5 editor-picked estates growing Sauvignon Blanc in Rheingau.
Where to taste Sauvignon Blanc in Rheingau: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
Gunter Kunstler's Hochheim estate, family-owned since 1648 and VDP member since 1994, working 68 ha across Hochheimer Holle, Domdechaney, Kirchenstuck and Stielweg.
Tasting: Vinothek open by appointment; estate tastings highlight Hochheimer Holle, Domdechaney, Kirchenstuck and Stielweg dry GG bottlings.
Florsheim-Wicker family estate, 20 ha and 81% Riesling, with monopole sites Wickerer Nonnberg and Hochheimer Konigin Victoriaberg (British royal supplier 1850).
Tasting: Tastings and sales Mon-Fri 15:00 to 19:00 and Sat 10:00 to 14:00 at the Strassenmuhle estate; visits to the Hochheimer Konigin Victoriaberg monopole by appointment.
Alexander Jung's 20 ha Erbach family estate, 80% Riesling with Spatburgunder, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, Sauvignon and Merlot; VDP member since 1997.
Tasting: Tastings by appointment at the Eberbacher Strasse estate; VDP.Grosse Lage focus on Erbacher Hohenrain and Siegelsberg.
An Erbach family estate operating in the Rheingau since 1824, now fifth and sixth generation; 16 ha across Siegelsberg, Steinmorgen and Hallgartener Jungfer.
Tasting: Fifth- and sixth-generation Erbach family estate with tastings, direct sales and a Strausswirtschaft; Erbacher Siegelsberg and Steinmorgen the focus.
Matthias Crass's family Erbach estate, working Steinmorgen, Hohenrain, Michelmark and Kiedricher Sandgrub; runs a restaurant in the historic Burg Crass since 2016.
Tasting: Burg Crass estate restaurant and Gutsausschank in the historic Erbach buildings; tastings, gardens and barrier-free Vinothek.