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.
Embark on a wine tour along the Riesling route of the Rheingau region in the Rhein Valley. Learn about the king of white wines, Riesling, and try unique German Pinot N...
Winemaker Martin Störzel will guide you on this fascinating tour, which lasts around three hours and takes place on Saturdays from April to October, through the beauti...
The ride on the Winzerexpress is one of the incomparable moments in Rüdesheim.
