Gunter Kunstler's Hochheim estate, family-owned since 1648 and VDP member since 1994, working 68 ha across Hochheimer Holle, Domdechaney, Kirchenstuck and Stielweg.
Address: Geheimrat-Hummel-Platz 1a, 65239 Hochheim, Germany, Rheingau
Johannes Leitz's Rudesheim estate, 111 ha of mostly Riesling across Berg Schlossberg, Berg Rottland, Berg Roseneck and Berg Kaisersteinfels.
Tasting: Tasting room and sales Mon-Fri 08:00 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 17:00; by appointment for groups; Eins-Zwei-Zero alcohol-free line also poured.
Theresa Breuer's Rudesheim estate, 40 ha across Rudesheimer Berg, the Rauenthaler Nonnenberg monopole and Lorcher Pfaffenwies; left the VDP in 2000 over GG.
Tasting: Vinothek at Grabenstrasse 8 with cellar tastings by appointment; vineyard walks on the Rudesheimer Berg available in season.
Demeter-certified Oestrich-Winkel estate working 22.9 ha biodynamically across Schonhell, Lenchen, Jungfer, Sankt Nikolaus and Doosberg; biodynamic reference.
Tasting: Demeter-certified estate offering tastings by appointment at the Muhlstrasse vinothek; spontaneous fermentations and natural-cellar approach explained at visits.
Brothers Andreas and Bernd Spreitzer's 35 ha estate in Oestrich-Winkel, working 97% Riesling across Lenchen, Doosberg, Wisselbrunnen and the Rosengarten parcel.
Tasting: Family-run estate with tastings in a 1743 vaulted cellar; visits by appointment, with focus on Oestricher Lenchen, Doosberg and Hattenheimer Wisselbrunnen.
Eva Fricke's 2006-founded Riesling estate, based in Eltville with steep Lorch parcels (Schlossberg, Krone, Pfaffenwies); EU-organic and Vegan Society certified.
Tasting: Vinothek and tastings by appointment Mon-Thu 12:00 to 17:00 and Fri 12:00 to 15:00; Lorch vineyard walks on the Schlossberg by request.
An 1893-founded Walluf family estate run by Hans-Josef and Maria Becker, working the Walkenberg with old-school dry Riesling and ungrafted Spatburgunder.
Tasting: Traditional family Vinothek at Rheinstrasse 6 with cellar tastings by appointment; Walkenberg and Wallufer Berg Bildstock dry Riesling and Spatburgunder.
