Staffelter Hof
Kröv • Germany
Image: Weingut Staffelter HofStaffelter Hof
Robert-Schuman-Straße 208
54536 Kröv
Germany
Phone: +49 6541 3708
Fax: +49 6541 3933
Internet: www.staffelter-hof.de
E‑mail: info@staffelter-hof.de
The Staffelter Hof in Kröv has probably existed since the 4th century. However, the first documentary mention is from 862, making it the oldest winery in the world and the third oldest still existing company. Its name and the wolf as its heraldic animal go back to the imperial abbey of Stablo-Malmedy in what is now the Belgian town of Stavelot (derived from Stav'leu, the Walloon word for wolf stable). The Staffelter Hof has been in the family since 1805, when the former estate manager Peter Nikolaus Schneiders bought the vineyard at auction from the French state. His great-great-granddaughter married the winegrower and cooper Kilian Klein in 1894. The current owner, Jan Matthias Klein, converted the business to organic viticulture. In addition to Riesling, fungus-resistant grape varieties are also playing an increasingly important role.
The creative artistic labels are striking, for example on the sparkling wines and Péttillants Naturels “Rizzy Starmust” – a homage to David Bowie – and “Kiss Kiss Maddie's Lips”, whose earlier label could be modelled after a painting by Roy Lichtenstein. The names of some of the wines are also unusual. For example, there is a white wine cuvée “Little Bastard” and a mash-fermented “Orange Utan” made from Souvignier Gris, Riesling and Yellow Muscat.
Several apartments are available for holidaymakers at the winery, and there is also a coworking space for mobile workers.
The wines at a glance
2018 Riesling Sekt brut
Germany
Mosel • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)
Lot number 18RSB • 12.5 % vol alcohol
2015 Kröv Steffensberg GeGe Riesling Qualitätswein trocken
Germany
Mosel • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)
Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 2588503 13 16 • 12 % vol alcohol
2015 “Magnus” Riesling Qualitätswein trocken
Germany
Mosel • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)
Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 2588503 3 16 • 11.5 % vol alcohol
2014 “826” Riesling Alte Reben Qualitätswein trocken
Germany
Mosel • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)
Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 2588503 12 15 • 12 % vol alcohol
2012 Kröv Steffensberg GeGe Riesling Qualitätswein trocken
Germany
Mosel • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)
Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 2588503 13 13 • 13 % vol alcohol
2011 Dhron Hofberg GeGe Riesling Spätlese
Germany
Mosel • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)
Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 2588503 13 12 • 13 % vol alcohol
2008 Kröv Steffensberg Riesling Spätlese
Germany
Mosel • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)
Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 2588503 17 09 • 7.5 % vol alcohol
“Rizzy Starmust” Schaumwein
Germany
Lot number 120RS • 11 % vol alcohol
“Kiss Kiss Maddies Lips” Perlwein
Germany
Lot number 119 • 11 % vol alcohol
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