The famous Prüm family of winegrowers from the community of Bernkastel-Wehlen in the German Moselle wine region has a long history, which goes back at least to the 16th century. One of the first mentioned in a document was Gerhardus Hermann Prüm (1169-1229), but no direct line of descent can be found. The first genealogically provable ancestor Peter Prüm came from St. Goar to Wehlen. Sebastian Alois Prüm (1794-1871) is considered the progenitor of today's winegrowing families. He married Maria Anna Ehsius in 1821. Of the seven sons, only Mathias (1835-1890), who owned one of the larger vineyards on the Middle Mosel, married again. Mathias Prüm and Katharina (née Kieren) had six children. In 1911 the estate was divided among them and a number of well-known wineries were subsequently established.
Sebastian Alois Prüm (1877-1959), who was named after his grandfather, received the largest part of the inheritance named S. A. Prüm. The two wineries Jos. Christoffel jr. and Senfter also emerged from this line. Johann Josef Prüm (1873-1944) named his estate Joh. Jos. Prüm. From the inheritance of Peter Prüm (1881-1970), the Studert-Prüm winery was subsequently created through a merger. Anna Maria Prüm (1887-1926) married Dr. Franz Weins, which resulted in the Dr. F. Weins-Prüm winery. Maria Anna Prüm (1875-1904) married Zacharias Bergweiler (1861-1934) Grandchildren are Ernst Loosen, who runs Weingut Dr. Loosen, and Wilhelm Weil, director of Weingut Robert Weil. After the early death of his first wife Maria Anna, Bergweiler married her sister Maria Katharina Prüm (1884-1954); this resulted in the creation of Weingut Dr. Pauly-Bergweiler. The four estates Joh. Jos. Prüm, S. A. Prüm, Studert-Prüm and Dr. F. Weins-Prüm are located next to each other in the Uferallee in Wehlen.
In 1842 Jodocus Prüm (1807-1876), brother of the progenitor Sebastian Alois Prüm (1794-1871), built sundials in the vineyards of Wehlen and Zeltingen. He did not want to create names of vineyards, but rather to make it easier for the winegrowers to find their time. The names Wehlener and Zeltinger Sonnenuhr are derived from this.
