Weingut Keller Vinothek ★ 4.9
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.
Where to taste Spaetburgunder in Rheinhessen: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
Spaetburgunder estates in Rheinhessen
Weingut Wittmann Vinothek ★ 4.9
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.
Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier Vinothek ★ 4.8
Vinothek and cellar of H.O. Spanier and Carolin Spanier-Gillot at Bahnhofstrasse 33 in Hohen-Suelzen. Frauenberg, Kirchenstueck and Am schwarzen Herrgott Riesling GG sit alongside Chardonnay and Spaetburgunder from the EU-Bio biodynamic estate.
Weingut Gunderloch Vinothek ★ 4.8
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.
Weingut St. Antony Vinothek ★ 4.7
Demeter-certified Roter Hang vinothek of St. Antony at Wilhelmstrasse 4 in Nierstein. Managing director Dirk Wuertz pours the Pettenthal, Hipping, Oelberg and Orbel Riesling GG and a rare Blaufraenkisch from the Rotliegend slate slope.
Weingut Schaetzel Vinothek ★ 4.7
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.
Weingut Kuehling-Gillot Vinothek ★ 4.7
Vinothek of Carolin Spanier-Gillot at Oelmuehlstrasse 25 in Bodenheim. The northern Roter Hang Pettenthal, Hipping and Oelberg Riesling GG sit alongside the Rothenberg Wurzelecht ungrafted-vines bottling at the biodynamic-leaning cellar.
Staatsdomaene Oppenheim Vinothek ★ 4.6
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.
Weingut Rappenhof Vinothek ★ 4.4
Vinothek of Klaus and Elisabeth Muth at Bachstrasse 47-49 in Alsheim, with 13 generations of family stewardship behind the Rheinterrasse Riesling programme. Wurzelecht-Alsheim Riesling and the Roemerberg Spaetburgunder anchor the line.
Weingut Wagner-Stempel Vinothek ★ 4.6
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.
Weingut Knewitz Vinothek ★ 4.6
Vinothek of Bjoern and Tobias Knewitz at Rheinblick 13 in Appenheim. Calcareous Kalkmergel Hundertgulden and Gewuerzgaertchen Riesling GG anchor the EU-Bio programme alongside Steinacker Chardonnay and a Spaetburgunder line.
Weingut Bischel Vinothek ★ 4.6
Vinothek of Christian and Matthias Runkel at Sonnenhof 15 in Appenheim. Calcareous Kalkmergel Hundertgulden and Gewuerzgaertchen Riesling GG share the line with Steinacker Spaetburgunder GG and Bischel Weissburgunder.
Weingut Thoerle Vinothek ★ 4.6
Vinothek of Christoph and Johannes Thoerle at Hauptstrasse 24 in Gabsheim. Calcareous Saulheim slopes Hoelle, Probstey and Schlossberg Riesling anchor the line alongside Spaetburgunder and a tight Burgunder programme.
Weingut Riffel Vinothek ★ 4.5
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.
Info-Vinothek Mainz ★ 4.4
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.
Wormser Vinothek ★ 4.3
Wormser Winzer consortium vinothek at Neumarkt 14 near the Luther Monument. Whites from Liebfrauenstift-Kirchenstueck plus Wormser Burgunder and Blanc de Noir from the cooperating Worms producers, in a former tourist-office shopfront.
Vinothek Bingen am Rhein ★ 4.3
Glass-and-steel pavilion at Hindenburganlage 2 facing the Rhine and the Niederwald Monument, pouring six Bingen producers in rotation: Bretz, Dreikoenigshof, Gruenewald, Hildegardishof, Huber and Kastell Wein Kunst.
Weinraumwohnung Mainz ★ 4.3
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.
Weingut Zang ★ 4.0
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.
Weingut Becker-Landgraf ★ 4.1
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.
Weingut Gres ★ 4.0
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.
Weingut Goehring ★ 4.0
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.
Weingut Meiser ★ 4.2
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.