G-Max Riesling
Producer: keller
Allocation-only micro-cuvee dry Riesling from Klaus-Peter Keller on a single calcareous Wonnegau parcel.
Price: EUR 600 to 1200 at retail
Germany's largest wine region at 27,657 hectares between Mainz, Worms, Alzey and Bingen, where the Wonnegau's limestone Grosse Lage sites at Westhofen and Floersheim-Dalsheim, the Roter Hang red slate above Nierstein and the Scharlachberg above Bingen anchor a Riesling and Silvaner heartland.
Drink your way through Rheinhessen
Map of Rheinhessen
Every vineyard, tasting room, wine bar and cellar we cover in Rheinhessen, pinned. Click a pin for the page.
Signature wines of Rheinhessen
The iconic bottles that define Rheinhessen.
Nackenheimer Rothenberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs
Producer: gunderloch
Dry Grosses Gewaechs from the Nackenheimer Rothenberg red-slate cliff, bottled by Johannes Hasselbach.
Price: EUR 60 to 100 at retail
Rothenberg Wurzelecht Riesling
Producer: gunderloch
Ungrafted pre-phylloxera Riesling from a Rothenberg red-slate parcel, bottled by Johannes Hasselbach.
Price: EUR 80 to 130 at retail
Hubacker Riesling Grosses Gewaechs
Producer: keller
Dry Grosses Gewaechs from the Hubacker limestone-loam slope at Dalsheim, made by Klaus-Peter and Felix Keller.
Price: EUR 90 to 160 at retail
Morstein Riesling Grosses Gewaechs
Producer: keller
Dry Grosses Gewaechs from the Westhofener Morstein limestone hill, built for long cellaring.
Price: EUR 110 to 200 at retail
Rothenberg Wurzelecht Riesling Grosses Gewaechs
Producer: kuehling-gillot
Ungrafted old-vine GG from the Nackenheim Rothenberg red slate, biodynamic Kuehling-Gillot's Roter Hang anchor.
Price: EUR 95 to 150 at retail
Vineyards to know in Rheinhessen
A handful of the estates we send friends to when they are in Rheinhessen.
Weingut Keller
A family Wonnegau estate at Floersheim-Dalsheim, 21 ha under Julia and Klaus-Peter Keller across Grosse Lage sites Hubacker, Buergel, Frauenberg, Kirchspiel and Morstein in Rheinhessen and Schubertslay in Mosel. G-Max is the micro-cuvee Riesling flagship.
Signature: G-Max Riesling, Hubacker Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Buergel Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Kirchspiel Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Morstein Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Frauenberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Pettenthal Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Hipping Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Von der Fels Riesling, Limestone Riesling
Weingut Wittmann
A Westhofen estate working 30 ha biodynamically under Philipp Wittmann; EU-Bio since the late 1980s and biodynamic since 2004, in respekt-BIODYN and La Renaissance des Appellations. Morstein, Kirchspiel, Brunnenhaeuschen and Aulerde Riesling GGs.
Signature: Morstein Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Kirchspiel Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Brunnenhaeuschen Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Aulerde Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Hoellenbrand Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, La Borne Riesling, Westhofener Riesling Ortswein, 100 Hill Silvaner, Weissburgunder S, Spaetburgunder S
Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier
A 50-hectare Hohen-Suelzen estate under H.O. Spanier and Carolin Spanier-Gillot, EU-Bio certified and in La Renaissance des Appellations, with Frauenberg and Kirchenstueck Grosse Lage Riesling parcels.
Signature: Frauenberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Frauenberg CHF Riesling, Kirchenstueck Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Am schwarzen Herrgott Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Hohen-Suelzer Riesling Ortswein, Weissburgunder Battenfeld-Spanier, Chardonnay Battenfeld-Spanier
Weingut Kuehling-Gillot
A 25-hectare Hohen-Suelzen-based estate co-managed by Carolin Spanier-Gillot and H.O. Spanier with sister estate Battenfeld-Spanier. EU-Bio certified with a Roter Hang Riesling programme on Pettenthal, Hipping, Oelberg and the Nackenheimer Rothenberg cliff above the Rhine.
Signature: Pettenthal Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Hipping Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Oelberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Roter Hang Riesling, Qvinterra Riesling, Rothenberg Wurzelecht Riesling, Bodenheim Riesling Ortswein, Spaetburgunder Kuehling-Gillot
Weingut Gunderloch
An 1890-founded Nackenheim estate under Johannes Hasselbach, 23.2 ha EU-Bio certified, with Roter Hang Rothenberg, Pettenthal and Hipping Grosse Lage Riesling parcels. The Rothenberg Wurzelecht ungrafted-vines bottling is a Roter Hang historical reference.
Signature: Nackenheimer Rothenberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Pettenthal Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Hipping Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Roter Hang Riesling, Drei Sterne Riesling Trocken, Jean-Baptiste Riesling Kabinett, Gunderloch Riesling Ortswein, Rothenberg Auslese Goldkapsel
Weingut Schaetzel
A 14.1-hectare Nierstein Roter Hang estate under Kai Schaetzel, Demeter-certified biodynamic and EU-Bio. Joined the VDP in 2016. Pettenthal, Hipping and Oelberg Riesling GG with low-intervention winemaking define the modern Roter Hang renaissance.
Signature: Pettenthal Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Hipping Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Oelberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Niersteiner Riesling Ortswein, Roter Hang Riesling, Reverse Riesling, Silvaner Roter Hang
Sub-appellations of Rheinhessen
Westhofen (Westhofen/Westhofener/Westhofener Morstein/Westhofener Kirchspiel)
Wonnegau limestone capital of the modern Rheinhessen Grosses Gewaechs map, with Wittmann and Groebe on the same Mainzer Strasse block.
Floersheim-Dalsheim (Floersheim-Dalsheim/Dalsheim/Floersheim/Dalsheimer Hubacker/Floersheimer Frauenberg)
Wonnegau Riesling village where Keller's Hubacker GG and G-Max sit on the same Bahnhofstrasse as the Raumland Sekt cellar.
Hohen-Suelzen (Hohen-Suelzen/Hohen-Sulzen/Hohensulzer)
Wonnegau limestone village and the Battenfeld-Spanier cellar address, with the Frauenberg Grosse Lage as its calling card.
Gundersheim (Gundersheim/Gundersheimer/Hoellenbrand)
Wonnegau limestone north of Westhofen, with Hoellenbrand as the Grosse Lage anchor for Wittmann's Riesling line.
Alsheim (Alsheim/Alsheimer/Alsheimer Goldberg/Alsheimer Roemerberg)
Rheinterrasse village south of Oppenheim with the Rappenhof Riesling and Spaetburgunder programme on the Goldberg slope.
Nierstein and the Roter Hang (Nierstein/Niersteiner/Roter Hang/Pettenthal/Hipping/Brudersberg/Oelberg)
Rhine-terrace red-slate cliff and the Roter Hang Grosse Lage cluster, with Demeter-certified Schaetzel and St. Antony as the village's biodynamic Riesling pair.
Rheinhessen wine, FAQ
When is the best time to visit Rheinhessen for wine?
Peak wine-travel season in Rheinhessen is spring through autumn, with harvest the standout window.
Do I need an appointment to taste at Rheinhessen estates?
classified-growth and grand-cru estates require booking days to weeks ahead; smaller family domaines often take walk-ins midweek.
What hours do Rheinhessen cellars and tasting rooms keep?
most estates open 10:00 to 17:00 by appointment, often closed Sunday and Monday.
How does tipping work at Rheinhessen tastings?
tipping is not expected at tastings; buying a bottle from the cellar door is the customary thank-you.
What is the one wine to try in Rheinhessen?
If you only open one bottle, open G-Max Riesling by Weingut Keller. It is the wine most associated with Rheinhessen.