Weingut Robert Weil

Vines have been cultivated at Weingut Robert Weil for four generations. The founder of the estate, Dr. Robert Weil, purchased the first vineyards on the Kiedricher Berg in 1867. At the time he was still a professor of German at the Sorbonne in Paris, until events prior to the Franco-Prussian war, forced him to leave. He bough the manor of the late English Baronet, Sir John Sutton, in Kiedrich, a village in the Rheingau, and settled there.

As of 1875, in addition to his work as a journalist, Dr. Robert Weil expanded his wine estate by acquiring the finest parcels of the Kiedricher Berg. Thanks to his uncompromising, quality-oriented viticultural philosophy, the estate advanced quickly and its wines were soon distributed internationally. As such, Auslese Rieslings from the Dr Robert Weil estate were served as the white wine counterparts to great Bordeaux wines at many European imperial and royal courts. The vision and entrepreneurial courage of Dr. Robert Weil proved essential to the survival of the estate. After all, his privately owned winery had to stay afloat in a sea of notable Rheingau estates with deep-rooted ties to the Church and Aristocracy. His Great-Grandson, Wilhelm Weil has carried that bold approach into modern times.

Wihelm Weil, learned the intricacies of winemaking from the ground up. That education has shaped the many decisions that now define the fortunes of the estate. His efforts began in 1987 with far-sighted investments in the cellar and vineyards.