Gutsausschank ·
Herbst ·
Federweißer & Onion Pie
Dear friends of good wine,
As the days get shorter, our menu becomes more autumnal again, and the special highlight of the season is our fresh Federweißer with hearty onion cake.
Federweißer is actually a " work in progress ," meaning it is not yet a finished wine. It is made from either red or white grapes, although the grape variety does not play a major role here. Fermentation (the process by which sugar is converted into alcohol) has already begun, but is far from complete.
If you leave Federweißer in the glass for about two hours, it will continue to develop in front of your nose, so that it will then have about 0.2% more alcohol. This is also the reason why a Federweißer bottle is never completely closed: the pressure that develops during fermentation would cause it to explode. And that is exactly why it is only available for a very short period of time, namely now.
Unfortunately, Federweißer cannot be shipped. But maybe we can tempt you to take a " Federweißer trip " to us in the beautiful Palatinate? If you bring your own bottles or containers, we will fill your Federweißer straight from the barrel for you!
You can also take this opportunity to observe the progress of the harvest. We are in the final stages and the last grape varieties such as Riesling, Cabernet blanc, Muscat and Merlot are finding their way from the vineyard to the cellar.
Merlot grapes Weingut Graf von Weyher
This year there are very strong fluctuations in the locations: we can immediately see from the grapes how good the water supply was at each location and the proportion of manual labor is extremely high.
Our premium wine or cellar gold is harvested entirely by hand. The wines, on the other hand, are first picked by hand (i.e. we cut out the bad grapes by hand) and then the machine comes and harvests everything. For the gourmet wines, we decide on a case-by-case basis which method we use. You can also find these three categories on our wine list and online.
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