An 1893-founded Walluf family estate run by Hans-Josef and Maria Becker, working the Walkenberg with old-school dry Riesling and ungrafted Spatburgunder.
Address: Rheinstrasse 6, 65396 Walluf, Germany, Rheingau
Hochheim family estate held by the Michel-Werner line since the late 18th century, 13.5 ha of mostly Riesling on chalky loess in Domdechaney and Kirchenstuck.
Tasting: Estate tastings by appointment at the Rathausstrasse manor; specialised in Hochheim VDP.Grosse Lage sites including Domdechaney and Holle.
Florsheim-Wicker family estate, 20 ha and 81% Riesling, with monopole sites Wickerer Nonnberg and Hochheimer Konigin Victoriaberg (British royal supplier 1850).
Tasting: Tastings and sales Mon-Fri 15:00 to 19:00 and Sat 10:00 to 14:00 at the Strassenmuhle estate; visits to the Hochheimer Konigin Victoriaberg monopole by appointment.
Pinot-Noir-only Assmannshausen estate working 3.4 ha on the red phyllite-slate Hollenberg; sister property to Hotel Krone and a VDP member since 2017.
Tasting: Estate tastings and cellar visits by appointment in Assmannshausen; Assmannshauser Hollenberg Spatburgunder is the focal point.
August Kesseler's Assmannshausen estate, 42 ha split 60% Riesling and 40% Pinot Noir on the Hollenberg and Rudesheimer Berg sites, with a 1792 rock-cut cellar.
Tasting: Visits and tastings by appointment; tours include the 1792 rock-cut double-level cellar in Assmannshausen and the Hollenberg vineyard.
A Burgundian-styled Rheingau estate in Johannisberg making Pinot Noir and Chardonnay only, 75% Pinot Noir and 25% Chardonnay; whole-cluster fermentation cellar.
Tasting: Open for tastings Thursday to Sunday 12:00 to 17:00 at Hohlweg 23; visits cover the Johannisberg Holle and Assmannshausen Hollenberg Pinot Noir parcels.
A 1349-founded Hattenheim family domain, 50 ha across Pfaffenberg, Marcobrunn and Rauenthaler Baiken; held by the Schonborn family 27 generations.
Tasting: Tastings and tours of the Schonborn cellars by appointment; the family has owned the estate since 1349.
