VDP.Grosse Lage RheinhessenRiesling, Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Spaetburgunder (Pinot Noir), Gewuerztraminer36.4 haFounded 1574Klaus and Elisabeth MuthWinemaker Pascal BalzhaeusserAlsheim
A 36.4-hectare Alsheim estate under Klaus and Elisabeth Muth, VDP member since 1971, with the family in continuous ownership since the 16th century on the Rheinterrasse between Oppenheim and Worms; Riesling, Burgunder and Gewuerztraminer programme.
Tasting: Vinothek and cellar tours at Bachstrasse 47-49, Alsheim, by appointment; vineyard walks on the Alsheimer Frueheste Lage and Mettenheim parcels.
Signature wines: Alsheimer Riesling Ortswein, Riesling Rappenhof, Spaetburgunder Rappenhof, Weisser Burgunder Rappenhof, Gewuerztraminer Rappenhof, Roemerberg Riesling
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
VDP.SEKT RheinhessenPinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling, Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Pinot Meunier11.7 haFounded 1990Volker RaumlandWinemaker Volker RaumlandORGANIC CERTIFIEDFloersheim-Dalsheim
An 11.7-hectare Floersheim-Dalsheim Sekt house under Volker Raumland, EU-Bio certified and a VDP.SEKT.STATUT member since 2020. Pinot Noir 39, Chardonnay 39, Riesling 10 percent, with long lees-ageing.
Tasting: Vinothek and traditional-method Sekt tastings at Alzeyer Strasse 134, Floersheim-Dalsheim, by appointment; cellar tours focus on the Pinot-and-Chardonnay base and long lees-ageing on the Sekt-Statut.
Signature wines: Raumland Triumvirat Brut Nature, Raumland Pinot Reserve Brut, Raumland Pinot et Chardonnay Brut Nature, Raumland Chardonnay Reserve, Raumland Cuvee Marie-Luise Brut, Raumland Blanc de Noirs Reserve
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)14.0 haFounded 1860Strub familyWinemaker Gunther StrubAppenheim
An Engelstadt estate at An der Kirchpforte 10 in the Bereich Bingen, with a Riesling and Pinot focus. Independent of VDP. The Engelstadter parcels sit on calcareous loess and Buntsandstein in the western Rheinhessen plateau.
Tasting: Vinothek and tastings at An der Kirchpforte 10, Engelstadt, by appointment.
Signature wines: Engelstadter Riesling, Strub Riesling Trocken, Spaetburgunder Strub, Weisser Burgunder Strub