The Vinum Weinguide Deutschland 2024 was released recently, presenting Vinum's choice of Germany’s best 1,000 wine producers and reviewing more than 10,500 wines on 1,080 pages.
5 out of 5 stars („world class“) was awarded to 20 estates.
In addition, there are 32 estates with 4.5 stars, and 76 estates with 4 stars.
Postings
This posting is the 15th in a series of postings related to the Vinum Weinguide Deutschland 2024:
Climbers: Weingut Schloss Johannisberg (Rheingau) and Weingut Rings (Pfalz) Join Group of 5/ 5 Stars Winemakers in the Vinum Weinguide Deutschland 2024
Vinum Weinguide Deutschland 2024 Awards: Dörte + Meike Näkel, Weingut Meyer Näkel (Winemaker of the Year), Andy + Steffen Rings, Weingut Rings (Rising Star of the Year), Martin Prüm, Weingut Martin Prüm (Discovery of the Year)
Best Wines of the Year - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland 2024
Top 10 Wines of the Year 2023 - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland 2024
Ahr: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Baden: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Franken: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Hessische Bergstrasse: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Mittelrhein: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Mosel: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Nahe: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Pfalz: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Rheingau: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Rheinhessen: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Saale Unstrut: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Sachsen: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Württemberg: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
Rheinhessen - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
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the Rheinhessen region, there are 4 producers with 1 star and 1 producer
with 4.5 stars in the Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024.
Annette Schiller, ombiasy WineTours, and I have met 5 of these 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: Extraordinaire Wine Dinner with Chef Frank Buchholz and Winemaker Philipp Wittmann/ Rheinhessen in Mainz/ Germany (February 2024)
Pictures: Tasting at Sekthaus Raumland in Flörsheim-Dalsheim, Rheinhessen, with Heide-Rose and Volker Raumland - Germany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy WineTours
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2024 Annual Meeting of the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, a 45 Years Old Wine Brotherhood in the Famous Wine Village Hochheim, Rheingau, Germany, with Annette Schiller, Founding Member, and Christian Schiller