The Domdechant
Werner estate dated back to 1780, when the father of Dr Franz Werner the
Domdechant (dean) of Mainz Cathedral acquired the Hochheim wine esate of Count
York. Dr Werner had saved the Cathedral from demolition during the French
rRevoluation and helped rebuilt it. The estate passed down the generations and
is stilled owned and managed by the family. The estate includes Esrtes Gewachs
sites such as Domdechaney,
Kirchenstück, Hölle, Stein, Stielweg and Reichestal.
The Domdechaney site refers to the fact that the produce of the vineyard used to be paid to the deans of the Cathedral. Apparently in 1775, the dean attempted to irrigate the vineyard using a firehose and caused an infestation of noble rot and wonderful sweet wines, but unlike in Johannisberg, no one cottoned on to the connection between rot and the outstanding wines.
The Domdechaney site refers to the fact that the produce of the vineyard used to be paid to the deans of the Cathedral. Apparently in 1775, the dean attempted to irrigate the vineyard using a firehose and caused an infestation of noble rot and wonderful sweet wines, but unlike in Johannisberg, no one cottoned on to the connection between rot and the outstanding wines.
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