A small Aulhausen family estate above Rudesheim of about 6.5 ha, working steep Rudesheimer Berg parcels for Riesling, Grauburgunder and a small Spatburgunder line.
Address: Am Fichtenkopf 22, 65385 Rudesheim-Aulhausen, Germany, Rheingau
Rudesheim family estate with Riesling, Winzersekt and Spatburgunder across the Pradikat scale to Eiswein; tastings and wine events at the Christophelstrasse cellar.
Tasting: Rudesheim family Gutsausschank with tastings, themed Gruselweinprobe events, accommodation and direct sales.
Denise and Pascal Sohns's fourth-generation Geisenheim estate of 10 ha under organic guidelines; flagship Riesling from Klauserweg and Lorchhauser Seligmacher.
Tasting: Fourth-generation family estate in northern Geisenheim with tastings, Strausswirtschaft and direct sales; organic guidelines and steep-slope Lorch parcels.
A Lorch family estate working steep grey-slate slopes for Riesling-led dry whites and Pinot Noir; Weinwirtschaft Laquai in the half-timbered village centre.
Tasting: Lorch Weinwirtschaft in a half-timbered house in the village centre with regional home-cooked food paired with estate wines; tastings and direct sales.
A long-running Oestrich-Winkel family estate in family ownership since 1710; about 12 ha of Riesling-led, spontaneously fermented, lees-aged wines.
Tasting: Tastings by appointment at the Rheingaustrasse cellar in Oestrich-Winkel; focus on natural ferments and lees-aged Riesling.
Rudesheim family estate with Riesling, Winzersekt and Spatburgunder across the Pradikat scale to Eiswein; tastings and wine events at the Christophelstrasse cellar.
Tasting: Rudesheim family Gutsausschank with tastings, themed Gruselweinprobe events, accommodation and direct sales.
Corvers-Kauter Oestrich-Winkel estate (Mittelheim) merged from two predecessors in 1996; 13 ha of Riesling and Spatburgunder with a Gutsausschank tasting garden.
Tasting: Gutsausschank tasting garden in Mittelheim with regional cuisine, plus group tastings by appointment.
An Erbach family estate operating in the Rheingau since 1824, now fifth and sixth generation; 16 ha across Siegelsberg, Steinmorgen and Hallgartener Jungfer.
Tasting: Fifth- and sixth-generation Erbach family estate with tastings, direct sales and a Strausswirtschaft; Erbacher Siegelsberg and Steinmorgen the focus.
