Balthasar Ress sells business and private events for up to 145 guests at its estate in Hattenheim, in the Rheingau, and in smaller venues in Wiesbaden and Frankfurt. The Gutshaus is the main room for large groups. The family has welcomed guests here since 1870, the winery farms organically and belongs to the VDP growers' association, and it sits on the Rhine between Eltville and Oestrich-Winkel.
Seminars and company events
The estate states that its venues suit company meetings as well as celebrations, with technical equipment in the event rooms and the option to combine work with a tasting, a vineyard walk or a lesson on wine. The Gutshaus holds up to 145 people and is the largest space. The Veritable Lounge takes up to 20 guests around cooking and food presentation, which suits a small board dinner or a team workshop. For groups that prefer a city address, the winery runs a wine bar and shop in Wiesbaden for up to 35 people and another in Frankfurt's new old town for up to 30. The wineBANK Rheingau, normally reserved for members who store wine there, opens to event groups of up to 30.
Weddings and receptions
The Gutshaus is also offered for weddings, and the estate publishes a dedicated page and brochure for them. Receptions can move on to the historic vaulted cellar after dinner. Two mobile bars extend the offer outdoors or elsewhere: a restored olive green Riesling bus from 1973 and the Riesling Rider, a mobile serving station.
Rooms and capacities
Gutshaus, Hattenheim: up to 145 guests. Veritable Lounge: up to 20. Weinbar and Vinothek Wiesbaden: up to 35. Weinbar and Vinothek Frankfurt: up to 30. wineBANK Rheingau: up to 30. Ress & Rosso Weinlounge on Opernplatz in Frankfurt, in front of the Alte Oper: 60 seats, bookable exclusively on request, including outside regular hours. The lounge is run together with the Kuffler group, whose team looks after service on site, and the estate prepares a wine selection for the evening.
Accommodation
The winery lists two places to stay under its visitor offer, the BR-Suite and the BR-Guesthouse on the vineyard slope. Room numbers are not given on the pages we read, so ask the estate how many bedrooms are available for your dates.
Catering
Catering for events is handled with the partner Kochwerkstatt Wiesbaden, a collective of cooks and grill masters with a fine dining background. It builds a menu around your event. For the Christmas season the partner offers packages for company parties in the Gutshaus, bookable from 20 guests with five hours of event time, a reception at a fire bowl, a buffet, live cooking stations or a served dinner, drinks, staff and cleaning. Dates are limited, so early requests are advised.
History and setting
Balthasar Ress opened the Gasthof Ress on Hauptstrasse in Hattenheim in 1870. Hospitality came first and the winery followed, and the family still describes itself as host before producer. Today the estate farms organically and is a VDP member, with Riesling as its main grape.
Getting there
The Gutshaus is in Hattenheim, on the Rhine side of the Rheingau, with the winery at Rheinallee 50. The estate provides a route sketch to download. Wiesbaden and Frankfurt venues are in city centers.
