The Vinum Weinguide Germany 2023 was released a few weeks ago, presenting Vinum's choice of Germany’s best 1 000 wine producers and reviewing more than 10 700 wines on 1118 pages.
5 out of 5 stars („world class“) were awarded to 18 estates. In addition, there are 31 estates with 4.5 stars, and 66 estates with 4 stars.
See here: Germany's 18 Top Winemakers (With 5/5 Stars) - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland 2023
This posting is the tenth in a series of postings that provide more details on individual wine regions.
Ahr: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2023
Baden: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2023
Franken: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2023
Hessische Bergstrasse: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2023
Mittelrhein: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2023
Mosel: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2023
Nahe: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2023
Pfalz: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2023
Rheingau: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2023
Rheinhessen: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2023
In the Rheinhessen region, there are 4 producers with 5/5 stars, is 1 producer with 4.5/5 stars and are 7 producers with 4/5 stars in the Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2023.
Annette Schiller, ombiasy WineTours, and I have met 10 of these 12 producers at various occasions over the past years, often at their estate during a Germany wine tour by ombiasy WineTours, which is owned and run by Annette Schiller and based in Washington DC, USA.
(London Wine Competition)
Rheinhessen is the largest of the 13 German wine regions, occupying the left bank of the Rhine between Worms and Bingen. It is officially located in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, although prior to World War II, it was located in the federal state of Hesse.
Of the wines produced in Rheinhessen, 69% are white and 31% are red. The most popular grape varietals include Riesling (16.4%), Müller-Thurgau (16.0%), Dornfelder (13.3%) and Silvaner (8.8%). Rheinhessen is also known as the home of the famous Liebfraumilch, a semi-sweet wine style that was once a German export legend.
Geographically, natural landmarks help to mark the boundaries of Rheinhessen. To the north and east, there is the Rhine River. To the west, there is the Nahe River. And to the south there are the Haardt Mountains. The region, which includes the famous German towns of Mainz, Worms, Bingen and Alzey, is sometimes referred to as “the land of the thousand hills,” for all the rolling hills and orchards in the area.
The most popular area for growing white wines in Rheinhessen is known as the Rhine Terrace, located between Oppenheim and Nackenheim. The most popular area for growing red wines in Rheinhessen is Ingelheim. The area of the Rhine Terrace is so massive that it dwarfs the size of the Rheingau, a nearby German wine region.
As in other German wine regions, the history of winemaking in Rheinhessen can be traced back to the era of Charlemagne. For nearly 1,000 years, the tradition of viticulture has thrived in this German wine region.
Battenfeld-Spanier - 5/5 Stars
Keller - 5/5 Stars
Picture: Annette Schiller,Julia and Klaus Peter Keller at the 2015 Rieslingfeier in New York, see: A German Riesling Feast in New York City: Rieslingfeier 2015, USA
Kühling-Gillot - 5/5 Stars
Wittmann - 5/5 Stars
Pictures: Tasting at Sekthaus Raumland in Flörsheim-Dalsheim, Rheinhessen, with Heide-Rose and Volker Raumland - Germany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy WineTours
Bischel - 4/5 Stars
Gunderloch - 4/5 Stars
Picture: Annette Schiller, Max von Kunow, Johannes Hasselbach, Alwin Jurtschitsch and Christian G.E. Schiller at BToo in Washington DC. See: Weingut Gunderloch – The New Generation: Owner Johannes Hasselbach in Washington DC, US
Pictures: Tasting with Kai Schätzel, Weingut Schätzel, in Nierstein and in Washington DC
Pictures: Lunch cum Tasting with Nanne Schätzel, see: Tour, Tasting, and Lunch at Weingut Schätzel in Nierstein, Rheinhessen – Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2014)
Pictures: In the Cellar with Nanne Schätzel, see: German Wine and Culture Tour by ombiasy, 2013
Pictures: In the Roter Hang with Kai Schaetzel at the Birthday Party in 2012
Pictures: Christian Schiller with Kai Schaetzel at Weingut Schaetzel in 2011. Fore more on Kai Schaetzel and his Wines see: A New Fixture in the Reemerging Red Slope of Nierstein - Visiting Kai Schaetzel and his Weingut Schaetzel in Nierstein, Rheinhessen, Germany
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