Geilweilerhof Tower

The Hofgut Geilweilerhof was formerly owned by the Cistercian monastery Eusserthal. The estate was first mentioned in a document in 1184, since then it was burned down during the Palatinate Peasants' War, came into the possession of the Electoral Palatinate, became a national estate after the French Revolution when the Palatinate belonged to France and was then auctioned off.
After that, the farm frequently changed owners until August Ludowici, a brick manufacturer, bought it in 1895 and expanded it as a model business. This is also where the striking tower came into being, which can be seen from afar and is often used as a photo motif. After his sons died in World War I, Ludowici bequeathed the Geilweilerhof to the district government of the Palatinate in 1925 with the condition that a vine breeding station be set up there.From this point on, new grape varieties were bred here, one of the first new varieties was Morio Muskat, one of the most well-known varieties from the work of the JKI (Julius Kühn Institute). Later, from the 1970s, more research was carried out into fungus-resistant varieties. The most well-known result of this research is certainly the red wine variety Regent.
Source: Pfalz.de

The Geilweilerhof estate is a listed building and the headquarters of the Geilweilerhof Institute for Grape Breeding.