The winery is located in the municipality of Vaihingen-Gündelbach (Württembergisch Unterland area) in the German wine-growing region of
Württemberg. The origins are the farms of the Bezner and Fischer families, whose winemaking tradition dates back to 1522. The farms were merged in 1973 and have been run by the brothers Martin Fischer (farm manager) and Joachim Fischer (cellar master) since 2008. The vineyards cover 40 hectares of vineyards in the single vineyards Wachtkopf (Gündelbach), Heiligenberg (Häfnerhaslach), Kirchberg (Hohenhaslach), and Liebenberg (Ochsenbach and Spielberg). They are planted to about 80% with the red wine varieties Lemberger, Trollinger Spätburgunder, Muskattrollinger, Dornfelder, Schwarzriesling, Samtrot, Regent, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Mitos, Acolon, Merlot and Syrah, as well as the white wine varieties Riesling, Grauburgunder, Chardonnay, Rivaner, Kerner, Gewürztraminer and Muskateller.
The name of the winery also symbolises the connection with the environment. The winery's entire electricity needs are covered by a solar system and a wind turbine. Environmentally friendly,
sustainable viticulture is consistently practised with the application of
compost,
cover crop (since 1973), needs-based
fertilisation according to soil analyses and methods of biological pest control with
beneficial organisms. In 2007, an own weather station was put into operation, the data of which allows an evaluation of the current condition of the vineyards and their optimal care. Vinification is carried out with the aim of producing clearer, purer and more varietally typical wines. These are produced in the lines estate wines, site wines (S-class) and Hades-Barrique wines. The winery is a founding member of the
HADES and
German Barrique Forum associations, as well as the Gutskomplizen.
