A tradition of winemaking

1920: Carl Reh founds a company trading in grapes, must and wine in Leiwen on the Moselle. His company thrives and he soon opens his own winery. Carl Reh works hard to build his business and continually invests in modern facilities.

1947: in Bingen on the Rhine, Hermann Kendermann begins exporting German-produced wines around the world.

1965: his sons Hans-Walter and Jürgen Kendermann join him in the family business, and the three men buy their first winery. This moment marks the birth of Kendermann wines, from the vineyards of Rheinhessen, Franken, Rheingau, Mosel and Nahe. Soon, those wines will be exported to the USA, Canada and the UK. The brand phenomenon that is Black Tower was also christened during this period, and went on to conquer new markets in Asia, South America and Japan.

1980s: grandson Carl Reh becomes the third generation of the Reh family to enter the business.

1995: the company takes the bold decision to enter Eastern Europe, founding the Carl Reh Winery in Romania.

1997: the Carl Reh Winery in Leiwen merges with the export-orientated winery of Hermann Kendermann to become The Reh Kendermann Winery Ltd., headquartered in Bingen. Carl Reh assumes leadership and remains at the helm to this day.

2001: Rey Kendermann buys around 300 hectares of wine-growing land in southwest Romania, of which approximately 50 acres is initially cultivated.

2002: Reh Kendermann adds some prime Riesling locations in Leiwen and Trittenheim on the Moselle to the company’s estates.

2004: International wine magazine "Wine World" honours Reh Kendermann by naming the producer "Riesling Winery of the Year."

2005: Black Tower achieves annual sales of 900,000 bottles.

2008: the winery purchases a high-volume tank cellar in Böchingen/Pfalz, extending their tank capacity by 15 million litres to a total of around 45 million litres. Reh Kendermann also buys the Novini winery in Gau-Bickelheim.

In Oprisor, Romanian headquarters of the Carl Reh Winery, 232 hectares of vineyards are now planted, of which around 170 hectares are producing mature grapes.

Also in 2008, the Black Tower brand achieves its target of twelve million bottles sold, making Black Tower the world’s biggest-selling German wine.