Skip to Content

    Winemaker

    Peter Schäffer

    Cellarmaster, Weingut Egon Schäffer

    Discipline
    Winemaker
    Portrait of Peter Schäffer

    Portrait of Peter Schäffer

    i. Biography

    Peter Schäffer is the cellar master and winemaker at Weingut Egon Schäffer in Escherndorf, Franconia, where the family estate is led by Peter and Sophie Schäffer after the handover from father Egon in early 2022. The estate is a long-established VDP member in Escherndorf, known for dry wines from sites including Escherndorfer Lump and Am Lumpen 1655.

    The Sunday email

    Read about winemakers like Peter Schäffer in the Sunday email.

    Every Sunday we send a lead story and up to four more about the chefs, winemakers, sommeliers and hoteliers behind the restaurants, bars, wineries and hotels we cover.

    See a sample of the Sunday email

    Free. One email a week, and you can unsubscribe from any issue.

    The Sunday email

    Read about winemakers like Peter Schäffer in the Sunday email.

    Every Sunday we send a lead story and up to four more about the chefs, winemakers, sommeliers and hoteliers behind the restaurants, bars, wineries and hotels we cover.

    See a sample of the Sunday email

    Free. One email a week, and you can unsubscribe from any issue.