To produce great Riesling wines, many factors must come together perfectly. In the winery, traditional methods are combined with modern concepts harmoniously. Most importantly, centuries of experience have proven that quality starts in the vineyard. The vineyards have to be cultivated in such a way as to produce quality through the conscious reduction of grape mass. Thoughtful selections are made at harvest time by collecting only healthy, fully ripe grapes. In addition, the purity of Carl Schmitt-Wagner comes from nearly 6,000 ungrafted European vines, planted in 1896 , in the Maximiner Herrenberg vineyard.