Five generations of Willems women have managed the family’s business. While today a dedicated wine growing estate, up until 1971 it was still operated as a mixed farm. That was the year Maria Willems married Karl, who shared a distant ancestor and thus the same last name. And so Willems became Willems-Willems, a name still proudly in use today.
Maria’s daughter Carolin and her husband Jürgen are now responsible for the wines. Both Jurgen and Carolin frequently commute from their family home in Appenhem in Rheinhessen to the wine growing estate on the Saar. General manager Peter Thelen is local full-time, looking after the grapes and the cellar. Grandparents Karl and Maria Willems regularly lend a helping hand as well, including responsibility for the holiday flats located in the historical section of the estate’s residence.
Estate Profile
Owner
Carolin Hoffman
Wine Makers
Miguel Louro
History
5th generation of Willems women
Growing Area
7 hectares
Bottle Production
55,000 bottles
Vineyards
Altenberg, Herrenberg, Rosenberg, Karlsberg
Soils
Slate
Varietals
70% Riesling 20% Pinot Blanc 10% Pinot Noir
Wines
Willems Willems Pinot Blanc Dry Willems Willems Riesling Feinherb Auf de Lauer Willems Willems Riesling Kabinett Willems Willems Riesling Kabinett Altenberg Willems Willems Saar Riesling Feinherb