- 768 - 814AD
- The history of Schloss Johannisberg dates back to Charlemagne. The first recorded harvest by Ludwig der Fromme (Louis the Devout) yielded approximately 6.000 litres.
- 850AD
- The hillside was named Bischofsberg (Mountain of the Bishop) by Rhabanus Maurus.
- 1096 - 1100AD
- Benedictine monks from Mainz built the first monastery in the Rhinegau on this site.
- 1130AD
- The consecration of a Romanesque basilica in honour of John the Baptist resulted in the name Johannisberg, (Mountain of John), being used for mountain, monastery and village.
- 1525AD
- The monastery was plundered and destroyed during the farmers' revolution.
- 1552AD
- The monastery was occupied by Markgrafen Albrecht Alkibiades von Brandenburg-Kulmbach.
- 1563AD
- When the monastery was abandoned by the monks, the estate was administered by Reichspfennigmeister Hubert Bleymann.
- 1716AD
- The Baron of Fulda, Konstantin von Butlar, purchased the estate and started the construction of the baroque palace.
- 1720AD
- The grape variety Riesling was first planted here, making Schloss Johannisberg the oldest Riesling vineyard in the world.
- 1721AD
- Construction of the large wine cellar was completed.
- 1775AD
- Spätlese (late harvest) was discovered at Schloss Johannisberg when the messenger who gave permission for the harvest to commence was delayed.
- 1787AD
- Auslese (select late harvest) was discovered at Schloss Johannisberg.
- 1802AD
- During secularisation Schloss Johannisberg was taken over by the House of Nassau-Oranien.
- 1806AD
- Napoleon acquired the property.
- 1813 - 1815AD
- Austria, Russian and Prussia administered the estate during this period.
- 1816AD
- Clemens Wenzeslaus L. Fürst von Metternich-Winneburg received Schloss Johannisberg as a gift from Emperor Frank I.
- 1830AD
- All labels bore the signature of the current landlord.
- 1858AD
- Ice Wine (Eiswein) was harvested at Schloss Johannisberg for the first time.
- 1942AD
- During heavy bombing of nearby Mainz in 1942AD the buildings of Schloss Johannisberg were almost completely destroyed.
- Until 1965AD
- Paul Alfons Fürst von Metternich (great grandson of the State
Chancellor) reconstructed the premises.
Today, Schloss Johannisberg has the most comprehensive Riesling library in the World, with wines dating back as far as 1748AD.
The ripeness levels of the new wine legislation of 1971 were developed based on the classification used by Schloss Johannisberg.
