Wine Estate

Our 16 hectares of vineyards are predominantly based in the Im Tiergarten valley. Close by we also have some vineyards situated in the Olewig Valley, while our second wine farm  Mutterhaus der Borromäerinnen produces wines from Trierer Jesuitenwingert  und Trierer Burgberg. We have another vineyard rising above the town centre, in the eastern part of Trier called St. Maximiner Kreuzberg.

The rest of our vineyards are situated on the Saar River with Ayler Kupp; and on the Moselle the vineyards Bernkasteler Graben.

We are the sole proprietors of these vineyards in the Thiergarten Valley and they are divided as follows:

Trierer Benediktinerberg
Trierer Thiergarten Felsköpfchen
Trierer Thiergarten unterm Kreuz
Trierer Kurfürstenhofberg

All these vineyards have in common that they are sunny, steep-vineyards facing in a south – south-westerly direction. The terroir consists of more or less thin topsoil over stony slate and shale. This forces the vine roots to grow deep in their search for nutrients. The climate and the terroir guarantee that in all areas of the Thiergarten Valley, racy fruity and aromatic wines are ripening.

The name Im Thiergarten where the vineyards are situated can be traced back to Roman times. During that time the wild animals that had to perform in the nearby Amphitheatre, spent the winter here in stables. It is also said that a rich medieval nobleman from Trier had a game park here in the 12th-13th century.

The Trierer Benediktinerberg vineyards are without doubt named after Benedictine Abbey of St Matthews whose monks already in the 12th century had agricultural lands and vineyards.

The Trierer Thiergarten unterm Kreuz is named after the cross on top of the hill, dating from the 15th century. It was the way from the Hochwald forests in the east to Trier. It was on this footpath, just 300 m further west on the crest between the Olewig and Thiergarten valley that in 1969 the grave of an aristocratic Celtic warrior was found who gained some fame as Treverer Helmkrieger, the helmet warrior from the ancient Trier.

Our wine farm and vineyards still use the old German spelling of Thiergarten, while the street name has changed to the modern German spelling of Tiergarten.

At the confluence of the Olewig and the Tiergarten brooks, the Altbach stream is formed that already in Roman times played an important role as part of the Temple Area, the Roman Holy burial site just below the Amphitheatre.

The Thiergarten Valley, in the eastern part of the city has a history going back 2,000 years and is a witness of the history, the culture and the viniculture of Trier. Its close proximity to town means that today it offers the townspeople of Trier a beautiful backdrop for leisure activities.