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Divino
Divino is a cooperative of a number of Franconian vintners, which produces a range of the very best wines out of Franconia. Given the size of our other vintners, this is a large operation, and it has classified its production into three different classes, although there is a smooth overlap in all cases. Nonetheless, Divino retains the drive to make very individual and exclusive wines. Keeping this in mind, it has an eye on newly developing wines styles in the countries of the new world, such as The Americas, Australia, New Zealand, etc. Whether for this reason or not, a number of Divino's wines have a very easy drinking style.
Divino is a cooperative of a number of Franconian vintners, which produces a range of the very best wines out of Franconia. Given the size of our other vintners, this is a large operation, and it has classified its production into three different classes, although there is a smooth overlap in all cases. Nonetheless, Divino retains the drive to make very individual and exclusive wines. Keeping this in mind, it has an eye on newly developing wines styles in the countries of the new world, such as The Americas, Australia, New Zealand, etc. Whether for this reason or not, a number of Divino's wines have a very easy drinking style.
Our Other Vintners
[Reinhold Fuchs - Mosel] [Golter] [Weingut Herbert & Manfred Braun] [Divino] [Weingut Martin Goebel] [Lauerman & Weyer]
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The History
The cooperative traces its history, through it individual members, back to at least the year 779. The official documents show that, in that year, Charlmange bequeathed eight royal vineyards to the monastery at Fulda.
In the year 918, King Konrad confirmed the gift of two further vineyards in Nordheim to the Münsterschwarzach monastery.
In the 14.th century, Konrad von Megenberg, Canon of Regensburg, described repeated grasshopper plagues, which left the vineyards and fields simply bald. At this time there were 40.000 hectares of grapes for wine under cultivation. The changeable history of the Franconian wine industry, is reflected at that time in the prohibition on growing the grape varieties, such as Elbling and Trollinger.
In 1585, on the ground which is now Divino, the abbot Johannes IV erected the first part of the building to collect official taxes on the yields. (The building was known as the Zehnthof)
By 1734, the Zehnthof had a cellar of 730 sq. meters, which was capable of holding 600,000 liters of wine.
In 1908 on 28. May, it was officially decided to establish the vintner cooperative.
On 21. Sept., 1951, the cooperative was officially established with 52 wine growers.
From there, Divino, not without its struggles, has gone to bigger and better things.
The cooperative traces its history, through it individual members, back to at least the year 779. The official documents show that, in that year, Charlmange bequeathed eight royal vineyards to the monastery at Fulda.
In the year 918, King Konrad confirmed the gift of two further vineyards in Nordheim to the Münsterschwarzach monastery.
In the 14.th century, Konrad von Megenberg, Canon of Regensburg, described repeated grasshopper plagues, which left the vineyards and fields simply bald. At this time there were 40.000 hectares of grapes for wine under cultivation. The changeable history of the Franconian wine industry, is reflected at that time in the prohibition on growing the grape varieties, such as Elbling and Trollinger.
In 1585, on the ground which is now Divino, the abbot Johannes IV erected the first part of the building to collect official taxes on the yields. (The building was known as the Zehnthof)
By 1734, the Zehnthof had a cellar of 730 sq. meters, which was capable of holding 600,000 liters of wine.
In 1908 on 28. May, it was officially decided to establish the vintner cooperative.
On 21. Sept., 1951, the cooperative was officially established with 52 wine growers.
From there, Divino, not without its struggles, has gone to bigger and better things.
Divino has its own Vinothek, where a large range of its own wines are available for tasting, and local purchase.
