VDP.Grosse Lage RheinhessenRiesling, Spaetburgunder (Pinot Noir), Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Silvaner, Scheurebe, Rieslaner21.0 haFounded 1789Julia and Klaus-Peter KellerWinemaker Klaus-Peter Keller and Felix KellerFloersheim-Dalsheim
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.
Tasting: Visits are by appointment only at Bahnhofstrasse 1, with cellar tours focused on the Hubacker, Buergel, Frauenberg and Morstein Grosse Lage sites. Allocation customers join the annual G-Max release queue separately.
Signature wines: 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
VDP.Grosse Lage RheinhessenRiesling, Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Spaetburgunder (Pinot Noir), Silvaner, Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris)30.0 haFounded 1663Philipp WittmannWinemaker Philipp Wittmann and Georg RieserBiodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDWesthofen
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.
Tasting: Estate tastings and cellar tours by appointment at the 1829 barrel cellar; vineyard walks on the Westhofener Morstein, Kirchspiel and Aulerde slopes seasonally. Vinothek open weekdays.
Signature wines: 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
VDP.Grosse Lage RheinhessenRiesling, Silvaner, Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Spaetburgunder (Pinot Noir), Gewuerztraminer23.2 haFounded 1890Johannes HasselbachWinemaker Johannes Hasselbach and Johannes LutzenburgORGANIC CERTIFIEDNackenheim
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.
Tasting: Vinothek and cellar tours at Carl-Gunderloch-Platz 1 by appointment; vineyard walks on the Nackenheimer Rothenberg and Pettenthal slopes on the Roter Hang seasonally.
Signature wines: 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
VDP.Grosse Lage RheinhessenRiesling, Silvaner, Spaetburgunder (Pinot Noir)14.1 haFounded 1850Kai SchaetzelWinemaker Kai SchaetzelDemeter CertifiedORGANIC CERTIFIEDNierstein-Roter-Hang
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.
Tasting: Cellar tours and tastings at Oberdorfstrasse 34 by appointment, with Roter Hang vineyard walks on the Pettenthal, Hipping and Oelberg slopes; biodynamic vineyard work is the central focus.
Signature wines: Pettenthal Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Hipping Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Oelberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Niersteiner Riesling Ortswein, Roter Hang Riesling, Reverse Riesling, Silvaner Roter Hang
VDP.Grosse Lage RheinhessenRiesling, Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris), Silvaner, Spaetburgunder (Pinot Noir)25.3 haFounded 1670Daniel WagnerWinemaker Daniel WagnerORGANIC CERTIFIEDSiefersheim
A 25.30-hectare Siefersheim estate under Daniel Wagner, EU-Bio certified and a VDP member since 2004, working porphyry-and-slate parcels on the Heerkretz and Hoellberg Grosse Lage sites at the western Rheinhessen-Nahe boundary.
Tasting: Vinothek and cellar tours at Woellsteiner Strasse 10 by appointment; vineyard walks on the Heerkretz and Hoellberg Grosse Lage porphyry-and-slate parcels at the Rheinhessen-Nahe border.
Signature wines: Heerkretz Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Hoellberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Siefersheimer Riesling Ortswein, Heerkretz Spaetburgunder Grosses Gewaechs, Weissburgunder Wagner-Stempel, Silvaner Wagner-Stempel
VDP.Grosse Lage RheinhessenRiesling, Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris), Spaetburgunder (Pinot Noir), Silvaner7.0 haFounded 1763Friedrich GroebeWinemaker Friedrich GroebeWesthofen
A small 7-hectare Westhofen estate under Friedrich Groebe, VDP member since 2000, working the Westhofener Aulerde and Kirchspiel Grosse Lage sites with a tight Riesling focus and a small Silvaner and Burgunder programme alongside.
Tasting: Estate tastings at Mainzer Strasse 18 by appointment; small-batch cellar tours and vineyard walks on the Westhofener Aulerde and Kirchspiel slopes seasonally.
Signature wines: Aulerde Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Kirchspiel Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Westhofener Riesling Ortswein, Silvaner Westhofen, Spaetburgunder K. F. Groebe, Grauburgunder K. F. Groebe
VDP.Grosse Lage RheinhessenRiesling, Chardonnay, Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Spaetburgunder (Pinot Noir), Silvaner25.0 haFounded 1880Knewitz familyWinemaker Bjoern Knewitz and Tobias KnewitzORGANIC CERTIFIEDAppenheim
A 25-hectare Appenheim estate under brothers Bjoern and Tobias Knewitz, EU-Bio in conversion and a VDP member since 2021, with three Grosse Lage sites at Hundertgulden (Appenheim), Honigberg and Steinacker (both Nieder-Hilbersheim).
Tasting: Vinothek and cellar tours at Rheinblick 13 by appointment, with vineyard walks on the Appenheimer Hundertgulden Kalkmergel slope and the Nieder-Hilbersheim Honigberg and Steinacker calcareous parcels.
Signature wines: Hundertgulden Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Honigberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Steinacker Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Appenheimer Riesling Ortswein, Weisser Burgunder Knewitz, Spaetburgunder Knewitz
VDP.Grosse Lage RheinhessenRiesling, Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Spaetburgunder (Pinot Noir), Chardonnay, Silvaner23.5 haFounded 1722Runkel familyWinemaker Christian Runkel and Matthias RunkelORGANIC CERTIFIEDAppenheim
A 23.5-hectare Appenheim estate under brothers Christian and Matthias Runkel, EU-Bio certified and a VDP member since 2019, with three Grosse Lage sites at Hundertgulden (Appenheim Kalkmergel), Heerkretz (Siefersheim porphyry) and Scharlachberg (Bingen quartzite).
Tasting: Vinothek and cellar tours at Sonnenhof 15 by appointment, with vineyard walks on the Appenheimer Hundertgulden Kalkmergel slope, the Siefersheimer Heerkretz porphyry parcels and the Binger Scharlachberg quartzite slope.
Signature wines: Hundertgulden Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Heerkretz Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Scharlachberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Appenheimer Riesling Ortswein, Weisser Burgunder Bischel, Chardonnay Bischel
VDP.Grosse Lage RheinhessenSpaetburgunder (Pinot Noir), Riesling, Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris), Silvaner, Chardonnay17.2 haFounded 1928Michael and Christine GutzlerWinemaker Michael GutzlerORGANIC CERTIFIEDGundersheim
A 17.2-hectare Gundheim estate under Michael Gutzler, EU-Bio certified and a VDP member since 2006, with a strong Wonnegau Spaetburgunder programme on the Westhofener Morstein, Kirchspiel and Floersheimer Frauenberg Grosse Lage sites.
Tasting: Vinothek and cellar tours at Rossgasse 19, Gundheim, by appointment; vineyard walks on the Westhofener Morstein, Kirchspiel and Floersheimer Frauenberg parcels.
Signature wines: Morstein Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Frauenberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Kirchspiel Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Morstein Spaetburgunder Grosses Gewaechs, Frauenberg Spaetburgunder Grosses Gewaechs, Weisser Burgunder Gutzler
VDP.Grosse Lage RheinhessenRiesling, Silvaner, Scheurebe, Spaetburgunder (Pinot Noir), Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)11.4 haFounded 1956Lotte Pfeffer-Mueller and Hans MuellerWinemaker Hans MuellerDemeter CertifiedORGANIC CERTIFIEDLudwigshoehe
An 11.4-hectare Ludwigshoehe estate under Lotte Pfeffer-Mueller and Hans Mueller, Demeter-certified, Ecovin and EU-Bio; VDP member since 1971. Tafelstein Riesling and Silvaner anchor the dry programme.
Tasting: Vinothek and biodynamic cellar tours at Mainzer Strasse 3-7 by appointment; vineyard walks on the Tafelstein, Sonnenberg and Roter Hang parcels with a Demeter farming focus.
Signature wines: Tafelstein Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Ludwigshoeher Riesling Ortswein, Tafelstein Silvaner, Scheurebe Brueder Dr. Becker, Spaetburgunder Brueder Dr. Becker, Sonnenberg Silvaner
VDP.Grosse Lage RheinhessenRiesling, Silvaner, Spaetburgunder (Pinot Noir), St. Laurent, Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris)21.0 haFounded 1925Land Rheinland-PfalzWinemaker Thorsten EllerOppenheim
A 21-hectare state-owned teaching estate in Oppenheim under Director Dr. Bernd Prior, VDP member since 1926. Wormser Strasse 162 is the historic Lehranstalt cellar; the Oppenheimer Sackttraeger and Kreuz Grosse Lage sites anchor the Riesling programme.
Tasting: Vinothek and teaching-cellar tours at Wormser Strasse 162 by appointment; vineyard walks on the Oppenheimer Sackttraeger and Kreuz parcels and St. Laurent micro-plots.
Signature wines: Sackttraeger Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Kreuz Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Oppenheimer Riesling Ortswein, Silvaner Oppenheim, St. Laurent Oppenheim, Spaetburgunder Oppenheim
RheinhessenRiesling, Silvaner, Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Spaetburgunder (Pinot Noir), Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris)30.0 haFounded 1728Jochen DreissigackerWinemaker Jochen DreissigackerORGANIC CERTIFIEDWesthofen
A Bechtheim estate under Jochen Dreissigacker working approximately 30 hectares with EU-Bio certification, focused on Riesling and Silvaner from the Wonnegau Geyersberg and Morstein slopes with a small Burgunder programme. Independent of VDP.
Tasting: Vinothek and cellar tours at Untere Klinggasse 4, Bechtheim, by appointment; vineyard walks on the Bechtheimer Geyersberg and Westhofener Morstein parcels.
Signature wines: Morstein Riesling, Geyersberg Riesling, Bechtheim Riesling, Silvaner Dreissigacker, Weisser Burgunder Dreissigacker, Spaetburgunder Dreissigacker
RheinhessenRiesling, Spaetburgunder (Pinot Noir), Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Silvaner, Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris)22.0 haFounded 1750Eric ManzWinemaker Eric ManzOppenheim
A Weinolsheim estate under Eric Manz working Rheinterrasse sites including the Oppenheimer Sackttraeger and Niersteiner Roter Hang parcels with a Riesling and Spaetburgunder focus. Independent of VDP.
Tasting: Vinothek and cellar tours at Muehlweg 18, Weinolsheim, by appointment, with vineyard walks on the Oppenheimer Sackttraeger and Niersteiner Roter Hang parcels.
Signature wines: Sackttraeger Riesling, Pettenthal Riesling, Weinolsheim Riesling, Oppenheim Riesling, Spaetburgunder Manz, Weisser Burgunder Manz
RheinhessenRiesling, Spaetburgunder (Pinot Noir), Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Silvaner12.0 haFounded 1907Riffel familyWinemaker Erik Riffel and Carolin RiffelBiodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDBingen
A 12-hectare Bingen-Buedesheim estate under Erik and Carolin Riffel, EU-Bio certified and biodynamic, working the Binger Scharlachberg quartzite-and-slate Grosse Lage as the Riesling flagship. Independent of VDP.
Tasting: Vinothek and biodynamic cellar tours at Muehlweg 14a, Bingen-Buedesheim, by appointment; vineyard walks on the Binger Scharlachberg quartzite slope.
Signature wines: Scharlachberg Riesling Trocken, Scharlachberg Riesling Spaetlese, Binger Riesling, Spaetburgunder Riffel, Weisser Burgunder Riffel, Silvaner Riffel
RheinhessenRiesling, Spaetburgunder (Pinot Noir), Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris), Silvaner14.0 haFounded 1885Huff familyWinemaker Christine HuffNierstein-Roter-Hang
A family Nierstein-Schwabsburg estate on the southern Roter Hang under Christine Huff, working Riesling, Spaetburgunder and Burgunder parcels on the Niersteiner village periphery. Independent of VDP.
Tasting: Visits by appointment at Hauptstrasse 90, Nierstein-Schwabsburg; tastings cover Roter Hang Riesling and Burgunder bottlings.
Signature wines: Schwabsburger Riesling, Niersteiner Riesling Spaetlese, Riesling Trocken Huff, Spaetburgunder Huff, Weisser Burgunder Huff, Silvaner Huff
RheinhessenRiesling, Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris), Spaetburgunder (Pinot Noir), Silvaner22.0 haFounded 1899Beck familyAppenheim
A Stadecken-Elsheim family estate at Schildweg 2 in the Selz valley working calcareous loess sites with a Riesling-and-Burgunder line and a Spaetburgunder programme. Independent of VDP, mid-size Rheinhessen producer.
Tasting: Vinothek and tastings at Schildweg 2, Stadecken-Elsheim, by appointment; cellar tours cover the Selz-valley calcareous loess parcels.
Signature wines: Stadecker Riesling, Hedesheimer Hof Riesling Trocken, Spaetburgunder Hedesheimer Hof, Weisser Burgunder Hedesheimer Hof, Grauburgunder Hedesheimer Hof, Silvaner Hedesheimer Hof
Riesling, Spaetburgunder, Silvaner, WeissburgunderAppointment onlyFloersheim-Dalsheim
Cellar tasting room of the Keller family estate at Bahnhofstrasse 1, Floersheim-Dalsheim. Klaus-Peter and Felix Keller pour Wonnegau Riesling from the Hubacker, Kirchspiel, Morstein and Frauenberg Grosse Lage sites.
Riesling, Silvaner, Weissburgunder, SpaetburgunderWalk-ins welcomeWesthofen
Vinothek of the biodynamic Wittmann estate on Westhofen's main street, opposite Weingut Groebe. Philipp Wittmann pours the Morstein and Kirchspiel Riesling GG range alongside Silvaner and Burgunder from the 1829 barrel cellar.
Riesling, Silvaner, SpaetburgunderAppointment onlyNackenheim
Vinothek of Johannes Hasselbach at Carl-Gunderloch-Platz 1 in Nackenheim. The Rothenberg, Hipping and Pettenthal Riesling GG anchor the Roter Hang Riesling line alongside the Rothenberg Wurzelecht ungrafted-vines bottling.
Riesling, Silvaner, SpaetburgunderAppointment onlyNierstein-Roter-Hang
Demeter-certified vinothek of Kai Schaetzel at Oberdorfstrasse 34 in Nierstein. Low-intervention Pettenthal, Hipping and Oelberg Riesling GG anchor the Roter Hang range alongside the Reverse Riesling and Silvaner Roter Hang.
Riesling, Silvaner, Spaetburgunder, St. LaurentWalk-ins welcomeOppenheim
State-owned teaching estate vinothek at Wormser Strasse 162 in Oppenheim. Director Thorsten Eller pours the Sackttraeger and Kreuz Riesling GG and a Rotliegend, Kalkmergel and Loess terroir Riesling trio from the Rheinterrasse.
Riesling, Weissburgunder, Silvaner, SpaetburgunderAppointment onlySiefersheim
Vinothek of Daniel Wagner at Woellsteiner Strasse 10 in Siefersheim, on the porphyry-and-slate western edge of Rheinhessen. The Heerkretz and Hoellberg Riesling GG anchor the EU-Bio programme alongside Heerkretz Spaetburgunder.
Riesling, Spaetburgunder, Weissburgunder, SilvanerAppointment onlyBingen
Biodynamic vinothek of Erik and Carolin Riffel at Muehlweg 14a in Bingen-Buedesheim. The Binger Scharlachberg quartzite-and-slate Riesling Trocken and Spaetlese anchor the EU-Bio line at the Rhine-Nahe confluence.
Riesling, Silvaner, Spaetburgunder, SektWalk-ins welcomeMainz city centre
Rheinland-Pfalz consortium showroom on the Brueckenturm at Mainz City Hall, with a rotating winemaker-of-the-month from one of the six Rhineland-Pfalz wine regions and an open tasting bar.
Riesling, Spaetburgunder, Silvaner, SektWalk-ins welcomeMainz city centre
Living-room style vinothek at Neubrunnenstrasse 14 in Mainz, with a regularly rotating selection from Rheinhessen producers, occasional guest-winemaker pours and a curated retail shelf alongside the bar.
RheinhessenSauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Weissburgunder, SilvanerGesine RollMonzernheim (Wonnegau)
Monzernheim Wonnegau family estate run by Gesine Roll, with several varietal-specific Sauvignon Blanc cuvees alongside dry Riesling, Weissburgunder and Silvaner.
Tip: Try the Sauvignon Blanc Reserve next to the standard Sauvignon trocken; the side-by-side reads Wonnegau cool-climate Sauvignon in two registers at one address.
RheinhessenRiesling, Silvaner, Weissburgunder, SpaetburgunderZang familyWesthofen (Wonnegau)
Quiet Westhofen Wonnegau family estate alongside Wittmann and Groebe, with calcareous loess parcels for dry Riesling and Silvaner at gentler prices.
Tip: Visit Zang on a side trip from Wittmann or Groebe; the Westhofener village context makes the Zang prices look almost forgotten by the German wine market.
RheinhessenRiesling, Spaetburgunder, Weissburgunder, SilvanerBecker-Landgraf familyGau-Odernheim (Wonnegau-Alzey)
Gau-Odernheim family estate between Alzey and the Wonnegau, with dry Riesling, Spaetburgunder and Burgunder from calcareous Rheinhessen plateau slopes.
Tip: Pair a Becker-Landgraf visit with a side trip into the Wonnegau; the Gau-Odernheim village context reads the rolling Rheinhessen plateau between Mainz and the southern Wonnegau cleanly.
RheinhessenRiesling, Weissburgunder, Silvaner, SpaetburgunderGres familyAppenheim (Bingen Bereich)
Small Appenheim Bingen-Bereich family estate alongside Knewitz and Bischel, with dry Riesling and Burgunder from calcareous Kalkmergel slopes.
Tip: Pair a Gres visit with Knewitz across the village; the Appenheim Kalkmergel terroir reads side by side without the price gap of the VDP estates.
RheinhessenRiesling, Silvaner, Spaetburgunder, WeissburgunderGoehring familyAlsheim (Rheinterrasse)
Alsheim Rheinterrasse family estate between the Roter Hang and the Wonnegau, with dry Riesling and Silvaner from calcareous loess slopes south of Oppenheim.
Tip: Pair a Goehring visit with an Alsheim side trip to the Rheinterrasse vineyard trail south of Oppenheim; the village sits on the calcareous loess between two famous wine sub-zones.
RheinhessenRiesling, Silvaner, Spaetburgunder, WeissburgunderFounded 1696Frank MeiserGau-Koengernheim (Wonnegau-Alzey)
1696-founded Gau-Koengernheim family estate between Alzey and the Wonnegau, with dry Riesling and Silvaner from calcareous slopes plus a Poppenschenke village wine tavern.
Tip: Combine the Meiser tasting with a meal at the Poppenschenke wine tavern; the 1696-founded estate runs both the cellar and the village tavern at the same Gau-Koengernheim address.
Rheinhessen Qualitaetswein trockenSilvanerEUR 10-14 retail
Wittmann's entry-tier biodynamic Silvaner from Westhofen at the Wonnegau heart: fresh, fully trocken, with citrus and herb on a lifted limestone frame. The cheapest read of one of Rheinhessen's leading respekt-BIODYN estates.
Tip: 100 Hill is the easiest Wittmann to find abroad; pair it with white asparagus or roast chicken to see Wonnegau Silvaner at its everyday price point.
Rheinhessen Qualitaetswein trockenSilvanerEUR 11-15 retail
Demeter-certified dry Silvaner from Tafelstein at Ludwigshoehe on the Rheinterrasse. Brueder Dr. Becker built the Rheinhessen biodynamic case for Silvaner; the village-tier Tafelstein is the cheapest taste of the house style.
Tip: Tafelstein Silvaner is the cheapest serious Rheinhessen Silvaner; pair it with white asparagus, fried fish or fresh herbs to read the chalky terroir directly.