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Winery · Maienfeld
Schloss Salenegg - Europe's Oldest Winery (1068)
Europe's oldest continuously operating winery since 1068 — 956 years of Pinot Noir tradition under the same Maienfeld castle.
What to do there
- TourSchloss Salenegg - Europe's Oldest Winery (1068)Europe's oldest continuously operating winery. Monks planted vines in 950 AD, wine documented since 1068. The Gugelberg von Moos family has owned it since 1654. Day trip from St. Moritz to Maienfeld. This winery is older than Oxford University.
- TourSchloss Salenegg - Europe's Oldest Winery (1068)Tour a winery that has been producing wine for 958 consecutive years. Monks from Pfäfers Monastery planted vines here in 950 AD. The Gugelberg von Moos family has owned it since 1654. You'll taste Pinot Noir from cellars older than the Renaissance, the printing press, and the discovery of America. This isn't wine tourism - it's time travel.
Wineries nearby
- Winery · Malans Weingut Gantenbein Martha and Daniel Gantenbein produce cult Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in a gravity-fed winery since 1982 — sold out every vintage.
- Winery · Jenins Weingut Sprecher von Bernegg 17th-century Sprecherhaus in Jenins where Jan Luzi crafts elegant Pinot Noir and Blanc de Noir from 3 hectares of family vineyard.
- Winery · Chur Chur (Curia Raetorum) Roman outpost meets modern wine — Chur's Curia Raetorum sits at the crossroads where Italy's Valtellina wines arrived in 139 BCE, and a 27km trail through Graubünden still follows their historic route.