Estate
Freiherr von Schleinitz estate is recognized as one of the top estates in the region. The high quality of the wines is contiuously confirmed by awards and medals received in regional and national as well as international competitions. Come visit the estate and let us show you the quality in every glass of wine we make.
Wine Store and Tasting room
The wine shop and tasting room offer the opportunity to sample the wines from the estate as well as shop for unique accessories and gifts, liqueurs and distilled spirits.
Tasting in the Winecellar
Enjoy the memorable experience of a wine tasting in our vaulted, century-old cellar. Experience a professionally conducted wine tasting and explore various vinification styles and quality levels of our award-winning estate wines. Reservations required. Available to groups of 10 - 75 people.
History
The Hähn family has been in the wine business since 1650. In 1892 Peter Hähn moved to Kobern and started a small winery. In 1956 his grandson Karlheinz Hähn expanded the winery by buying the Freiherr von Schleinitz estate and merged the two keeping the von Schleinitz name.
He started to expand the business by being a negociant but developed his vineyards at the same time. Focusing on his own production and quality the negociant part of the business was reduced and eventually eliminated as the estate grew and became recognized for quality.
The winery received more and more attention for its quality and achieved a national award in 1979. At that time Konrad Hähn, the son of Karlheinz and now owner of the estate, was already involved with the winemaking and is continuing the devotion to quality started by his father. The quality focus of the winery was confirmed by two additional national awards in 1995 and 2001. Weingut Freiherr von Schleinitz is certainly regarded as a leading winery in the area.
Before working in the winery, Konrad Hähn had gone through internships in larger estates in Germany and France and received his Master in oenology in 1981. He assumed ownership in 1991, when his father retired.
Konrad ist not only an ambitious winemaker, but also serves on several honorary tasting and review committees. He also supports the cultural life of the region by being a leading member of the Summertheather, which is located in his wine restaurant Winzerhof von Schleinitz.