Diocese of Limburg Rudesheim-Eibingen estate, 9 ha at the former Saint Hildegard monastery; 80% Riesling and 20% Pinot Noir, cellar master Peter Perabo from 2007.
Address: Rudesheim-Eibingen, 65385 Rheingau, Germany
A Schonleber family Oestrich-Winkel estate working 90% Riesling across Oestrich, Mittelheim, Winkel and Hallgarten; Michael Schonleber trained at Geisenheim.
Tasting: Family Vinothek and Strausswirtschaft on the Marktstrasse in Oestrich-Winkel; tastings by appointment, Geisenheim-educated winemaker.
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.
A Molitor family Hattenheim estate (Klaus took over from his father Karl in 1999); Riesling, Spatburgunder, Chardonnay and Grauburgunder across the Rheingau.
Tasting: Hattenheim family estate with cellar tastings, vineyard walks and direct sales; Klaus Molitor has run the estate since 1999.
An Eltville Ernst family estate of around 40 ha, fourth generation under Johannes and Katrin Ernst; Riesling, Spatburgunder, traditional Sekt and JoSecco Perlwein.
Tasting: Fourth-generation Eltville family estate with Vinothek, Kernstuck cuvee tastings and a JoSecco Perlwein line.
An Engelmann family Eltville estate of about 11 ha; dry Riesling and a Gutsausschank wine-tavern Im Taubenberg with terrace views over the vineyards.
Tasting: Gutsausschank Im Taubenberg in the vineyards above Eltville with terrace, regional food and tastings; visits by appointment otherwise.
A sixth-generation Hattenheim family estate of 9 ha along the Rhine from Erbach through Hattenheim, Oestrich and Mittelheim; Riesling and Burgundy varieties.
Tasting: Sixth-generation Hattenheim family estate with a Rheinallee Vinothek and tastings across parcels from Erbach through Hattenheim to Mittelheim.
