Winemaker

Hubert Weber

Discipline: Winemaker
Based in: Luján de Cuyo, Argentina
Venue: Bodega Weinert · Winery

i. Biography

Hubert Weber has been head winemaker at Bodega Weinert in Luján de Cuyo, Argentina, since 1997. The length of that tenure matters in a house built around patience: it gives the work continuity, and it makes house style less an abstract idea than a practiced habit. At Weinert, Weber’s job is not to chase novelty, but to keep the identity of the cellar legible from one harvest to the next.

Coming Up

Early in his career, Hubert Weber worked as winemaker at Bodega Weinert, where the cellar offered a practical education in restraint, repetition, and the logic of a fixed style. Those years formed a working familiarity with what the estate asks of its winemakers: steadiness, discipline, and the ability to make measured decisions without noise. He is now winemaker and manager of Bodega y Cavas Weinert, carrying that method forward with the authority that comes from long service.

Where They Are Now

At Bodega y Cavas Weinert in Mendoza, Argentina, the sourcing policy is direct: “We buy all the grapes.” For Weber, that means control begins with the fruit and the estate takes responsibility for every step that follows. The production rule is just as plain: “If the harvest is not so good we make a small harvest or even skip the year.” It is a working standard that places quality above volume and accepts that the vintage sets the terms.

Career - Winemaker and manager — Bodega y Cavas Weinert, Mendoza - Winemaker — Bodega Weinert

Signature

Hubert's signature wines include Carrascal Asamblaje Non Vintage II, 2007 Hubert Weber "Vineyard Selection" Malbec Mendoza, and Weinert Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 Mendoza. Taken together, they show a style built for aging rather than immediacy. The wines are shaped by structure, continuity, and the house’s preference for depth over display.

In Their Words “We have a very particular style of winemaking: wines with a lot of aging, and they need certain basic characteristics from the grapes.” That sentence sets out the cellar logic clearly. The work depends on fruit that arrives with the right foundations, because aging can refine a wine, but it cannot supply what was missing at the start. “If the harvest is not so good we make a small harvest or even skip the year.” The statement is blunt, and that is the point. For Weber, the standard is not production for its own sake; it is whether the vintage can support the house style at the level the estate expects.

Honors

No named awards are cited for Weber.

FAQ What is Hubert Weber's current role? As of 2026, Hubert Weber is Head Winemaker. Where did Hubert Weber work before? Hubert Weber's earlier career included Bodega Weinert.