VDP.Grosse Lage RheingauRiesling, Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir), Roter Riesling16.7 haFounded 1141Frederik zu KnyphausenWinemaker Arne WilkenORGANIC CERTIFIEDErbach
EU-organic Erbach estate on a former Eberbach monastery farmstead, owned by the Knyphausen family for over 200 years; 16.7 ha with a parcel of Erbacher Marcobrunn.
Tasting: Tastings, the 1818 estate restaurant, the 1141 wine bar and the Draiser Hof hotel on a Cistercian farmstead once owned by Kloster Eberbach.
VDP.Grosse Lage RheingauRiesling, Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir), Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc20.0 haFounded 1799Alexander JungWinemaker Alexander JungErbach
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.
VDP.Grosse Lage RheingauRiesling, Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir), Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris)12.3 haFounded 1786Achim von OetingerWinemaker Achim von Oetinger and Lutz LoosenErbach
Achim von Oetinger's restored Erbach estate (relaunched 2008), 12.3 ha and 85% Riesling across Marcobrunn and Siegelsberg VDP.Grosse Lage parcels.
Tasting: Vinothek open Mon and Fri from 16:00, weekends and holidays from noon; the Marcobrunn and Siegelsberg parcels are the headline tastings.
VDP.Grosse Lage RheingauRiesling, Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)18.8 haFounded 1917Peter and Julia SeyffardtWinemaker Julia SeyffardtEltville am Rhein
An Eltville-Martinsthal family estate of 18.8 ha (82% Riesling, 18% Spatburgunder) run by the fifth-generation Seyffardts in a 17th-century barrel cellar.
Tasting: Fifth-generation family estate with tastings by appointment in a 17th-century barrel cellar in Martinsthal.
VDP.Grosse Lage RheingauRiesling, Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir), Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)12.1 haFounded 1929Jonas FreimuthWinemaker Jonas FreimuthGeisenheim
Jonas Freimuth's 12.1 ha Geisenheim-Marienthal estate, 65% Riesling and 35% Pinot family; three VDP.Grosse Lage sites in the Rheingau and whole-bunch fermentation.
Tasting: Tastings by appointment at the Marienthal hamlet above Geisenheim; whole-bunch fermentations and lengthy lees ageing.
VDP.Grosse Lage RheingauRiesling, Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir), Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Gewurztraminer14.5 haFounded 1271Sebastian Graf von KanitzWinemaker Sebastian Graf von KanitzLorch and Lorchhausen
A Lorch family domain documented from the 13th century, 14.5 ha on grey slate and quartzite; 70% Riesling, 28% Burgundy family, and tastings in a 14th-century tower.
Tasting: Tastings inside the 14th-century tower cellar at Rheinstrasse 49 in Lorch; group programmes and Lorcher Schlossberg vineyard walks by appointment.