VDP.Grosse Lage RheinhessenRiesling, Spaetburgunder (Pinot Noir), Chardonnay, Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)50.0 haFounded 1771H.O. Spanier and Carolin Spanier-GillotWinemaker H.O. SpanierBiodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDHohen-Suelzen
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.
Tasting: Vinothek and cellar tours at Bahnhofstrasse 33 by appointment, with vineyard walks on the Frauenberg and Kirchenstueck Grosse Lage parcels at Nieder-Floersheim and Hohen-Suelzen.
Signature wines: 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
VDP.Grosse Lage RheinhessenRiesling, Spaetburgunder (Pinot Noir), Chardonnay, Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris)25.0 haFounded 1970Carolin Spanier-Gillot and H.O. SpanierWinemaker H.O. SpanierBiodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDHohen-Suelzen
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.
Tasting: Vinothek and tastings at the Hohen-Suelzen cellar shared with Battenfeld-Spanier by appointment; vineyard walks on the Roter Hang Pettenthal, Hipping, Oelberg and Nackenheimer Rothenberg parcels arranged for allocation customers and trade visitors.
Signature wines: 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
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 The Rothenberg Wurzelecht ungrafted-vines bottling is a Roter Hang historical reference.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, Spaetburgunder (Pinot Noir), Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Blaufraenkisch48.9 haFounded 1920Meyer familyWinemaker Robert BorensteinDemeter CertifiedORGANIC CERTIFIEDNierstein-Roter-Hang
A 48.9-hectare Nierstein estate owned by the Meyer family with Dirk Wuertz as managing director. Demeter-certified and EU-Bio across the Roter Hang Pettenthal, Hipping, Oelberg and Orbel Grosse Lage sites.
Tasting: Vinothek and cellar tours at Wilhelmstrasse 4 by appointment, with biodynamic vineyard walks on the Roter Hang Pettenthal, Hipping, Oelberg and Orbel parcels and Blaufraenkisch micro-plots on the Roter Hang.
Signature wines: Pettenthal Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Hipping Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Oelberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Orbel Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Niersteiner Riesling Ortswein, Blaufraenkisch Roter Hang, Riesling Reserve
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