RHEINHESSEN, region located on the Rhine (‘Rhein’) river between Mainz, Worms and Bingen in Germany. It is Germany’s largest wine-growing region. 

VINEYARDS | 2018 70% white. Mainly Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Muller-Thurgau and Silvaner. Dornfelder and Pinot Noir are the main red wine grapes.

TOWNSHIPS | The key vineyards overlook the Rhine in the townships of Bodenheim, Nackenheim, Nierstein and Oppenheim, and at Bingen to the north-west. 

RHEINHESSEN WINERIES

CERTIFIED BIODYNAMIC | Gustavshof. / Helmut Sander. / Walfried Sander. / Weingut Alexander Gysler. / Weingut Bianka & Daniel Schmitt. /  Weingut Brüder Dr Becker. / Weingut Feth-Wehrhof. / Weingut Harald Scholl. / Weingut Peter Schmitt & Sohn. / Weingut Stefan Sander. / Weingut Wittmann. 

CERTIFIED ORGANIC, BIODYNAMIC PRACTICES | 

CERTIFIED ORGANIC | Weingut Goldschmidt. / Weingut Wambolderhof.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Oz Clarke 2015, Oz Clarke Wine A-Z (Pavilion, 2015), p218.