It is 1639 when Hans Ulrich Hugel settles in the picturesque town of Riquewihr and a little later , accepts a prestigious post at the Corporation of Winegrowers: the beginning of a relationship between a man and land which lasts to our day.From 1639 to the present, the Hugel family continually produces excellence in the world and their many generations have contributed to the success of the entire region, a wine-producing area of excellence.