Rheingau PradikatsweinSpatburgunder (Pinot Noir), Fruhburgunder, Riesling, Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)9.0 haFounded 1700Konig family (Philipp Konig)Winemaker Philipp KonigAssmannshausen
Philipp Konig's thirteen-generation Assmannshausen Pinot specialist; 90% red varieties on Hollenberg, Frankenthal and Drachenstein, plus Riesling and Pinot Blanc.
Tasting: Family Pinot specialist with tastings and a Strausswirtschaft at Landhaus Kenner above Assmannshausen; Hollenberg, Frankenthal and Drachenstein parcels.
Rheingau PradikatsweinRiesling, Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)12.0 haFounded 1826Altenkirch familyWinemaker Friedrich AltenkirchLorch and Lorchhausen
An 1826-founded Lorch family estate of about 12 ha on grey-slate Lorch slopes; tastings, restaurant and apartments inside the UNESCO Upper Middle Rhine valley.
Tasting: Lorch family estate at Binger Weg 2 with tastings, a restaurant and vacation apartments; restaurant open Thursday to Sunday.
Rheingau PradikatsweinRiesling, Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir), Muller-Thurgau, Saint LaurentFounded 1978Blaes family (Johannes and Dagmar Blaes)Winemaker Johannes BlaesRüdesheim am Rhein
Blaes family Rudesheim Strausswirtschaft and winery on the road to Marienthal; vineyards in Magdalenenkreuz, Kirchenpfad and Rottland with Riesling and Pinot Noir.
Tasting: Year-round Magdalenenhof Strausswirtschaft with sun terrace, winter garden and rooms in the former pressing house; only estate wines poured.
Rheingau PradikatsweinRiesling, Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir), Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)Founded 1826Nagler family (Tilbert Nagler)Winemaker Tilbert NaglerRüdesheim am Rhein
A six-generation Rudesheim family estate documented from 1826; 90% Riesling across Berg Schlossberg, Berg Roseneck and Berg Rottland on the Rudesheimer Berg.
Tasting: Rudesheim town-centre Vinothek with tastings of dry and noble-sweet Riesling from Berg Schlossberg, Berg Roseneck and Berg Rottland; visits by appointment.
Rheingau PradikatsweinRiesling, Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir), Cabernet Sauvignon40.0 haFounded 1438Schumann-Nagler familyWinemaker Schumann-Nagler familyGeisenheim
A Geisenheim family estate documented to 1438 and now in the 25th generation; 40 ha and 90% Riesling across Geisenheim, Winkel, Oestrich and Kiedrich sites.
Tasting: Tastings and sales at the historic Nothgottesstrasse cellar in Geisenheim; visits cover Geisenheim, Winkel, Oestrich, Kiedrich and Hattenheim parcels.
Rheingau PradikatsweinRiesling, Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris), Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)6.5 haFounded 1960Friesenhahn familyWinemaker Friesenhahn familyRüdesheim am Rhein
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.
Tasting: Family-run Aulhausen estate above Rudesheim; tastings, Strausswirtschaft and direct sales by appointment in the village cellar.