In harmony with one another

Peace, harmony, frankness. These three attributes describe us quite well. Character traits without which we would probably not have managed to have remained in Herxheim for 14 generations. In 1655 our ancestors moved from Ötztal in the Tirol to live in the Palatinate which had been largely depopulated due to the Thirty Years War. At the beginning they worked as barrel makers, then later as wine-growers.

Today our winery is a modern family business with the different generations working closely together to produce wine that meets our high standards.

We like to take time both for our wine and our customers and are delighted to have open and personal relationships with customers in all parts of the world

Sigrun is a nature-lover.

She enjoys her early-morning walk through the Estates accompanied by Mira, the family dog. However, she is also passionate about good food and wine. In everything that this enthusiastic hobby-cook does, she places the highest value on best quality.

For many of our customers, Sigrun is the face that they associate with our winery. This trained retail saleswoman not only greets our customers but generally runs the show and does all that she can to fulfil their wishes – and then there is nothing she likes better than to wind down after a hard days work with a glass of Riesling.

Gerd is the Boss

Although basically a traditionalist he is always receptive to new ideas. Some of his favourite times are spent in the wine-cellar with his two sons, Philipp and Max, exchanging and developing future plans – although as a highly qualified and experienced winemaker this proud father keeps a sharp eye on his sons’ experiments!

Maximilian loves to travel

In spite of his young age, he has already travelled extensively. Following his qualification in viniculture and technology in Germany, he travelled to France, Austria and California to find out how they make wine there. Perhaps it was during these travels that he developed his interest in oak barrels – at any rate, he is our man for the barrels. He is also responsible for the contact with our more remote customers , manages export and on many occasions represents our winery externally

Philipp likes to experiment.

Currently he is studying enology but is also involved with work on our winery. Like Max he enjoys talking with colleagues for hours about wine. His primary aim is to expand his personal experience and to try out new things - but whilst experimenting, at the same time remaining true to the original character of the Petri wines.