Seminars and company events
Meetings for 6 to 100 people, and events for up to 200 guests when the rooms are combined, take place at Schloss Vollrads, a Riesling estate set among vineyards in Oestrich-Winkel in the Rheingau. The estate sells seminars, conferences, meetings, receptions and banquets, and its events team can be reached seven days a week. The meeting rooms sit in two buildings 200 m apart on the grounds, the 17th-century Herrenhaus and the estate restaurant, and every room has daylight.
The day package covers a room for four hours, writing materials for each participant, a screen and a flipchart, coffee, tea and soft drinks in the room, and a coffee break with snacks. The estate adds a program around wine: tastings for groups of 12 or more in the historic rooms, tours of the castle and cellar, and a guided walk through the vineyards in spring or autumn.
Weddings and receptions
Schloss Vollrads hosts weddings, christenings, birthdays and anniversaries, from small civil ceremonies to large receptions. The Herrenhaus suits larger weddings, the restaurant and its gardens take celebrations in good weather, and the Schlossgärtnerei, the former castle gardener's house among the vines, is used for informal summer parties. A dedicated brochure covers civil ceremonies on the estate.
Rooms and capacities
The Gartensaal, 97 m² on the ground floor, is the largest room, with 100 in theatre or banquet layout, 40 classroom and 34 in a U-shape. The Schlosshalle, 99 m², once the living room of the Greiffenclau family, takes 90 theatre and 82 banquet under a 6.93 m wood-paneled ceiling with a gallery, a sandstone fireplace and a Bechstein grand piano more than 100 years old. The Greiffenclausaal, 66 m², seats 50 theatre or 45 banquet. The Ledertapetenzimmer, 67 m², lined with 17th-century gilded leather, takes 50 theatre and 26 banquet. The Salon, 88 m², has a Meissen porcelain chandelier, a balcony and room for 50 theatre or 30 banquet. Three boardrooms complete the list: the Herrencabinet and the Kleines Kaminzimmer for 8 each, and the Greiffenzimmer for 6.
Catering
Food comes from the estate restaurant team led by Alexander Ehrgott, which pairs local and seasonal produce with international cooking, and only Schloss Vollrads wines are served. The restaurant, in the former Kavaliershaus with a terrace and an adjoining orangery, is also open to the public from Thursday to Sunday.
History and setting
The estate has grown only Riesling for more than 800 years and farms about 70 hectares, including the monopoly sites Schlossberg and Greiffenberg. The Herrenhaus was built in the 17th century as the residence of the Greiffenclau family, who ran the castle and winery for centuries. Its private rooms are listed, and the leather-lined room is the most valuable of them; the estate notes that it places the castle under the Hague Convention for the protection of cultural property.
Getting there
The address is Schloss Vollrads 1, 65375 Oestrich-Winkel, on the slopes above the Rhine between Wiesbaden and Rüdesheim. Frankfurt Airport is the nearest international airport.
