Winemaker
Herbert Weis
- Discipline
- Winemaker
i. Biography
He has been proprietor and winemaker at Weingut Erben von Beulwitz in Mertesdorf since 1982, a long arc of stewardship built on repetition, judgment, and close attention to the estate’s rhythm. In 1989, Herbert Weis also worked as a hotel operator at Hotel Weingut Weis in Mertesdorf, extending that work from cellar craft into hospitality. Together, those roles place his career firmly in Mertesdorf, between vineyard discipline and the practical cadence of receiving guests.
Coming Up
Since 1982, Herbert Weis has served as proprietor and winemaker of Weingut Erben von Beulwitz, a role that carries both continuity and responsibility. The title points to more than administration; it marks years of shaping an estate through season after season of decisions, each one adding to the way the work is read on the property. Herbert’s path, beginning in 1982, places him at the center of that long stewardship.
Where They Are Now
He remains at Weingut Erben von Beulwitz in Mertesdorf as proprietor and winemaker. That continuity matters: in wine, place is not background but the material context of the work. Herbert Weis’s continuing presence gives the estate a settled line of practice, with Mertesdorf as the ground on which that work has unfolded year after year.
Career - Proprietor and winemaker — Weingut Erben von Beulwitz, Mertesdorf an der Ruwer (1982–present)
Signature
Herbert's signature dishes include Mertesdorfer Herrenberg GG Riesling trocken 2021 Nr. 11. The name is precise, and that precision is part of the point: Mertesdorfer Herrenberg GG Riesling trocken 2021 Nr. 11 reads as a clearly identified bottle within the estate’s output. As a named expression associated with Herbert, it stands as a fixed reference tied to Weingut Erben von Beulwitz in Mertesdorf.
FAQ What is Herbert Weis's current role? As of 2026, Herbert Weis is Proprietor and Winemaker. What recognition has Herbert Weis received? Grosses Gewächs classification.
