Karl-Josef and Christopher Loewen (Photo by David Maupile) The Maximin vineyards belonged to the Benedictine monastery of Saint Maximin before secularization in 1802; the Loewen family began investing in them in 1805, purchasing the Maximin Klosterlay. In 2013, Karl-Josef Loewen acquired another section, the Herrenberg, purchasing it from a farmer whose family had cared for the