Rheingau PradikatsweinRiesling, Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir), Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris)15.0 haFounded 1670Trenz family (Michael Trenz)Winemaker Michael TrenzJohannisberg
A Johannisberg family estate documented from 1670, 15 ha on Taunus quartzite around Johannisberg; named Discovery of the Year by Gault Millau in 2008.
Tasting: Family Vinothek and tastings at the Johannisberg estate; visits cover the Taunus quartzite parcels and the Frisian island offshoot.
VDP.Grosse Lage RheingauRiesling, Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)11.7 haFounded 1957Bernd and Ralf SchonleberWinemaker Ralf SchonleberOestrich-Winkel
Bernd and Ralf Schonleber's 11.7 ha Oestrich-Winkel estate, 94% Riesling; about 22,000 bottles a year of traditional-method Lagen-Sekt alongside still wines.
Tasting: Tastings by appointment in Oestrich-Winkel; speciality in single-vineyard traditional-method Sekt with extended bottle ageing.
VDP.Grosse Lage RheingauRiesling, Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)6.0 haFounded 1879Karl-Heinz HammWinemaker Julius HammORGANIC CERTIFIEDOestrich-Winkel
Hamm family Oestrich-Winkel estate of 6 ha, EU-organic and over 90% Riesling, with a Gutsausschank wine-tavern at Hauptstrasse 60.
Tasting: EU-organic family estate with a Gutsausschank wine-tavern in Oestrich; tastings paired with seasonal Rheingau dishes.
Rheingau PradikatsweinRiesling, Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)34.0 haFounded 1900Koegler familyWinemaker Stefan KoeglerEltville am Rhein
A four-generation Koegler family estate in Eltville town centre with the Hof Bechtermunz Weinhotel; 34 ha of mostly Riesling on Sonnenberg and Langenstuck.
Tasting: Family Vinothek and Hof Bechtermunz Weinhotel in Eltville town centre with tastings and Strausswirtschaft.
Rheingau PradikatsweinSpatburgunder (Pinot Noir), Fruhburgunder, Riesling, Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)9.0 haFounded 1700Konig family (Philipp Konig)Winemaker Philipp KonigAssmannshausen
Philipp Konig's thirteen-generation Assmannshausen Pinot specialist; 90% red varieties on Hollenberg, Frankenthal and Drachenstein, plus Riesling and Pinot Blanc.
Tasting: Family Pinot specialist with tastings and a Strausswirtschaft at Landhaus Kenner above Assmannshausen; Hollenberg, Frankenthal and Drachenstein parcels.
Rheingau PradikatsweinRiesling, Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)12.0 haFounded 1826Altenkirch familyWinemaker Friedrich AltenkirchLorch and Lorchhausen
An 1826-founded Lorch family estate of about 12 ha on grey-slate Lorch slopes; tastings, restaurant and apartments inside the UNESCO Upper Middle Rhine valley.
Tasting: Lorch family estate at Binger Weg 2 with tastings, a restaurant and vacation apartments; restaurant open Thursday to Sunday.