Domaine
WONGAMAT
Jan Wongse Raumland
I am Jan Wongse Raumland. Half Thai, half German. Born and raised in Germany.
My path to wine led me through sommellerie, a winemaking apprenticeship at Emrich-Schönleber, various stations from the Ahr to South Africa, working with Klaus-Peter Keller and studying at Geisenheim. And finally into the Raumland family.
Along the way, I have always been driven by the wish to truly understand wine. Not just what you taste, but why. Every adjustment, however small, every connection between vineyard, vintage and cellar.
At some point, I wanted to use this knowledge to make my own wine. On my own terms, with my own decisions and the responsibility for the result.
In 2020, I began. WongAmat.
Wong and Siri
My Thai roots lead to the Wongse-Amatyakul family, a family rich in tradition whose history is closely tied to the art, culture and social development of Thailand.
For generations, artistic work, cultural engagement and a long tradition of charity have shaped the family’s sense of self. It was never only about social standing, but just as much about the responsibility that comes with such a heritage. A history I look back on with pride and to which I still feel deeply connected.
The women hold a special place in this story. In our family, the men carry the “Wong” and the women the “Siri” in their names. The women have always been the heart of the family. They have shaped its history, connected generations and carried its values forward.
The names of my wines grew out of this bond.
WongAmat is a tribute to my origins and the heritage of the Wongse-Amatyakul family. WongSiri is dedicated to the women without whom this story would not be the same.
Two names, one story. And two distinct ideas of wine.
Philosophy in the Vineyard
For me, the team comes first. A vineyard is not just vines and soils, but above all the people who tend it. Our team, our family and a shared idea of how we want to work.
We place the greatest value on sustainability, the long-term health of our vines and soils, and the preservation of natural biodiversity. A healthy environment for the vines, and for us, the people who work in the vineyards every day, is close to our hearts.
That is why we work strictly organically, inspired by agroforestry as well as regenerative and biodynamic approaches. But far from any dogma.
What happens in the vineyard is based on observation and feeling. Every vintage, every vineyard, every single vine is different. We try to respond to that.
Philosophy in the Cellar
I want to understand wine. As completely as possible. From the vine’s first growth to the finished wine. I am interested in the connections, the small adjustments and the consequences of every decision.
For me, intuition and logic are not opposites. My intuition is the result of experience and observation. Logic helps me understand it and back it up.
Nature follows no fixed recipe. So there is none for my wines either. What is right in one year can be wrong in the next.
A few principles remain all the same: 100 % organic and uncompromising quality – from the grapes to the barrels to the corks.
In the end, the goal is to make wines I love to drink myself. Nothing more, nothing less.
