Wine culture
lived for 30
generations

Deeply rooted in the soils of Franconia, shaped by the individual terroirs and vinified with experience and care, our wines invite you on a journey of enjoyment across our region.
At Staatlicher Hofkeller Würzburg, we live and work in the heart of Franconia's wine region and cultural landscape. In the middle of Würzburg, in the World Heritage Site of the Residenz, you will find the center of our work: our wine cellar.

In 1128, the Bishop of Würzburg Embricho donated a plot of land in Zell to the "Brothers John and Henry and the other friars" for the foundation of a monastery. 
This was also the beginning of work in the vineyard and in the cellar.

Since then, without interruption, the "Prince Bishop's Hofkeller", later the "Royal Bavarian Hofkeller" and now the Bavarian State Winery "Staatlicher Hofkeller Würzburg", have always been owned by the then current ruling power.

More than 890 years of history make us one of the oldest wineries in the world, and even more, the passion and perfection of over 30 generations of winemakers make us unique.
In their tradition, with experience and foresight, as well as curiosity and innovation, we produce wines that tell our stories.