1st place in the category Architecture, Parks and Gardens to the article (German)
Recent awards and accolades
November 2020
Welt am Sonntag
Fröhliche Weihnacht!
Erstklassig zum Essen oder einfach so:
to the article (German)
November 2023
Vinum Wineguide 24
3 stars for Hofmann
3,5 stars for Willems-Willems
NOVEMBER 2023
Eichelmann Wineguide 24
4 stars for Jürgen Hofmann
4 stars for Carolin Hofmann
November 2023
Falstaff Wineguide 24
4 stars for Hofmann
3 stars for Willems-Willems
NOVEMBER 2023
James Suckling 2023
Willems-Willems 22er Jahrgänge:
93 points for ALTENBERG Riesling trocken, Lage
90 points for Oberemmeler Riesling -Schiefer- trocken
91 points for Riesling Auf der Lauer feinherb
90 points for Riesling Kabinett Feinherb
93 points for Riesling Kabinett Euchariusberg
94 points for Riesling Kabinett Herrenberg
93 points for Riesling Kabinett Altenberg
93 points for Riesling Spätlese Karlsberg
Hofmann 22er Jahrgänge:
91 points for Riesling trocken
91 points for Weißer Burgunder trocken
90 points for Grüner Silvaner trocken
91 points for Sauvignon Blanc
93 points for Chardonnay RESERVE
94 points for Riesling HUNDERTGULDEN trocken, Lage
94 points for Riesling ROTHENBERG trocken, Lage
93 points for Riesling GOLDBERG trocken, Lage
93 points for Weißer Burgunder ESELSPFAD
NOVEMBER 2023
Gault Millau 2024
4 grapes for Willems-Willems
3 grapes for Hofmann
JUNI 2023
Robert Parker 2023
Willems-Willems
93 points for ALTENBERG Riesling 22er trocken, Lage
90 points for Oberemmeler Riesling 22er -Schiefer- trocken
91 points for Riesling Auf der Lauer 22er feinherb
90 points for Riesling Kabinett Feinherb 22er
94 points for Riesling Kabinett Euchariusberg 22er
92 points for Riesling Kabinett Herrenberg 22er
92 points for Riesling Kabinett Altenberg 22er
94 points for Riesling Spätlese Karlsberg 22er
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Awards and accolades 2022
November 2022
Vinum Wineguide 23
3 stars for Hofmann:
90 points for Laurenzikapelle Sauvignon Blanc
90 points for Lieblingsei
90 points for Hundertulden
to the article (German)
3,5 stars for Willems-Willems:
94 points for 21er Euchariusberg Kabinet
93 points for Karlsberg Spätlese
to the article (German)
NOVEMBER 2022
Eichelmann Wineguide 23
4 stars for Jürgen Hofmann to the article (German)
4 stars for Carolin Hofmann to the article (German)
November 2022
Falstaff Wineguide 23
4 stars for Hofmann 21er
93 points for Hofman Hundertgulden Riesling
to the article (German)
3 stars for Willems-Willems
94 points for Willems Willems 21er Euchariusberg Kabinett
93 points for Willems Willems Herrenberg Kabinett
to the article (German)
NOVEMBER 2022
James Suckling 2022
Willems-Willems 21er Jahrgänge:
92 points for Altenberg feinherb
92 points for Herrenberg dry
91 points for Auf der Lauer
91 points for Euchariusberg Kabinett
92 points for Herrenberg Kabinett
93 points for Altenberg Kabinett
93 points for Karlsberg Spätlese
90 points for Schiefer trocken
NOVEMBER 2022
Jancis Robinson 2022
16.5++ points for Hofmann 21er Hundertgulden TO THE ARTICLE
17 points for Hofmann 20er Hundertgulden TO THE ARTICLE
16.5 points for Hofmann 21er Weißburgunder TO THE ARTICLE
JUNI 2022
Robert Parker 2022
93 points for Willems-Willems 20er Euchariusberg Spätlese
90 points for Willems-Willems Herrenberg Kabinett
90 points for Willems-Willems Kabinett Karlsberg
TO THE ARTICLE
90 points for Hofmann 20er Hundertgulden
91 points for Hofmann Goldberg
90 points for Hofmann Riesling Muschelkalk
92 points for Hofmann Ölberg
92 points for Hofmann Steinberg Chardonnay
TO THE ARTICLE
Awards and accolades 2020
NOVEMBER 2020
Eichelmann 2021
4 stars for Jürgen Hofmann to the article (German)
4 stars for Carolin Hofmann to the article (German)
November 2020
vinum
4 stars for Hofmann:
to the article (German)
3,5 stars for Willems-Willems:
to the article (German)
November 2020
falstaff
4 stars for Hofmann:
to the article (German)
3 stars for Willems-Willems:
to the article (German)
MAY 2020
Gourmetwelten
90 points for Rosa Chardonnay to the article (German)
90 points for Blanc de Noir to the article (German)
Awards and accolades 2019
May 2019
Newcomer of the Year: Weingut Hofmann
The “Newcomer of the year” is given annually to estates previously unknown to Wein-Plus or which have made large qualitative leaps
to the article (German)
March 2019
Riesling Champion
3rd place for the single vineyard “Altenberg”
March 2019
The Sunday Times Magazine
Burgundy beware - Germany is the rising star for pinot noir
to the article
March 2019
falstaff
Tasting scores for Hofmann:
To the article (German)
Tasting scores for Willems-Willems:
To the article (German)
March 2019
vinum
Tasting scores for Hofmann:
To the article (German)
Tasting scores for Willems-Willems:
To the article (German)
NOVEMBER 2018
Eichelmann 2019
4 stars for Jürgen Hofmann To the article (German)
3 stars for Carolin Hofmann to the article (German)
NOVEMBER 2018
Gault Millau 2019
3 grapes for Jürgen Hofmann to the article (German)
2 grapes for Carolin Hofmann to the article (German)
Awards and accolades 2018
February 2018
Outstanding Wines – Feinherb Feminism
Interview with Carolin Hofmann
Awards and accolades 2017
Awards and accolades 2016
January 2016
Landesschau aktuell Rheinland-Pfalz
Vinothek instead of Supermarket to the video (German)
Awards and accolades 2015
July 2015
wine-pages.com
Wine of the Week: Video wine review of Jürgen's Riesling trocken "Vom roten Stein" 2014
March 2015
SCHILLER-WINE
Jürgen & Carolin Hofmann among "111 Best Young German Winemakers" (A Listing by Stuart Pigott) to the article
March 2015
vinum
The Scheurebe 2013 from Jürgen Hofmann is awarded 15.5 points and recommended to the article (German)
February 2015
Handelsblatt
Carolin Hofmann among "Germany's best young winegrowers"
Awards and accolades 2014
November 2014
The WINE and FOOD association, NL
Grauburgunder trocken from Weingut Hofmann is declared Wine of the Year in Holland.
September 2014
SWR
On his show "Kaffee oder Tee," Werner Eckert presents the Sauvignon Blanc from Weingut Hofmann to the video (German)
Awards and accolades 2013
November 2013
World Encyclopedia of Champagne & sparkling wine
Essie Avellan MW writes about our "Fritz Müller" sparkling wine:
"Fritz Müller has what German sparkling wine has been missing: sex appeal and character."
"With Fritz, inexpensive does not mean boring. The wines are so well made you would think they were much more expensive."
to the article
October 2013
Best of Wine Tourism Award 2014
July 2013
WEINWIRTSCHAFT
Best of Riesling 2013:
1st place Category I (dry to 12.5 % abv), Saar Riesling Schiefer Mosel
to the article (German)
June 2013
vinum, Ursula Heinzelmann
Discovery of the Month:
"Carolin Willems and Jürgen Hofmann build a new facility to unite their two family estates, creating notable wines on the Saar and northern Rheinhessen."
to the article (German)
March 2013
falstaff, Peter Moser
Tasting, Saar-Riesling feinherb 2011
Riesling Altenberg Alte Reben, "Edmond":
91 points (excellent)
Riesling Altenberg:
87 points (recommended)
to the article (German)
Awards and accolades 2012
November 2012
Eichelmann 2013 Deutschlands Weine, Gerhard Eichelmann
3 stars for Jürgen Hofmann to the article (German)
3 stars for Carolin Hofmann to the article (German)
December 2012
DER FEINSCHMECKER
Recommendation: One of Germany's finest winegrowing estates
July 2012
Capital, David Schumacher
The best German wines of the 2011 vintage:
Sauvignon Blanc trocken:
1st place Jürgen Hofmann
to the article (German)
December 2012
STUART PIGOTT´S Weinhier Blog
06 Dec 2012, New York diary: Sometimes the most special moments of joy are also the most surprising ones, like the bottle of 2011 Silvaner trocken from Jürgen Hofmann which I bought for $12 from a small wine store on East 9th street named Brix" to the article
more
September 2012
WEINWELT, Kristine Bäder
Rheinhessen's young north:
Jürgen Hofmann "may end up being for northern Rheinhessen what Klaus-Peter Keller is for the Wonnegau: a pioneer who awakens interest in other winegrowers around him as well."
to the article
Awards and accolades 2011
December 2011
DER FEINSCHMECKER
Recommendation: One of Germany's finest winegrowing estates
August 2011
FAZ, Stuart Pigott
"...and only a very few feinherb Rieslings are as gorgeous as the 2010 "Auf der Lauer" from Weingut Willems-Willems in Oberemmel." to the article
May 2011
STERN, Cornelius & Fabian Lange
Wine recommendation for white asparagus:
Weingut Willems&Willems, Saar-Riesling "Schiefer" trocken, 2010: "An aromatic brilliant play on the pleasures[…], massive minerality and long." Weingut Hofmann, Sauvignon blanc trocken, 2010: "Lean, tight Sauvignon, with plenty of body and length."
to the article (German)
March 2011
„Coole Winzer – coole Weine“
Restaurant magazine FIZZZ presents Weingut Hofmann and other innovative young winegrowers: "They are young, they are unconventional and they are successful. They are winegrowers. They have liberated wine from its image as an old-fashioned drink for the over-50 crowd and are gaining the attention of a growing number of young people in clubs and bars. The kind looking for more than just a cool outfit!" to the article (German)
January 2011
Mainzer Wirtschaftspreis
for the estates Willems-Willems and Hofmann in the category "Best Succession Concept."
January 2011
Allgemeine Zeitung Rhein Main, Maike Hessedenz
Mainzer Wirtschaftspreis for Carolin and Jürgen Hofmann: "Bundled know-how through the expertise of the parents and international studies by the younger generation." to the article (German)
Awards and accolades 2010
November 2010
Gault Millau 2011
3 grapes for Jürgen Hofmann to the article (German)
2 grapes for Carolin Hofmann to the article (German)
September 2010
VivArt, Manfred Lüer
"Carolin and Jürgen Hofmann from the Rheinhessen town of Appenheim have made a name early for themselves through Sauvignon Blanc.": to the article
July 2010
Stuart Pigott´s kleiner genialer Weinführer
In his book "Stuart Pigott´s kleiner genialer Weinführer," the wine critic declared Carolin Hofmann to be "Young Winemaker of the Year."
July 2010
Capital, Daniel Schumacher
Report on Sauvignon Blanc: "A few months ago Hofmann put his bottles up against the best Sauvignon Blancs from the competition. To triumphant result." to the article (German)
May 2010
Weinwirtschaft
"Carolin and Jürgen Hofmann from the Rheinhessen town of Appenheim have made a name early for themselves through Sauvignon Blanc." to the article
Awards and accolades 2009
September 2009
Carolin Hofmann in an interview with Werner Eckert
Interview on radio broadcaster SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz: Carolin Hofmann in an interview with Werner Eckert. to the interview
July 2009
Inauguration
The young group of winemakers behind "Simply Wine" provided a suitable wine for the inaugural part of German Federal President Horst Köhler.
May 2009
FAZ, Stuart Pigott
"Dry and off-dry Rieslings from the Saar? Young winemaker Carolin Hofmann's star is on the rise. Her best wines remain for a year in the barrel to age in peace." to the article (German)
Awards and accolades 2007/2008
August 2008
Für Sie, Christina Fischer
Wine recommendation: Hofmann Grüner Silvaner "S," 2007 to the article (German)
June 2008
Handelsblatt weekend, Pit Falkenstein
Silvaner duel between Franken and Rheinhessen, Hofmann Grüner Silvaner "S", 2007, winning wine TOP 7 from Rheinhessen to the article (German)
March 2008
Handelsblatt weekend, Pit Falkenstein
Wine recommendation: Hofmann Sauvignon blanc trocken, 2007 to the article (German)
March 2007
Decanter Buying Guide
4**** Stars Award: Willems-Willems, Oberemmeler Altenberg Riesling, 2005, "Elegant mineral style, lovely crisp acidity, balanced and fine." to the articlel
Awards and accolades 2005/2006
October 2006
STERN / Weinkolumne, Cornelius & Fabian Lange
"Scott died at the South Pole. Livingstone in Africa, Columbus discovered America. And we? Weingut Willems in Oberemmel. It is small and unknown, but it's wines are cracking good."
June 2006
FAZ, Stuart Pigott
Wine recommendation in the article "Saargenhafter Jahrgang": Willems-Willems Riesling "Schiefer," 2005
March 2005
Johannes B. Kerner - Show
Wine tip from on Hendrik Thoma to Johann Lafer´s Kalbsfrikadellen: 2004er Fusion II Riesling, Weingut Hofmann