NeighbourhoodAlzey
HoursSaturday 7:00 to 13:00 (Alzey weekly market)
Known forUp to 160 cheeses, hard, mountain, semi-hard and soft, from France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Germany and elsewhere, and about 40 kinds of salami

Rheinhessen wine and cheese

Spundekäs with Dry estate or village Silvaner and Riesling (steel, some with a part in large oak cask)

Local tradition

German Wikipedia says Spundekäs is classically eaten with white wine, so Rheinhessen wine houses and Straußwirtschaften serve it. It names no grape; a dry Silvaner or Riesling, with medium to high acidity, runs against the cream quark and paprika.

Source

4.5 Von der Fels Riesling Weingut Keller 4.5 Roter Hang Riesling Weingut Gunderloch 4.4 Hohen-Suelzer Riesling Ortswein Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier 4.4 Appenheimer Riesling Ortswein Weingut Bischel

Handkäse with Dry estate or village Silvaner and Riesling (steel, some with a part in large oak cask)

Local tradition

German Wikipedia says cider is the usual drink with Handkäse, but in some areas such as Rheinhessen and the Palatinate a dry white wine is drunk with it too. It names no grape; a dry Silvaner or Riesling suits the sharp onion marinade.

Source

4.5 Von der Fels Riesling Weingut Keller 4.5 Roter Hang Riesling Weingut Gunderloch 4.4 Hohen-Suelzer Riesling Ortswein Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier 4.4 Appenheimer Riesling Ortswein Weingut Bischel

Mainzer Käse with Dry Silvaner (steel, some with a part in large oak cask)

Our pick

Handkäs mit Musik is lean, salty and sharp with vinegar and onion, and a dry Silvaner with medium acidity stays out of the marinade's way.

4.3 Sonnenberg Silvaner Weingut Brueder Dr. Becker 4.3 Silvaner Westhofen Weingut K. F. Groebe 4.3 Silvaner Oppenheim Staatsdomaene Oppenheim 4.2 Silvaner Dreissigacker Weingut Dreissigacker

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Location

Address: Obermarkt (Alzeyer Wochenmarkt), 55232 Alzey, Rheinhessen

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