The "Ökoweingut Hubertushof" is located in the municipality of Lieser (Bernkastel area) in the German wine-growing region of
Mosel. The Hubertus statue, which is the trademark of the winery, dates back to 1901. A guest house is attached to the winery. In 1978, Hermann Botzet took over the winery from his father and switched from bulk wine to bottled wine sales. In the 1980s, the winery became a pioneer in the processing of red wine grapes with thermal vinification and red wine vinification. Today, the winery is run by Hermann-Josef Botzet, his wife Maria and son Hubert as cellar master after training at the
State Viticultural Domain of Trier. The vineyards cover almost ten hectares of vines in the single vineyard sites
Niederberg-Helden and Rosenlay (Lieser), as well as Sonnenuhr (Maring-Noviand). The white wine varieties Riesling, Kerner, Pinot Blanc and Müller-Thurgau are cultivated, as well as the red wine varieties Blauer Spätburgunder, Dornfelder, Schwarzriesling and Domina.
In 2007, the conversion to
organic viticulture took place according to the guidelines of the
ECOVIN association. The cultivation is characterised by intensive manual work in leaf and soil cultivation, vine care and processing of the grapes. The use of synthetic chemical pesticides such as
herbicides,
insecticides and other
pesticides as well as genetic engineering is avoided. As far as possible, the preservation of the biodiversity of plants, insects, birds and other beneficial organisms is promoted by sowing green clover in winter, wolf mix (flowering plants) in spring and rape.
Fertilisation is done with plant and mineral preparations such as
compost. Quality criteria are low yields and gentle processing. In some cases,
spontaneous fermentation takes place. The premium wines include "Hubertushof Prestige Auslese edelsüß" (Riesling). Bottle-fermented sparkling wines, noble brandies (pomace, grape, Williams pear) and sparkling wines are also produced. The winery is a member of the organic association
ECOVIN.
