A nearly-300-year Rauenthal family estate of about 13 ha on Taunus phyllite; dry Riesling from Baiken and Gehrn with a longstanding Gutsschanke for regional cuisine.
Address: Vor dem Kaltenborn 3, 65345 Rauenthal, Germany, Rheingau
Hilltop Schloss Johannisberg above Geisenheim documents a 1720 Riesling replanting and a 1775 Spatlese courier story; 51.5 ha of Riesling-only quartzite.
Tasting: Wine tastings, cellar tours and group programmes by appointment; restaurant and Vinothek on the hillside above Johannisberg.
Hessian state wine estate at the 1136 Cistercian abbey of Eberbach, working 168 ha across the Rheingau with the walled Steinberg monopole and Assmannshausen.
Tasting: Daily monastery and winery tours from 10:00, Vinothek and tasting flights at the abbey; seasonal cellar concerts at Kloster Eberbach.
An 800-year-old Riesling-only estate above Winkel, with Greiffenclau wine sales to the Mainz St. Viktorstift from 1211; 68 ha planted entirely to Riesling.
Tasting: Vinothek Monday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00, Hofausschank wine-tavern Saturday-Sunday and holidays 12:00 to 18:00, group tastings for 12+ by appointment.
An 1875-founded Kiedrich Riesling estate run by Wilhelm Weil with Suntory as majority partner from 1988; 78 ha all Riesling, flagship Kiedricher Graefenberg.
Tasting: Tasting room open Mon-Fri 08:00 to 17:30, Sat 10:00 to 17:00, Sun 11:00 to 17:00; private tastings and Gräfenberg vineyard walks by appointment.
Gunter Kunstler's Hochheim estate, family-owned since 1648 and VDP member since 1994, working 68 ha across Hochheimer Holle, Domdechaney, Kirchenstuck and Stielweg.
Tasting: Vinothek open by appointment; estate tastings highlight Hochheimer Holle, Domdechaney, Kirchenstuck and Stielweg dry GG bottlings.
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.
