Rheingau

Hesse

Next to the Mosel Riesling, the Rheingau Riesling is undoubtedly Germany's best-known wine internationally. Yet it is often overlooked how little of it there is. With 3,100 hectares of vineyards, the Rheingau is only in the middle of the German wine growing regions. On the other hand, the Rheingauers rely entirely on quality varieties; nearly 80 percent of the vineyards are planted with Riesling, 12 percent with Pinot Noir - the latter variety especially in the traditional red wine stronghold of Assmannshausen with its slate soils. Soils on phyllite slate also have the best reputation for Riesling: these are found in Lorch and on the Rüdesheimer Berg, but also in the Steinberg, in Rauenthal and in the famous Kiedricher Gräfenberg. The best wines from such vineyards combine the typical steeliness of Rheingau Riesling with a mineral polish. A curiosity are the vineyards in Hochheim and the surrounding area, which are not located on the Rhine at all, but on the Main. Nevertheless, they belong to the Rheingau in terms of wine geography.
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Wineries in this region

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Weingut Künstler
Winery
Germany
Hochheim,  Rheingau,  Hesse,  Germany
5
Stars
Weingut August Kesseler
Winery
Germany
Assmannshausen,  Rheingau,  Hesse,  Germany
5
Stars
Weingut Chat Sauvage
Winery
Germany
Johannisberg,  Rheingau,  Hesse,  Germany
5
Stars
Weingut Georg Breuer
Winery
Germany
Rüdesheim am Rhein,  Rheingau,  Hesse,  Germany
5
Stars
Weingut Peter Jakob Kühn
Winery
Germany
Oestrich-Winkel,  Rheingau,  Hesse,  Germany
5
Stars
Weingut Robert Weil
Winery
Germany
Kiedrich,  Rheingau,  Hesse,  Germany
5
Stars
Bischöfliches Weingut Rüdesheim
Winery
Germany
Rüdesheim am Rhein,  Rheingau,  Hesse,  Germany
4
Stars
solveigs
Winery
Germany
Geisenheim,  Rheingau,  Hesse,  Germany
4
Stars
Weingut Dr. Corvers-Kauter
Winery
Germany
Oestrich-Winkel,  Rheingau,  Hesse,  Germany
4
Stars
Domäne Schloss Johannisberg
Winery
Germany
Geisenheim-Johannisberg,  Rheingau,  Hesse,  Germany
4
Stars
Kloster Eberbach
Winery
Germany
Eltville,  Rheingau,  Hesse,  Germany
4
Stars
Weingut Joachim Flick
Winery
Germany
Flörsheim am Main,  Rheingau,  Hesse,  Germany
4
Stars
Weingut Josef Spreitzer
Winery
Germany
Oestrich-Winkel,  Rheingau,  Hesse,  Germany
4
Stars
Weingut Krone Assmannshausen
Winery
Germany
Assmannshausen,  Rheingau,  Hesse,  Germany
4
Stars
Weingut Leitz
Winery
Germany
Rüdesheim am Rhein,  Rheingau,  Hesse,  Germany
4
Stars
Weingüter Wegeler – Gutshaus Rheingau
Winery
Germany
Oestrich-Winkel,  Rheingau,  Hesse,  Germany
4
Stars
Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung
Winery
Germany
Hattenheim,  Rheingau,  Hesse,  Germany
3
Stars
Weingut Jörn Goziewski
Winery
Germany
Geisenheim,  Rheingau,  Hesse,  Germany
3
Stars
Domdechant Wernersches Weingut
Winery
Germany
Hochheim,  Rheingau,  Hesse,  Germany
3
Stars
Sektkellerei Bardong
Winery
Germany
Geisenheim,  Rheingau,  Hesse,  Germany
3
Stars
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