A different world
This is where we would like to take you. And this begins in the seven-storey deep wine cellars of our company.
We'll pop the corks for you.
We would like to invite you. Get to know one of the most important sparkling wine cellars in the world better on a variety of guided tours. Enter the seven-storey deep wine cellar, where the 200,000-litre barrels are sure to impress you, and simply look over our shoulder during production. In the stunning marble hall, you can still sense a little bit of the spirit that reigned here during the rococo age. Honestly. Allow yourself to be surprised! Guided tours are offered from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m..
Introductory Tour
60 MINUTES & 1 GLASS OF SPARKLING WINE: €8
Have you always wanted to know more about the founding of our company? About the builder, the architecture and the impressive building? Our taster tour begins in the breathtaking marble hall, before we go down seven floors into the historic wine cellar and the sparkling wine museum.
Do you know what a cuvée is? What does dosage mean? We will explain it to you. In addition to disgorging and the background of the traditional bottle fermentation. The elevator then takes you up to the gallery, where you can gain a live impression of the bottling process. Before the tour ends with a visit to the Henkell Freixenet shop, indulge in a glass of sparkling wine.
Taste Experience Tour
90 MINUTES & 3 GLASSES OF SPARKLING WINE: € 12
Who was the founder of our company? What's the architecture all about? The marble hall is the starting point for our guided tour of the marble hall, in which we would like to present our historical background, our production and our products. In the seven-storey deep wine cellar, you will find out everything about the production of sparkling wine: from cuvée to the dosage, disgorging, and traditional bottle fermentation.
Visit our sparkling wine museum before going up to the gallery. Have you always wanted to know more about production, filling and packaging? Simply take a look over our shoulder. Afterwards, we invite you to enjoy three glasses of sparkling wine. Among others, our Adam Henkell "Gründersekt" sparkling wine and the popular Henkell Trocken. The tour ends with a visit to our Henkell Freixenet shop.
Henkell Tour
5-60 persons, 60 MINUTES & 3 GLASSES OF HENKELL SPARKLING WINE: €12 p.P.
Have you always wanted to know more about the founding of our company? About the builder, the architecture and the impressive building? Our taster tour begins in the breathtaking marble hall, before we go down seven floors into the historic wine cellar and the sparkling wine museum. Do you know what a cuvée is? What does dosage mean? We will explain it to you. In addition to disgorging and the background of the traditional bottle fermentation. The elevator then takes you up to the gallery, where you can gain a live impression of the bottling process. Before the tour ends with a visit to the Henkell Freixenet shop, indulge three glasses of Henkell sparkling wine.
Pearls-of-Europe Tour
120 MINUTES, TASTING OF FIVE INTERNATIONAL BRANDS OF HENKELL FREIXENET (SPARKLING WINE, CAVA, PROSECCO, CHAMPAGNE, CRÉMANT): € 25
We start in the marble hall of our company, before setting off on a gourmet tour to the finest wine regions in Europe. We start with a brief look at our history, and already you'll find yourself seven floors underground, right in the heart of the historical still wine cellar and sparkling wine museum.
One thing is certain: Afterwards, cuvée, dosage, disgorging, and traditional bottle fermentation will no longer be foreign phrases to you. After taking the elevator up to the gallery, you can see us at work during production and bottling. What is the difference between sparkling wine, champagne, crémant, cava and prosecco? Test for yourself, before the Pearls of Europe tour ends with a visit to the Henkell Freixenet shop.
Guided Tour „Traditional bottle fermentation“
EXPERIENCE ARTISAN SPARKLING WINE CRAFT AND TEST 3 PREMIUM SPARKLING WINES: € 18
The production of sparkling wine is a special craft which our winery has always cultivated and developed with passion. But how exactly can selected grapes be turned into a sparkling pleasure? We would like to share this with you. Our guided tour starts in the marble hall, during which time you have the opportunity to experience traditional bottle fermentation up close and personal. And when you come to the sparkling wine production, this process also becomes tangible for you, at the very latest.
Everything begins with a Tirage filling and subsequent fermentation in the bottle, before moving on to the riddle rack. Here, by means of constant turning, the yeast sinks to the bottleneck. Have you ever seen how yeast freezes? This happens in the subsequent ice bath and is necessary to remove it. This process is called disgorging. After the filling dosage, which gives the sparkling wine its desired flavour, as well as following the corking and wiring, we cordially invite you to try the result. The tour ends with a visit to our Henkell Freixenet shop.
Sparkling wine manufacture Specials: Seminars and Tastings at our Sektmanufaktur
Public Tour
EVERY SATURDAY AT 12 NOON, DURING SEASON ALSO AT 12.30 P.M.
Exclusively bookable via Wiesbaden Marketing
*Note
To make your stay as pleasant as possible for all guests visiting us, we would like to point out that the spatial conditions (long routes, numerous steps, only limited seating available for "bridging time", etc.) can be quite arduous for participants who are not good walkers. Please note that, for safety reasons, our lift is not available on Saturdays and Sundays.
Unfortunately, we are not barrier-free.
Alcoholic products are given to the participants of our guided tour only from a minimum age of 18 years.
