Josephshöfer

Vineyard in the municipality of Graach (Bernkastel area) in the German Moselle wine-growing region. In terms of wine law, it is not a single vineyard, but a single vineyard-free district. It was mentioned in documents as early as the 10th century. The name derives from the single-farm settlement Josephshof, which was a former monastery estate and lies just outside and northwest of Graach. For almost a millennium, the estate belonged to the Abbey of St. Martin from Trier, which is why it is still called "Merteshof" today. In the course of secularisation under Emperor Napoleon (1769-1821), Matthias Joseph Hain from Trier bought the estate at auction in 1803 for 247 gulden and gave it its present name. His son-in-law Mohr sold the estate for 58,000 thalers to the Count of Kesselstatt. Since then, the vineyard has been the monopoly property of Count von Kesselstatt.

Josephshöfer - Gemeinde Graach (Bernkastel, Mosel)

This vineyard is also said to be the first on the Moselle to have succeeded in producing an outbreak, which originated in Hungary. The south-facing vineyard at an altitude of 120 to 170 metres with a slope of 50 to 70% covers 5.7 hectares of vines on deep, stony Devonian slate weathered soil with a high proportion of fine earth. It is located between the Wehlener Sonnenuhr and the Graacher Domprobst. Only the Riesling variety is cultivated here. The wine is marketed as "Josephshöfer" (without the place name Graach), which documents its special position.

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