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The winery Imperial Council of Buhl is the largest winery in Bad Durkheim in the German Palatinate wine region. It produces mainly Riesling wines and manages 52 hectares of vineyards. The estate is a member of the Association of German predicate and quality wineries eV (VDP ).

History

Founder and first owner of the house was Franz Peter Buhl, Member of the Baden and the Bavarian parliament. He came after the death of his father Andreas Jordan in 1848, about the legacy of his wife Josefine on the estate. After his death, his son Franz Armand Buhl took over the estate; He was a member of parliament and a friend of the former Reich Chancellor Otto von Bismarck; In 1885 he was awarded the title of Imperial Council of the Bavarian crown, which was added to the name of the winery since 1912. Under his leadership, both members of the Buhlsche wines were internationally known, among other things, that they were proffered at numerous international conferences and world exhibitions, besides also at the opening of the Suez Canal anno 1869. Later owners were Eugen Buhl and Franz Eberhard Buhl, who the Imperial Council of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Under the direction of Franz Eberhard Buhl's the Good encompassed over 100 ha and was one of the largest wineries in Germany. With his death in 1921 the family Buhl went out in the Palatinate. The other owners were Franz Eberhard Buhl's widow Frieda, Karl Theodor Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg and Enoch zu Guttenberg. Due to economic difficulties, the cultivated area reduced to 52 ha in 1989, the estate was leased to Japanese investors, since 2005 it belongs to the group of companies Niederberger.

Awards

In its history, the winery has received numerous awards for its wines, such as world fairs and international congresses, such as the Gold Medal Paris 1867, the Great Medal of Philadelphia in 1876, the Grand Prix Paris in 1900, the Grand Prix of St. Louis in 1904 and the Grand Prix Brussels 1910. recently scored the award for the best dry white wines of Germany at Mundus Vini 2007 on the achievements of the winery.

Vineyards and varietals

The winery produces mainly Riesling wines. The vineyards of the estate are located in the Mittelhaardt Ruppert between mountain and forest; including to find documents as Mäushöhle, Kieselberg ( Deidesheim ), Paths tab ( Ruppert mountain ), Pechstein, Freundstück, Jesuit Garden, Kirchenstück and monsters (forest ). The latter position gained by a spell Otto von Bismarck's fame, who said of this situation when visiting the winery Buhlsche after enjoying a Buhlsche wine: " This monster tastes good to me tremendously. "

The winery is built on 44.5 hectares of Riesling, Pinot Noir to 2.0 ha, 0.8 ha Rieslaner, to 1.3 ha Pinot Blanc, and on 0.5 ha Scheurebe.