Weingut Diefenhardt

Our Diefenhardt Wine Estate has a history and tradition dating back several hundreds of years. 
The wine vaults, still in use today, were built in the 17th century.  In 1917 the great-grandfather of Peter Seyffardt, called Jakob Diefenhardt acquired the Estate in Martinsthal from Baron von Reichenau. At this early stage the Estate was a founding member of the VDP. The “Association of German Predicate Wine Estates” (VDP) celebrated its centenn...

We, the Seyffardt family, are aiming at the production of concentrated, complex wines reflecting their origin (terroir). Presently we have 17 ha (42 acres) of Riesling and Pinot Noir cultivars in the single vineyards Langenberg, Wildsau, Rothenberg under vine. The vineyard site with its factors degree and direction of inclination as well as type of soil is a decisive component in the making of great wines.

In former times the inhabitan...