Winemaker
Stefan Stassen
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Traben-Trarbach, Germany
i. Biography
Since 2014, Stefan Stassen has been the owner and winemaker at C.A. Haussmann in Traben-Trarbach, Germany. The work is tied to a single estate and to Riesling, the grape that has long defined the Mosel’s most exacting wines. Formal cellar training led into that role and set the terms of a career built on precision, patience, and close attention to place.
The Climb
Since 2014, Stefan Stassen has been the owner and winemaker of Weingut C.A. Haussmann. That combination of responsibilities places vineyard and cellar under one hand, so the work moves with continuity rather than interruption. In a region where wine sits close to daily life, his path has been marked by steadiness: a deeper engagement with one estate and one grape rather than a break from either.
Today
The current role is owner and winemaker, a responsibility Stefan Stassen has held since 2014. It keeps vineyard, cellar, and bottle within the same line of decision-making, which gives the work a practical coherence. At C.A. Haussmann in Traben-Trarbach, that means the estate’s identity comes through in the choices made at each stage, with Riesling remaining the central register. The result is a body of work shaped by one place and one style of winemaking.
Signature
Taken together, they show a cellar language centered on Riesling while moving across different styles. The repetition of Riesling shows how central the grape is to his work, and the named sites and designations point to an approach that pays attention to the differences between trocken and feinherb.
Recognition
Riesling is the specialty attached to his work. In a Mosel town built around wine, that focus defines the clearest part of his craft. The alignment is straightforward: grape, estate, and place meeting in work that reads as grounded in Traben-Trarbach and distinctly his own.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Stefan
What is Stefan Stassen's current role?
As of 2026, Stefan Stassen is owner and winemaker.
What is Stefan Stassen known for?
Riesling.
