This 600 year-old family estate is nominally in the Hessen but its soils, with their complex amalgam of porphyry, quarzite and loam, bear more resemblance to the Nahe, which is just over the hill. Hartmut Bernhard, the current proprietor, is an instinctive wine-grower and maker. He knows exactly what he is doing without intellectualising it. The estate has gone from strength to strength in recent years.

Bernhard

FEMALE
WINEMAKER

Producer:	Bernhard
Country:	Germany
Region:	Rheinhessen
Subregion:	Frei-Laubersheim
Date Founded:	around 1650

Property History:

My grand, grand... parants (12 generations ago) came frome the Spanish Netherlands, a region called Brabant and relocated becuase of religion. They brought vineyards with Gulden (money) and started to drink and sell wine. In 1890 my grandgrandfather sold wine to the gouverment in barrels. After the 2nd world war my father started selling botted wine at the winery. He had a big success in Germany and in midden 70 we sold more than 2000 cases in Seattle for 2 times. 1988 was an importend year for us Terry Theise visited us and bought also a lot. In the 90 we (My wife and me) started with Sekt. A lot things changed We grow and grow and we My wife and I became the boss. Father retaiered but still in the backoffice. We sell nower days in Netherland about 2000 cases in the year. Some in Japan, less to China. But still each year 100-200 in CA. 2017 our son started with his first Wine a Scheurebe dry, sold out in 4 months. We do each years small things to get more better wine. For example last year we changed complett the transport and pressing grapes.