Estate suite at Weingut Balthasar Ress on the Hattenheim riverfront, in the former bishop's residence beside the vinothek. Estate Rieslings and Pinot tastings on site at the working VDP winery.
The list: Estate VDP Rheingau range on tap at the vinothek; in-house tastings and guided cellar visits
Address: Rheinallee 50, 65347 Eltville-Hattenheim, Germany, Rheingau
Family-run 4-star hotel and gourmet restaurant in central Hattenheim, with a painted-ceiling dining room and head sommelier Florian Richter (Sommelier des Jahres 2023).
The list: Award-winning wine list led by sommelier Florian Richter; cellar selections across Rheingau, France and beyond
Guesthouse of Weingut Balthasar Ress on the vineyard slope above Hallgarten, run from the Hattenheim estate. Vineyard-view rooms with breakfast and access to the Hallgartener Jungfer parcel that the estate works.
The list: Estate Hattenheim and Hallgarten Rieslings on the breakfast list; tasting visits to the main winery in Hattenheim
Historic Rheingau castle hotel reopening as part of IHG's Vignette Collection in January 2026. Fifty-three rooms and suites, three restaurants and a wellness area on the riverbank in Erbach.
The list: Marcobrunn gourmet restaurant; estate wine programme from Schloss Reinhartshausen, the 680-year-old castle winery
Castle hotel above the Rheingau vineyards in Geisenheim-Johannisberg, with rooms split between the historic castle, Park Residence and Guest House. Vineyard views over the Rhine valley and Burgrestaurant Schwarzenstein.
The list: On-site Burgrestaurant Schwarzenstein and Brasserie Schwarzenstein; vineyard-view dining with Rheingau wine list
Family-run 4-star hotel and gourmet restaurant in central Hattenheim, with a painted-ceiling dining room and head sommelier Florian Richter (Sommelier des Jahres 2023).
The list: Award-winning wine list led by sommelier Florian Richter; cellar selections across Rheingau, France and beyond
Hotel in the historic 1136 Cistercian abbey of Kloster Eberbach in the Rheingau hinterland above Eltville. Double, superior and deluxe rooms inside and beside the monastery, with the Vinothek WineBar1136 and Klosterschaenke alongside.
The list: Vinothek and WineBar1136 onsite; Klosterschaenke restaurant pouring the Hessische Staatsweinguter range
Riverside half-timbered hotel built in 1628 and owned by the Wenckstern family ever since. Hotel and Gasthaus Ilse share the Rhine view between them, with a cavernous wine cellar where the family wines are served.
The list: Wenckstern family wines served in the historic vaulted wine cellar; Rheingau list in the restaurant
