winery

J.B. Becker

Rheingau, Germany

Philosophy

Pressurized tank fermentation with indigenous yeasts, followed by extended barrel aging of two years or more in traditional large wooden casks. The wines remain on lees up to twelve months before bottling just prior to the following harvest, achieving depth and mineral precision that speaks decades into the future.

Reputation

The house was established in 1893 by cooper Jean Baptiste Becker in Walluf, a village on the Rhine's eastern bend, overlooked by the Rheingau's grander estates. It was the grandson Hans-Josef Becker—known as HaJo—who, after studying beneath Schloss Eltz's cellar master Hermann Neuser in the early 1960s, fundamentally redirected the house toward dry Riesling decades before the region would follow.

AllocationDiscrepancy in production volume: German sources state 60–70,000 bottles annually; BoundByWine cites 45,000. Using midpoint estimate of 65,000. Organic certification date confirmed 2011 by VomBoden; German official biography mentions 2008 EU certification in passing—both verified. Vineyard size solidly confirmed at 13 hectares across multiple independent sources. No UK importer located despite searches. Japan importer not definitively identified despite Asian distributor presence. Maria Becker is co-owner but not regularly featured in wine trade materials—Hans-Josef is the working winemaker. Succession: no identified successor mentioned in any source; Hans-Josef remains active proprietor at advanced age. | Importer overflow captured (importer_other): 'Ares Konsultant (Singapore)' | Importer overflow captured (importer_other): 'Ginsberg+Chan (Hong Kong)'

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