There are recorded documents linking the Leitz family winemaking history all the way back to 1744.
Johannes Leitz was born much later, in 1964 in Rüdesheim. His Grandfather, Josef Leitz re-built the winery, which has been completely destroyed after a bombing raid during the Second World War. His father, Antonius Leitz had briefly taken ownership of the winery before his premature death in 1966. This left his wife, with her flower shop, a household and of course the family winery to run. So, it wasn’t until 1985 when Johannes took over the winery that it once again became a primary focal point of atten- tion.After taking hold of the family business, he has managed to raise the estate from 2.9 hectares to the 140 hectares that we see today. Over the years, Johannes has gained national and international recognition for his outstanding wines. Internationally, his major markets include Norway, Sweden, the UK and USA.
The growth of the winery has had a positive influence over all the ranges of the wines produced. Specifically the Rüdesheim vineyards of Berg Schlossberg, Berg Rottland and Berg Kaisersteinfels have continued their tradition of being amongst the top dry wines from Germany. All of Johannes’ wines carry his individual signature and show off the varied greatness of the Rüdesheim terroir from which they are born.With all the growth Johannes has achieved he subsequently produced the new label of Dragon-stone and EINS-ZWEI-DRY. These two successfull labels have been recognized and won the “IF Communication Design Award 2009”. In 2011 he has been awarded as “winemaker of the year” by Gault Millau wine guide and in the following years Johannes has made it with his winery to become one of the most popular German wine growers.

有记载的文件将雷兹家族的酿酒历史一直追溯到1744年。

约翰内斯·雷兹于1964年出生。他的祖父约瑟夫·雷兹重建了在第二次世界大战期间被轰炸完全摧毁的酿酒厂。 他的父亲安东尼斯·雷兹在1966年英年早逝之前，曾短暂接管过这家酒庄。这就留下了他的妻子和她的花店，一 个家庭，当然还有家族的酿酒厂。所以，直到1985年约翰内斯接管了酒庄，它才再次成为人们关注的焦点。在接手 家族企业后，他成功地将庄园从2.9公顷扩大到我们今天看到的140公顷。多年来，约翰内斯因其杰出的葡萄酒而 获得了国内和国际的认可。在国际上，他的主要市场包括挪威、瑞典、英国和美国。 酒厂的发展对生产的所有葡萄酒都产生了积极的影响。特别是各个葡萄园继续着他们作为德国顶级干型葡萄酒 的传统。所有约翰内斯的葡萄酒都带有他个人的签名，展现出吕德斯海姆风土的伟大之处。2011年，约翰内斯被《 高尔特米洛葡萄酒指南》评为“年度最佳酿酒师”，在接下来的几年里，约翰内斯和他的酒庄一起成为德国最受欢 迎的葡萄酒种植者之一。