Hidden Gems in Appenheim

Weingut Gres ★ 4.0

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.

Dietary in Appenheim

Weingut Knewitz ★ 4.4

ORGANIC CERTIFIEDAppenheim (Bingen Bereich)

Bjoern and Tobias Knewitz took the 25-hectare Appenheim estate into EU-Bio organic conversion across the calcareous Kalkmergel Hundertgulden and Gewuerzgaertchen parcels. VDP member since 2021.

Tip: The Hundertgulden Riesling GG is the estate's headline organic site; pair it with the Steinacker Chardonnay to read the Bingen-Bereich Kalkmergel terroir.

Weingut Bischel ★ 4.3

ORGANIC CERTIFIEDAppenheim (Bingen Bereich)

Christian and Matthias Runkel farm 23.5 hectares at Appenheim under EU-Bio certification across the calcareous Kalkmergel Hundertgulden, Gewuerzgaertchen and Steinacker parcels. VDP member since 2019.

Tip: The Steinacker Spaetburgunder GG is the estate's most under-the-radar organic bottling; pair it with the Hundertgulden Riesling for the Appenheim Bingen-Bereich house style.

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