Founded in 1661, the winery owns some of the best sites in the Mosel region. 98% of the vineyard holdings are planted with Riesling of which many are old, ungrafted vines. Johannes Selbach and his wife Barbara run the winery on traditional principles. The grapes are handpicked, with several passes through vineyard. Natural occuring yeasts are used for most of their wines, only for the dry wines cultured yeasts are added in order to guarantee full fermentation. The wines are slowly fermented in large wooden fuder barrels and remain on their lees for additional flavoring.
Selbach also acts as a négociant, buying grapes from other quality-minded producers in the Mosel regions. These wines are sold under the J. & H. Selbach label.