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Bel Étage opens its doors
25.05.2022Host Christian Ress opens his doors and invites you to his flat "Bel Étage" in a private atmosphere. Experience hospitality of the extravagant kind - chez Ress! The Bel Étage in …
The "Rheingau Held" shows its colours
19.05.2022On the occasion of the current situation in Ukraine, Christian Ress and Count Marsilius von Ingelheim, managing directors of the Rheingau Music Festival, have decided to show …
Our "Rheingau Held" goes into the second round
14.03.2022He's back... Do you remember the "RHEINGAU HELD"? The "RHEINGAU HELD" is a wine jointly created by Balthasar Ress and the Rheingau Music Festival to promote young upcoming …
New faces at Balthasar Ress
03.03.2022May we introduce ourselves? You may have noticed one or two new faces during your last visit to our Wine Bar & Vinothek Frankfurt in the new Old Town. One of them belongs to …
Balthasar Ress fills new position of operations and sales manager
07.02.2022Balthasar Ress has appointed Markus Roll to the position of operations manager with responsibility for production and international sales. Markus Roll brings several years of …
Christian Ress hands over donation for the support of young musicians
22.12.2021Financial support for young artists in times of pandemic - Markus Treier, chairman of the "Zukunft Klassik e. V." association, receives Rheingau Held donation. Together with the …
Harvest Report Sylt 2021
07.12.2021Since 2009, we have owned a small vineyard in Keitum on the island of Sylt, making us one of the few wineries that grow wine in Germany's northernmost location. Even then, we had …
Harvest Report Rheingau 2021
01.12.2021The 2021 wine year was one of the toughest of this century from a practical point of view. The budding period around May was characterized by sultry, rainy weather that lasted …
ESWE Eiszeit 2021/2022 is postponed to the season 2022/2023!
04.10.2021From Wednesday, November 17, the ESWE Ice Age was planned at the new location, but now it has to be postponed by one year due to the current framework conditions for the …
"Söl'ring" Solaris sparkling wine extra brut
16.09.2021The history of Sylt viticulture is still a fairly recent one: it was only in 2009 that Balthasar Ress, near the 55th parallel on Sylt, planted a vineyard in Keitum, Germany's …
Our treasury brand new !
09.09.2021We have thinned our treasure trove and checked our rarities for quality and re-corked them for you. As part of this process, the rarities were opened, tasted individually, cork …
Our Rheingau top sites
31.08.2021Our Rheingau top vineyards Have you ever wondered what is the root of fine wines...? The Rheingau is one of the most important wine regions in the world, because its exceptional …
Auction in favor of the Ahr viticulture
24.08.2021Auction in favor of the Ahr viticulture. To further support the Ahr we decided to auction a bottle of our 2015 "CAVIAR" Pinot Noir dry 6.0 liters Methusalem VDP Gutswein. In …
wineBANKer's Table at the wine tavern Schloss Groenesteyn
24.08.2021wineBANKer's Table at the wine tavern Schloss Groenesteyn Be a wineBANKer once... Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a wineBANKer one day? As a member of wineBANK, …
Great 2020 vintage tasting
24.08.2021Great 2020 Vintage Tasting at the Balthasar Ress Gutshaus We have had to be patient for a long time, but now the wait is over. On Saturday, September 25 and Sunday, September 26 …
Relief action in Dernau on the river Ahr
28.07.2021Relief action in Dernau on the river Ahr As you have surely noticed through the media, the rising waters of the river Ahr engulfed several villages on July 13. The Meyer-Näkel …
Our wild bees - small but mighty...
12.07.2021Our wild bees - small but mighty! Organic viticulture is based on the foundation of producing wine as close to nature and environmentally friendly as possible. Especially the …
The "RHEINGAU HELD" helps up-and-coming artists
22.06.2021The "RHEINGAU HELD" helps young artists The Rheingau Music Festival and VDP.Weingut Balthasar Ress present a jointly conceived Rheingau Riesling to support and promote young …
wineBANK Community Table Summer Edition on Sylt
08.06.2021Dear BR friends! Saar, Rheingau, Sylt - It's off to the island! Together with Christian Ress and Günther Jauch from the VDP. Weingut Von Othegraven, we invite you to the wineBANK …
Our wine bars & vinotheques open
02.06.2021After a long wait, the time has finally come: Our wine bars & Vinotheken in Wiesbaden and Frankfurt open their doors again on Friday, June 4! We have used this long time well to …
HENSSLER 2 GO
27.05.2021With us there is again sushi from GO by Steffen Henssler! On Friday the 28.05.21 from 17 - 18 clock you can pick up your order at our winery in front of the Rheinallee 50, 65347 …
Our corporate mission
27.05.2021This time, we would like to share a matter of the heart with you:Last year, on the occasion of our 150th anniversary, we set out on a journey to find out and understand what …
Newest member of the BR team: Dominic Nebel
17.05.2021Since 01.03.2021 Dominic Nebel actively supports the Balthasar Ress team. Dominic is our sommelier and can now introduce you to the world of wine and its various facets. He is …
Harvest report Sylt 2020
18.12.2020Unfortunately, this year the harvest could not take place as usual with our vine tenants on Sylt. Nevertheless, we can look back on a successful wine year on Sylt. The development …
Harvest report Rheingau 2020
19.11.2020The 2020 wine year was characterized by another hot, dry summer. Grape development was around 16 days ahead of the 30-year average, with the second earliest bloom since records …