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Weiser-Künstler
A wise owl adorns the antique blue Schlegel bottles. The Winery Weiser-Künstler has been demonstrating since 2005 what happens when newcomers without a family tradition carefully take over ancient vines. Konstantin Weiser and Alexandra Künstler cultivate their four hectares on the Middle Moselle entirely on their own. The speciality: over 80% of ungrafted vines, many of which are over 100 years old - a precious treasure in the steep slopes around Enkirch and Traben-Trarbach.
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When career changers become guardians of old vines
While other Moselle winegrowers are passed down through generations of family knowledge, Konstantin and Alexandra had to work hard for everything. They started with a modest 1.8 hectares in 2005 and carefully grew to four hectares. The decisive factor: They took over Rooted Riesling vines, some of which are over 100 years old and have never been grafted onto American rootstocks. These rarities make up 80% of their vineyard area - a proportion that hardly any other winery on the Moselle can boast.
Konstantin learnt his trade at renowned companies such as Immich-Batterieberg on the Moselle, Leitz in the Rheingau and Minges in the Palatinate. Alexandra brought her Franconian roots with her. Together, they developed a style that Classic Moselle elegance with uncompromising organic cultivation.
Steep slopes, blue slate, pure craftsmanship
In the layers Enkircher Ellergrub, Enkircher Steffensberg, Trabener Gaispfad, Trarbacher Schlossberg and Wolfer Sonnenlay, the Riesling on blue and grey Devonian slate. The steep slopes reach up to 70% - every step of the work here is purely manual labour. Alexandra and Konstantin really do everything themselves: From the morning check in the vineyard to the harvest and the labelling of the bottles.
This philosophy of independence connects them with colleagues such as Clemens Busch, which also proves how powerful organically cultivated Moselle vines can be. Weiser artists are members of the „Klitzekleinen Ring“, an association dedicated to the Preservation of old Riesling vines has dedicated itself to.
Spontaneous fermentation and patient maturation
In the cellar, Weiser artists consistently rely on Spontaneous fermentation and long yeast storage. The dry Rieslings mature in traditional Mosel vats, while the residual sweet wines ferment in stainless steel tanks. This careful vinification allows the terroir of the various slate soils to be optimally emphasised.
The Trabener Gaispfad Riesling Kabinett dry 2024 exemplifies the mineral clarity of the Devonian slate soils, while the Riesling Ellergrub "Grosse Eule" 2022 reflects the concentration of the ungrafted vines.
Classical music with an independent character
The spectrum ranges from fine-dry cabinets to noble sweet Auslese wines. Each wine bears the couple's unmistakable signature: precise, elegant, with the characteristic Mosel minerality, but never smooth or interchangeable. The Riesling Steffensberg 2023 combines youthful freshness with the depth of old vines.
The wise owl on the labels watches over wines that prove it: Sometimes it doesn't take centuries of family tradition, but only the courage to cultivate old vines with modern knowledge and infinite care.