Villa Wolf
In the northern Pfalz, in Wachenheim, on the edge of the Mittelhaardt, you will find Villa Wolf’s traditional winery, whose roots go back deep into the history of Palatinate viticulture. When Ernst Loosen took over the winery in 1996, it already had an eventful, almost 250-year history behind it. But it was the prospect of producing great, dry wines that attracted him to the Pfalz region.
Villa Wolf is a country villa in the Italian style, unique in its design, which was completed in 1843 according to plans by the Karlsruhe architect Friedrich Eisenlohr.
Similar to the Dr. Loosen winery, Ernst Loosen seized the opportunity to rebuild another traditional winery with prime sites.
For here he saw the opportunity to produce first-class dry wines in the Pfalz to complement the fruity Rieslings of the Dr. Loosen winery on the Mosel.
Due to the protection of the Haardt Mountains and the Wasgau Mountains, the Pfalz has a very mild and warm climate, which is ideal for the development and ripening of the grapes.
This is because dry wines rich in extract can only be produced from very ripe grapes.
The unique regional climate of the Middle Haardt, the mineral-rich soils of limestone, basalt and sandstone, and the great age of the vines are the building blocks for the terroir of the vineyards.
Their importance for the production of outstanding wines was recognized a long time ago: In 1828, the Royal Bavarian Government established a vineyard classification based on land tax, which is similar to the Grand Cru system in Burgundy, where Villa Wolf's vineyards can be found.
