Max Schönleber

The Path

From that training, he moved into the Rheingau and into roles that sit close to both the tank and the estate ledger, including winzer/inhaber of Weingut Fritz Allendorf Gbr and kellermeister of Fritz Allendorf Weinhandel GmbH & Co. KG. In Oestrich-Winkel, Germany, the work is rooted in family continuity and in the day-to-day discipline required to keep a house style coherent over time.

The Work Today

As cellar master at Weingut Fritz Allendorf in Oestrich-Winkel, Germany, and as winemaker and owner at Weingut Familie Allendorf in Oestrich-Winkel, Germany, Max Schönleber works across both production and stewardship. The arrangement points to a trade that asks for two kinds of attention at once: the immediate demands of fermentation and the longer view of how an estate is maintained, organized, and handed forward. His own framing is measured. “The company has always grown slowly and healthily.” That pace matters here; it describes a business built by accumulation rather than haste. “Our goal today is to stand on many legs,” he says, which reads as a practical rule for resilience rather than a slogan. Family continuity is part of that structure, not decoration around it. “A significant step was the 1955 takeover and reorganization of the estate by my grandfather Fritz Allendorf, who moved the business from part-time to full-time operations.” The point is not nostalgia but a change in working method: a line from reorganized estate management to the present-day responsibilities Max Schönleber carries in the cellar and at the estate level.

Career - Winzer/Inhaber — Weingut Fritz Allendorf Gbr, Oestrich-Winkel, Germany - Kellermeister — Fritz Allendorf Weinhandel GmbH & Co. KG, Oestrich-Winkel, Germany Education: Geisenheim (oenology studies)

Signature

Max's signature wines include Quercus, Goethewein aus dem Brentanohaus, SAVE WATER DRINK RIESLING, Großes Gewächs, and 2021 Hasensprung Riesling Auslese. The list shows range without losing discipline: named bottlings, a playful label, and wines that signal formality and site-led intent all sit under the same hand. What ties them together is not a single style note, but a consistent approach to clarity and to the way a cellar can express identity across different cuvées.

Acclaim

His signature wine is 2021 Hasensprung Riesling Auslese. Max Schönleber is the Inhaber und Winzer at Weingut Familie Allendorf in Oestrich-Winkel, Rheingau, where he has been part of the family estate since 2012 and shapes the house style as Kellermeister. Where he has been part of the family estate since 2012 and shapes the house style as Kellermeister. he has been part of the family estate since 2012 and shapes the house style as Kellermeister.

FAQ What is Max Schönleber's current role? Max Schönleber is cellar master. Where did Max Schönleber train or study? Max Schönleber trained at Geisenheim (oenology studies).