The winery is located in the municipality of Freinsheim (Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstraße area) in the German wine-growing region of Pfalz. It was founded in 1949 by Mathilde Kassner and Willi Simon. Today, the winery is run by Thomas and Martina Simon. In 2016, a new winery was put into operation.
The vineyards cover 16 hectares of vines in the Frensheim single vineyard sites Musikantenbuckel (Gewann Im Tal), Oschelskopf (Gewann Auf dem mittleren Groß) and Schwarzes Kreuz. They are planted with the white wine varieties Riesling (one third), Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Scheurebe, Auxerrois, Chardonnay, Rieslaner, Sauvignon Blanc and Müller-Thurgau, as well as with the red wine varieties Pinot Noir, Merlot, Blauer Portugieser, Dornfelder, Cabernet Dorsa, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. The vineyards are cultivated according to the guidelines of the Beratungsring Kontrolliert Umweltschonender Weinbau Pfalz e.V. (Advisory Council for Controlled and Environmentally Friendly Winegrowing in the Palatinate).
Only ripe and healthy grapes are processed through selective manual harvesting in several rounds. Depending on the type of wine, the wines are matured in steel tanks, wooden barrels or barriques. The quality pyramid is divided into three levels: anthracite capsule (estate wines), silver capsule (premium wines from selected plots with yields of 60 to 70 hl/ha) and gold capsule (top wines typical of the grape varieties and vineyards with yields of 35 to 45 hl/ha). Around 120,000 bottles of wine are produced annually. The product range also includes bottle-fermented sparkling wines, mulled wine, grape juice, grape brandy and balsamic vinegar.
