Hattenheim VDP family estate working the village classic sites including Nussbrunnen and Wisselbrunnen for modern dry Riesling and Spaetburgunder.
Tip: The Rheinallee vinothek runs casual flights; order the Hattenheimer Nussbrunnen and Wisselbrunnen GGs together to compare the village sites.
Address: Rheinallee 7-11, 65347 Hattenheim, Germany, Rheingau
Hattenheim VDP estate combining Marcobrunn and Wisselbrunnen dry Riesling with a contemporary art cellar inside the working winery.
Tip: Book a Kunstkeller tour to combine a tasting of the Marcobrunn and Wisselbrunnen GGs with the contemporary art installations under the cellar.
Hochheim VDP family estate working the village's Domdechaney, Kirchenstueck and Stein sites, with classical dry Rieslings of warmer Main-side weight.
Tip: The Domdechaney and Kirchenstueck GGs are the headline; taste them together to read the warmer Hochheim character against the cooler Rheinside sites.
Oestrich-Winkel VDP family estate working the Doosberg, Lenchen and Klosterberg, certified organic and quietly modernised by Joachim Eser.
Tip: Eser sits at the affordable end of the certified-organic Rheingau range; pair an Oestricher Doosberg Riesling visit with neighbour Peter Jakob Kuhn for context.
Hallgarten VDP estate certified-organic, working the cooler-altitude Hendelberg, Jungfer and Schoenhell for sharply savoury dry Riesling.
Tip: Drive up to Hallgarten on the way back from Oestrich-Winkel; Prinz's Hendelberg dry Rieslings show the cooler hill-village style at affordable prices.
Hattenheim VDP estate combining Marcobrunn and Wisselbrunnen dry Riesling with a contemporary art cellar inside the working winery.
Tip: Book a Kunstkeller tour to combine a tasting of the Marcobrunn and Wisselbrunnen GGs with the contemporary art installations under the cellar.
Assmannshausen VDP estate specialising in dry Spaetburgunder from the red-slate Hoellenberg, with polished, age-worthy Pinot Noir alongside Ruedesheim Riesling.
Tip: The Assmannshaeuser Hoellenberg Spaetburgunder is the wine to find; book at the estate vinothek directly to taste the dry Pinot range in context.
Johannisberg estate focused on dry Spaetburgunder and Chardonnay from Lorch and Assmannshausen sites, a rare Rheingau Pinot-and-Chardonnay specialist.
Tip: Chat Sauvage's Lorcher Schlossberg Spaetburgunder is the cellar pick; the Chardonnay is a rare Rheingau take on the variety.
