Weingut Robert Weil

Weingut Robert Weil was founded in 1875 by Dr Robert Weil, a scion of the famous Prüm winegrowing family of Bernkastel. What began as a private house without aristocratic or ecclesiastical ties, unusual among the established Rheingau estates, grew into one of Germany's most renowned Riesling houses. Great-grandson Wilhelm Weil, the fourth generation, still stands at the helm, though the baton is now being passed to his son Robert Weil, the fifth generation. The house works exclusively with Riesling, from the top vineyards Kiedricher Gräfenberg and Turmberg, and follows the VDP classification through to Grosses Gewächs. Worth knowing: in 1928 a Kiedricher Gräfenberg Trockenbeerenauslese from Weil featured on the wine list of the airship LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin on its very first flight to New York.