Carl Emert Winery

This impressive single axis tunnel vault was the first new cellar to be erected "on the green meadow" near the station following completion of the railway connection in 1883.

In the process care was taken to exploit the natural slope of the site to allow direct vehicular access to the cellar on the Mosel side.

The cellar, over 50 metres long and divided into four sections, is carved out of the slate bedrock of the hill. A constant trickle of spring water ensures the cellar is always damp. It is one of the only cellars still in commercial operation today, and contains both traditional tun casks and modern stainless steel containers. At the entrance to the cellar there is evidence of both stalactites and stalagmites.

Formerly the August Wehr Winery, subsequently owned by the Vintners’ Sales Association and Richard Ochs KG, now the Carl Emert Winery.

This property is an example of the planned multi-storey cellarage typical of our town.

The foundation for this two-storey cellar with a storage capacity of approx. 400 tun casks was laid by the ever-busy merchant August Wehr in 1896. He aimed to exploit the new loading opportunities offered by rail, a connection having existed since 1883. Back then the cross-vaulted ceiling would have been considered state-of-the-art.

All loads were lifted and lowered through two openings in the vault using an electric hoist, these days on display in the Mannheim Museum of Technology.

During the Second World War the cellar was used as a public air raid shelter.