The grapes used in Von Othegravens' wines come exclusively from vineyards classified as Grosse Lage ("Grand Cru").

[1] It is co-founder and member of the Grosser Ring Mosel-Saar-Ruwer in 1908 and the Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates in 1910.

The manor house, its English garden and the vineyard Kanzemer Altenberg constitute a listed cultural heritage site.

The manor house was heavily damaged by US troops at the end of World War II, but restored and enlarged in 1954–1956.

Fine Wines International[2] judged: 2008 Von Othegraven Kanzemer Altenberg Riesling Kabinett Erste Lage – Greatest Wine of the Year ("The most incredible expression of German Riesling we have tasted in over 30 years") Emmerich Grach (1753–1826), the first of the actual owner-family, greeted in his function as alderman Napoleon I on 6 October 1804, when Napoleon visited Trier.