A Johannisberg family estate documented from 1670, 15 ha on Taunus quartzite around Johannisberg; named Discovery of the Year by Gault Millau in 2008.
Address: Schulstrasse 1, 65366 Geisenheim-Johannisberg, Germany, Rheingau
Bernd and Ralf Schonleber's 11.7 ha Oestrich-Winkel estate, 94% Riesling; about 22,000 bottles a year of traditional-method Lagen-Sekt alongside still wines.
Tasting: Tastings by appointment in Oestrich-Winkel; speciality in single-vineyard traditional-method Sekt with extended bottle ageing.
Hamm family Oestrich-Winkel estate of 6 ha, EU-organic and over 90% Riesling, with a Gutsausschank wine-tavern at Hauptstrasse 60.
Tasting: EU-organic family estate with a Gutsausschank wine-tavern in Oestrich; tastings paired with seasonal Rheingau dishes.
A four-generation Koegler family estate in Eltville town centre with the Hof Bechtermunz Weinhotel; 34 ha of mostly Riesling on Sonnenberg and Langenstuck.
Tasting: Family Vinothek and Hof Bechtermunz Weinhotel in Eltville town centre with tastings and Strausswirtschaft.
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.
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.
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.
