Koblenzer Sektmuseum

About the museum

On May 1, 1794, Johann Friedrich Deinhard founded a wine business in Koblenz. From 1843, the house produced sparkling wine by the traditional bottle fermentation method. When Emma Deinhard, the granddaughter of the founder, married Julius Wegeler in 1861, and he later took over management of the company, the business grew into a modern sparkling wine producer; to this day the Wegeler family remains connected to viticulture and to the museum.

A wine and sparkling wine museum was set up in 1969 in the vaults beneath the Deinhard-Stammhaus on Deinhardplatz, and its cellar has remained largely unchanged since. Today it is run by a civil-law partnership (GbR) under the name Koblenzer Sektmuseum; it was formerly known as the Deinhard-Museum or Deinhard Kellermuseum.

The museum can be visited only on a guided tour. Guides explain the steps of viticulture and of wine and sparkling wine production with original equipment, above all the champagne method. The program also includes a walk through the old town with wine stories and a tour on Ludwig van Beethoven's connection to Koblenz and his friendship with the Wegeler family.

Highlights

• Historic cellar vaults beneath the Deinhard-Stammhaus
• Original equipment for wine and sparkling wine production
• Guided tours with sparkling wine and wine tasting
• Beethoven tour on his friendship with the Wegeler family
• Tours also in English, French and Russian

Permanent exhibition

• Historischer Wein- und Sektkeller – The cellar vaults beneath the Deinhard-Stammhaus show, on original equipment, the steps of viticulture, wine and sparkling wine production.

Founded

1969

Operated by

Koblenzer Sektmuseum Staudt, Rauch-Krist, Dürr GbR

Admission & discounts

The price of €19 applies to the open Saturday tour and includes museum admission, the tour and a glass of sparkling wine. The museum can only be visited with a guide. Payment is by cash only; no debit or credit cards. Vouchers are available for a €1.50 processing fee.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum is reachable by lift but is not itself barrier-free: there are a few steps between some of the rooms.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The museum is located in Koblenz city center at Deinhardplatz 3. For the tour "Koblenzer Wein- und Sektgeschichte(n)" the meeting point is Peter-Altmeier-Ufer, opposite the Gaststätte Deutscher Kaiser.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events

Individual sparkling wine receptions in the museum's setting for clubs, birthdays, company events, travel groups and Christmas parties; flat rates on request.

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