Weingut Weinreich is the most exciting German Winery you have never heard of. For generations they produced traditional wines that were sought after throughout Germany but in 2009 everything changed. After the sudden death of... Read More

Weingut Weinreich is the most exciting German Winery you have never heard of. For generations they produced traditional wines that were sought after throughout Germany but in 2009 everything changed. After the sudden death of his father, Marc Weinreich returned to the family estate to take over operations. This was not his original plan. After oenology school he went to train at a Flatiron favorite Weingut Wittman. He planned on striking out on his own as he had become enamored with the Natural wine movement and the idea of running an old traditional German estate was not his primary goal.

Marc moved back with his wife Nina, also a trained oenologist, and took over winemaking duties in 2010. Joined by his younger brother Jan, he began to change everything about the estate. Marc realized that their exceptional terroir was perfect for producing precise, variety true made with very little intervention. They began the process of converting to organic viticulture soon thereafter. Jan wasn’t convinced that the natural direction was the right choice for the family estate until he tried the first batch of wines made in that style and then presto! He was convinced.

Over the last 12 years Marc has received accolades from the press as well as many of his fellow winemakers. Marc has been on the short list of best winemakers in Germany since 2012. Along with his winemaking talent and the hard work of his brother an wife, the secret to their exemplary wine is there non-pareil terror. Located in the famous Wonnegau district of the Rheinhessen, their vines grow on weathered loess-loam soils, characterized by lime marl. The vineyards cover 20 hectares in the single vineyard sites Geyersberg, Hasensprung, Rosengarten and Stein (Bechtheim). Basically a bunch of Premier Cru and Grand Cru sites that have for centuries produced some of Germany's best wines.