WEINGUT MARKUS MOLITOR

In 1984, back when a 20-year-old Markus Molitor took over his father’s winegrowing estate, the Mosel was mired deep in a crisis.

Starting with roughly two hectares of vines, the young winegrower was determined to rekindle the spirit of the golden age of Riesling. His vision has now very much become reality.

The Riesling specialist currently cultivates 20 top sites along the Mosel and Saar and has secured his estate’s reputation as one of Germany’s very finest.

Erected in the late 19th century for the winegrowing estate, the main building underwent three years of painstaking renovation and expansion that ultimately earned it the “Architecture Prize for Wine".