyard sites of , Kapellenberg, Kirchenstück and (Weinheim).

They are planted with the white wine varieties Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Scheurebe and Huxelrebe. In 2004, the farm switched to with and abandoned the use of mineral fertilisers and . The red wines are matured in French barriques after a traditional mash fermentation. The white wines are fermented at controlled temperatures in stainless steel tanks and mature for a long time on their lees. Since 2005, the dry wines have been marketed in two quality classes: estate wines and S-class. Bottle-fermented sparkling wines are also produced.

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