VDP: VDP.Estate Salwey

“WE GIVE OUR WINES TIME. TIME, TIME AND ALWAYS TIME.”

KONRAD SALWEY SPEAKS ABOUT HIS WINES AND HIS WINE ESTATE IN OBERROTWEIL/KAISERSTUHL

Interview
Info

Salwey

Hauptstraße 2
79235 Oberrotweil / Kaiserstuhl

Phone	+49 (0)7662/384
Fax	+49 (0)7662/6340
eMail	weingut@salwey.de

www.salwey.de

Office Hours

Mo-Fr 14.00-18.00 Uhr, Sa 11.00-17.00 Uhr und gerne nach Vereinbarung

Owner

Konrad Salwey

Cellarmaster

Konrad Salwey & Boubacar Beuzarti

Member Since

1926

Wine Area

24,30 acres

Grape Variety

40% Spätburgunder, 40% Grauburgunder, 20% Weissburgunder

Geology

Vulkangestein, Löss

Sites

STEINGRUBENBERG, Oberrotweil | VDP.GROSSE LAGE^®

KIRCHBERG, Oberrotweil | VDP.GROSSE LAGE^®

EICHBERG, Oberrotweil | VDP.GROSSE LAGE^®

Growing Areas

Baden

Memberships

Eco Certifications

In Öko-Umstellung

VDP: What is so special about your winery?

Konrad Salwey: One example is our mountain cellar, which is up to 12 meters underground. And our 4.5-hectare VDP.GROSSE LAGE^® KIRCHBERG on volcanic soil! It is really hot here in the summer and only deeply rooted, old vines can survive. Our VDP.GROSSEN GEWÄCHSE^® from Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir are sourced exclusively from this site.

VDP: What is your winery philosophy?

Konrad Salwey: We give our wines time. Time, time and always time.

VDP: For what wine style do you strive?

Konrad Salwey: Our wines should be stimulating. Evenings spent with them should be long, lively and interesting.

VDP: Which of your wines would you recommend to someone who does not yet know your winery – as an introduction, so to speak?

Konrad Salwey: Our VDP.ORTSWEIN Oberrotweil Grauburgunder RS with its typical, animating aroma and a tannin content that gives the wine a very long aftertaste.

VDP: Of which wine are you particularly proud?

Konrad Salwey: Of all wines from the VDP.GROSSEN LAGE^® KIRCHBERG, whether white or red. This location produces extremely long-lasting wines and surprises me again and again in the most beautiful way.

“I CAN’T PAINT. I CAN’T SING. I CAN’T WRITE. BUT I STILL HAVE A HIGHLY CREATIVE PROFESSION!”

VDP: Why did you become a vintner?

Konrad Salwey: I can’t paint. I can’t sing. I can’t write. But I still have a highly creative profession!

VDP: Do you have role models, mentors?

Konrad Salwey: Heinrich Wirsching, Hans-Günter Schwarz and, last but not least, my father.

VDP: What are your next goals?

Konrad Salwey: Somehow I would like to have a Cabernet Franc...

VDP: How do you combine tradition and innovation?

Konrad Salwey: Our vineyard sites are our greatest constant; I want to do them justice. I don’t want to change much about the varieties; but I can influence the clone selection here and there.

VDP: Why should people visit your winery?

Konrad Salwey: The Kaiserstuhl is a hiking landscape that simply inspires. It is also a place where you can eat and drink exceptionally well.