Winemaker
Franz-Josef Eifel
Winemaker, Weingut Franz-Josef Eifel
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Portrait of Franz-Josef Eifel
i. Biography
Franz-Josef Eifel is the fourth-generation owner and winemaker of Weingut Franz-Josef Eifel in Trittenheim on the Mosel. The winery states that he took over from his father in 1985, and that his first self-vinified vintage was 1976. The estate has about 5 hectares in the Trittenheimer Apotheke and Altärchen vineyards, with a focus on pure, clear, filigreed Mosel Riesling.