VDP.ESTATE
Johannishof

VDP: What is so special about your winery?

Johannes Eser: We are a family winery in the 10th generation and are 100 percent committed to Riesling! Our hillside vineyards in Johannisberg and Rüdesheim, source of our fruity-mineral Rieslings, are certainly also remarkable.

VDP: What is your winery philosophy?

Johannes Eser: Making the soil palatable in the wines. And to continuously develop the symbiosis of tradition and modernity.

VDP: For what wine style do you strive?

Johannes Eser: Mineral, long-lasting, Riesling!!!

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

Johannes Eser: Our 2018 Terra Nostra dry VDP.GUTSWEIN.

VDP: Which wine are you particularly proud of?

Johannes Eser: The 2017 BERG ROTTLAND Riesling GG VDP.GROSSE LAGE^®.

VDP: Why did you become a winemaker?

Johannes Eser: I am simply fascinated by nature and the vines!

VDP: Do you have role models, mentors?

Johannes Eser: My father, of course, and then Erwein Graf Matuschka and Bernhard Breuer.

VDP: What are your next goals?

Johannes Eser: We want to be even more present on the market. This applies both at home and abroad.

VDP: Do you stick to traditions, if so, which ones?

Johannes Eser: Manual work with qualified personnel in the vineyard is very important to us. We also focus on vinification in wooden barrels and preservation of our valuable resources.

VDP: Why should people visit your winery?

Johannes Eser: The Middle Rhine Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage Site! The Rheinsteig is always a great experience for hikers. And then, you should definitely walk along the Mühlen hiking trail, if you have a penchant for romance – and who doesn’t?