The "Weingut SieneR - Dr. Wettstein" is located in the municipality of Siebeldingen (Südliche Weinstraße area) in the German wine-growing region of
Pfalz. The traditional Siener family has been growing grapes here since 1781. According to his own story, Dr. Martin Wettstein, a trained agricultural engineer with a few years of work at the University of Giessen, wanted to leave in 1994 with his wife Martina and grow olives and wine in
Tuscany. On the trip he visited his two uncles Fritz and Hermann Siener and got stuck in. In the first years of working together, a new concept was developed with the help of the seniors' wealth of experience. The business was restructured in 2001 and a new winery was built in Siebeldingen in the middle of the vineyards.
The vineyards cover 12 hectares of vineyards in the single vineyard sites
Kastanienbusch,
Mandelberg and
Rosenberg (Birkweiler), as well as
Im Sonnenschein (Siebeldingen). They are planted with the white wine varieties Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscat, as well as with the red wine varieties Pinot Noir, St. Laurent, Dornfelder and Portugieser. The vineyards are cultivated according to
ecological principles. The wines are vinified with a focus
on the terroir and without aromatic yeasts,
fining, acidity regulation and
sweet reserve. The white wines are vinified in stainless steel and aged for a few months on the
fine lees. The red wines mature for at least six months in large wooden barrels, the top wines for up to two years in new barriques.
