Reh Kendermann owner scoops top award

Carl Reh, owner of German winery Reh Kendermann, has been awarded the National Wine Businessman of the Year prize at this year’s International Meininger Awards for outstanding contributions to the wine and spirits business. 

Based at Bingen, Reh Kenderman has been run by the Reh family for three generations.

The Reh Kendermann winery is one of the most modern in Germany. The company is also the largest exporter of German premium branded wines globally and today is one of the most vocal ambassadors for German wine.

Sales of Reh Kendermann’s brands continue to grow, despite the economic recession. 12 Million bottles of the top selling German wine brand, Black Tower, are being sold worldwide in 54 countries, and the brand is one of the UK’s overall top 20 best selling wines in the off trade.

Reh Kendermann’s Weight Watchers and Kendermanns wines are ranked third and fourth best-selling German wine brands in the UK off trade, with Kendermanns winning more national and international awards than any other German wine brand.

Carl Reh is now looking at driving the company internationally and developing new markets in Sweden, Finland and Brazil with the goal to win more customers for German wine around the world.

“I am very pleased to receive this special award,” said Carl. “It is just as much an award for Reh Kendermann’s entire team – which works day in, day out to put our philosophy into practice: gearing products to consumer’s tastes, and focusing on fresh, affordably priced wines with constantly high quality.”

Alan Lodge 06.04.2009