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.
Address: Gewerbepark Wispertal 2, 65391 Lorch am Rhein, Germany, Rheingau
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.
Diocese of Limburg Rudesheim-Eibingen estate, 9 ha at the former Saint Hildegard monastery; 80% Riesling and 20% Pinot Noir, cellar master Peter Perabo from 2007.
Tasting: Diocesan Rudesheim cellar at the former Saint Hildegard monastery in Eibingen with tastings and direct sales; revenue supports the Limburg diocese.
A Schonleber family Oestrich-Winkel estate working 90% Riesling across Oestrich, Mittelheim, Winkel and Hallgarten; Michael Schonleber trained at Geisenheim.
Tasting: Family Vinothek and Strausswirtschaft on the Marktstrasse in Oestrich-Winkel; tastings by appointment, Geisenheim-educated winemaker.
