Wine in Appenheim, Rheinhessen

Weingut Knewitz ★ 4.7

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

Weingut Bischel ★ 4.7

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

Weingut Strub ★ 4.2

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

Weingut Hedesheimer Hof ★ 4.2

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

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 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 Knewitz ★ 4.4

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

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.