Van Volxem
- Location
- Wiltingen, Saar
- Founded
- um 1743 (Jesuitenhof); Neustart 2000
- Vineyard area
- 124,6 (VDP-Profil; 2019 noch ca. 85) ha
- Member of
- VDP (seit 2007)
Home of Riesling editorial team · researched on 24 September 2026
Profile
After the French Revolution this former Jesuit estate in Wiltingen passed to the Brussels brewer Gustav van Volxem, and around 1900 it was among the names whose Saar wines traded at luxury prices. At the end of 1999 Roman Niewodniczanski, a scion of the Bitburger brewing family, took over the run-down estate, restored its historic name and systematically recultivated abandoned steep sites – among them Scharzhofberg, Gottesfuß, Volz and Kanzemer Altenberg. The wines are made with spontaneous fermentation and without fining agents; the aim is dense, mostly dry Rieslings with moderate alcohol and cool minerality. Since July 2019 the grapes have been pressed in a newly built winery on the Wiltinger Schlossberg.
The people
Roman Niewodniczanski (owner since late 1999); cellar master Christoph Friedrich. Dominik Völk was estate manager for around 18 years and moved to the Karthäuserhof at the beginning of 2022.
Voices from the estate
From third-party interviews. These quotes come from interviews and profiles in other media, not from our own conversations. The source is given with each one.
Kaum ein Wein macht so durstig wie ein Riesling-Kabinett von der Saar.Die Saar hat mit das kühlste Klima in Deutschland. Gerade mit Blick auf den Klimawandel sind wir der große Gewinner.Große Weine sind immer differenziert. Große Weine sind nie auf den ersten Blick lecker.Bei Van Volxem bemühen wir uns, den Saarstil noch mal zu perfektionieren.