The "Weinmanufaktur Wolfgang Pfaffmann" is located in the municipality of Landau (Südliche Weinstraße area) in the German wine-growing region of
Pfalz. Four guest rooms with a view over the Rhine valley are attached. Today, the tradition-rich business is run by the fifth generation of the family
, Geisenheim graduate Wolfgang Pfaffmann and his wife Susanne. According to the philosophy of the house, they see themselves as a handicraft business that wants to convince with individuality and not with mass. The grapes are selected through careful care of the vineyard and (if possible) manual harvesting. They believe in and live by the motto
"Quality comes from the vineyard and can only be accompanied in the cellar".
The vineyards cover just under ten hectares of vineyards in the Herrenberg, Kaiserberg and Kirchenstück (Nußdorf) single vineyard sites. They are planted with the red wine varieties Frühburgunder, Spätburgunder and Cabernet Sauvignon, as well as with the white wine varieties Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Weißburgunder, Grauburgunder and Muskateller. Only healthy grape material is processed through selective hand harvesting. The vinification is carried out in a gentle manner. For premium wines, the grapes are ground in vats with a mill and then poured onto the press by hand. After
pressing, a strong pre-clarification is carried out as a matter of principle. The young white wines are stored on the
fine le es until shortly before bottling. The
mash fermentation of the red wines takes place in a stamp tank with 10 to 15% juice extraction. Bottle-fermented sparkling wines are also produced. Premium wines include Nußdorfer Kirchenstück Sauvignon Blanc dry and Blanc Chardonnay brut (50 months yeast ageing). Around 50,000 bottles of wine are produced annually. The winery is a member of
Slow Food.
