Small Erbach family estate working historic Marcobrunn and Steinmorgen parcels, with classical dry Rieslings and Spaetburgunder at insider prices.
Tip: Visit the small estate vinothek to taste the Marcobrunn Riesling, the historic single site that sits right by the gates of Kloster Eberbach.
Address: Eberbacher Strasse 22, 65346 Eltville-Erbach, Germany, Rheingau
Erbach VDP estate working organic-certified Marcobrunn and Kiedrich parcels, with classical dry Riesling and Spaetburgunder away from the tourist trail.
Tip: Knyphausen's Erbacher Marcobrunn GG sits beside the more famous Robert Weil and Kuenstler bottles at a friendlier price; ask for it in the vinothek.
Erbach VDP estate working organic-certified Marcobrunn and Kiedrich parcels, with classical dry Riesling and Spaetburgunder away from the tourist trail.
Tip: Knyphausen's Erbacher Marcobrunn GG sits beside the more famous Robert Weil and Kuenstler bottles at a friendlier price; ask for it in the vinothek.
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.
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.
