Schloss Johannisberg
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Schloss Johannisberg is a German winery that has been making wine in the Rheingau for over 900 years. [1]. Located in the village of Johannisberg, Germany, the winery is most noted for its "discovery" of Late Harvest German Riesling. Tradition has that a messenger from the Abbey of Fulda was late in bringing papers to give the workers permission to harvest the grapes. By this time the grapes had become affected with the "noble rot" Botrytis cinerea. The rotted grapes were then given to the local peasants who ended up making wine of high quality. [2] In 1775, Schloss Johannisberg made the first Spätlese level Riesling followed by an Auslese level wine in 1787. [3]
In the Middle Ages, Benedictine monks identified the land that Schloss Johannisberg sites on as one of the best sites for a vineyard. [4]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ A History of Schloss Johannisberg
- ^ A Short History of Riesling
- ^ Karen MacNeil The Wine Bible Workman Publishing 2001 page 540 ISBN 1-56305-434-5
- ^ Wine Spectator Magazines Wine in Northern Europe September 30th, 2006 pg 124
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