The winery KESSLER-ZINK GmbH is a private owned winery

with a long tradition in winemaking in the heart of Rheinhessen,

the biggest wine regions of Germany. The winery has existed

since 1969 and was acquired in 1988 by the current owner

family. Nowadays we are one of the top 15 biggest wineries in

Rhineland-Palatinate.

The wines are represented in Germany in many national retail

chains and due to the excellent quality very popular with the

end user. Another focus of the marketing is in export. You can

find the products in more than 15 countries all of the globe.

Since 2015, we estabilshed a sales office with warehouse in

Shanghai for China mainland.

The extensive assortment includes wines in all flavors from dry

to sweet, white and red wines as well as noble sweet rarities.

Starting with the price entry-level products of generic wines to

the highest quality levels Eiswein (ICEWINE) everyone finds a

product range for all trade sections.

We also produce private labels and OEM products in cooperation

with our customers.

Due to modern cellar and filling technology, we are very

flexible and powerful.

Try us out. We are happy to do business with you.

With nearly 900 years of history, Staatlicher Hofkeller is one of the oldest wineries in the world. The center of Staatlicher Hofkeller is located in the heart of Würzburg, within the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Residenz. Here, in Staatlicher Hofkeller's wine cellar, the winery operates as a member of the Association of German Quality Wineries (VDP). VDP strives to produce premium wines from traditional grape varieties such as Riesling, Silvaner and Spätburgunder. Staatlicher Hofkeller offers premium quality wines from a leading VDP winery in Franconia. The special geological quality of Franconia blesses us with four different rock formations from Hörstein on the lower Main River to Handthal in the Steigerwald forest. Franconian nature is just as unique as our cultural landscape. These two aspects meet in our wine and combine to delight.

Characterized by this history and with a watchful eye for the developments of time, we are proud to continue this cultural heritage with our wines. Our individual vineyards are spread far beyond Wurzburg as are the people, who are bound by the claim to produce the Excellency of ‘Wine Franconia’.

The Thörle Estate dates back to the 16th century. The Thörle family owns excellent parcels in Saulheim’s Grand Cru and Premier Cru vineyard sites with a large diversity of terroir. Since 2006, the fortunes of the wine estate have been in the hands of the next generation in the form of Johannes and Christoph Thörle, who farm their prized vineyards organically and manage the winery with innovative skill with their focus on the traditional German varietals Riesling and Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir). 

The Thörle brothers obtain their distinctive, mineral Riesling and delicate Pinot Noir from the characteristically calcareous limestone-soils of Saulheim’s single vineyards Hölle, Schlossberg and Probstey.

In recent years, the brothers gained a great deal of praise for their individual approach to vinification and pressing techniques. In order to ensure the maximum extraction from the grapes, the Thörle apply mash retention times to white grapes and use the estate’s own yeast for a natural spontaneaous fermentation process instead of resorting to pure-cultured yeast from the lab. The resulting wines are full of character – they possess a depth of flavor and boast a high potential for maturing.

Today, the Thörle estate ranks among the best producers in Rheinhessen and Germany. Because of hard work and being stubbornly quality focused, Thörle wines receive a lot of accolades, but complacency is taboo. With every vintage, the Thörles are ever striving to be better than before.