Domaine Viticole Häremillen

Located in the old mill of Ehnen.

In Ehnen, there are about twenty active winegrowers, including six independent winegrowers. Domaine Viticole Häremillen is one of them. Founded in 1988 by the Mannes-Kieffer family, it first occupied the abandoned buildings of the old Ehnen mill. Hence its name. It is an old watermill which was used to produce flour for the whole region. The name originates from Trier and is said to be a derivation of 'Domherrenmühle' which belonged to the Grand Chapter of Trier until the French Revolution.

It is quite unusual not to name the estate after the owner family. Here, the aim was to enhance the heritage.

In 1996, a new modern and functional cellar was built a few hundred metres from the mill. Equipped with modern winemaking equipment, the new building has stainless steel vats with a cooling system that allows for thermo-regulated fermentation of the must and, at the same time, guarantees maximum conservation of the natural aromas of the different grape varieties.

The large vaulted cellar of the old mill site, with its natural rock floor, houses the oak barrels used mainly for ageing the red Pinot Noir. The mill building itself has undergone extensive restoration work. Since 2005, the estate's wines have been tasted there. The only witness is the old mechanism attached to the water wheel, the last vestige of an intense human activity.

Tasting in our cellars

The combination of respect for tradition and natural elements with a taste for progress, omnipresent in the work of the vineyard and the wine-making process - you will also find it in the cellar.

The tastings take place at the mill, a former Trier Chapter property (Domherrenmühle), in front of the old milling machinery with the barrel cellar in the courtyard, with its natural rock floor.

The impressively renovated water wheel and the large roofs covered with photovoltaic panels are used for renewable energy production.

A few steps away, you can also visit the new production cellar with its modern equipment, the thermo-regulated stainless steel vats, as well as the installations for the production and packaging of the famous crémant. This is where you can always taste a specific wine and where the wines are collected.

Tasting preferably by appointment and for a maximum of 15 people