Wine in Nierstein, Rheinhessen

Weingut Schaetzel ★ 4.9

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

Weingut St. Antony ★ 4.8

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

Weingut Fritz Ekkehard Huff ★ 4.2

A family Nierstein-Schwabsburg estate on the southern Roter Hang under Christine Huff, working Riesling, Spaetburgunder and Burgunder parcels on the Niersteiner village periphery. Independent of VDP.

Tasting: Visits by appointment at Hauptstrasse 90, Nierstein-Schwabsburg; tastings cover Roter Hang Riesling and Burgunder bottlings.

Signature wines: Schwabsburger Riesling, Niersteiner Riesling Spaetlese, Riesling Trocken Huff, Spaetburgunder Huff, Weisser Burgunder Huff, Silvaner Huff

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.

PLATEN's Restaurant and Wine-Lounge ★ 4.4

Rhine-terrace restaurant at the Rhein-Hotel Nierstein, with a seasonal regional menu, fireplace wine lounge and a Roter Hang-leaning Riesling list from St. Antony, Schaetzel, Kuehling-Gillot and Gunderloch.

Awards: Rheinhessen Restaurant Guide (recommended) 2025

Wein vom Roten Hang Wine Education ★ 4.4

Nierstein winemaker association of Roter Hang producers, with guided Gratwanderungen ridge walks taught by cultural and wine ambassadors covering geology, viticulture and Riesling history.

WeinErlebnisWelt Heise Wine Classes ★ 4.3

Nierstein family estate offering structured Roter Hang Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Saint Laurent tastings, hosted in a 100-year-old vaulted cellar with guided Roter Hang ridge walks.

Wein-Laster Roter Hang Wine Hike ★ 4.6

Three-hour Roter Hang wine hike out of Nierstein run by Julia and Michael Voss with their 1979 Barkas Wein-Laster. Comparative tastings of two producers per varietal across the Pettenthal and Hipping ridge.

Wein vom Roten Hang Gratwanderung ★ 4.5

Guided Gratwanderung ridge walk run by the Wein vom Roten Hang association of Nierstein producers. Cultural and wine ambassadors cover Rotliegend geology, viticulture and Riesling history across the Roter Hang.

WeinErlebnisWelt Heise Vineyard Tour ★ 4.3

Family-led Nierstein vineyard and cellar tour at the Heise estate at Karolingerstrasse 15. Five-wine flight covering Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Saint Laurent paired with baguette and a 100-year-old vaulted cellar.

Rhein-Hotel Nierstein ★ 4.4

Private four-star Rhine-front hotel at Mainzer Strasse 16 in Nierstein, with the PLATEN's wine-lounge restaurant. Roter Hang Riesling list from St. Antony, Schaetzel, Kuehling-Gillot and Gunderloch on tap.

Best Western Wein- und Parkhotel Nierstein ★ 4.3

Four-star wine-and-park hotel at An der Kaiserlinde 1 in Nierstein, owned by the Jakob Gerhardt Weinkellerei. 55 Mediterranean-style rooms, the Am Heyl'schen Garten restaurant and an in-house Jakob Gerhardt Vinothek.

Wein-Laster Roter Hang Comparative Tasting ★ 4.7

Three-hour Roter Hang vineyard walk run by Julia and Michael Voss with their 1979 Barkas Wein-Laster. Comparative tastings of two producers per varietal across the Pettenthal and Hipping slopes. Great Wine Capitals Best of Wine Tourism 2020.

WeinErlebnisWelt Heise Cellar Walk ★ 4.5

Family-led Nierstein cellar walk at the Heise estate at Karolingerstrasse 15. Five-wine flight of Roter Hang Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Saint Laurent with baguette and the 100-year-old Rotliegend-cellar tour.

Weinpraesentation am Roten Hang ★ 4.5

Annual June wine presentation run by the Wein vom Roten Hang association of Nierstein producers, hosted directly on the Roter Hang Pettenthal, Hipping, Brudersberg and Oelberg vineyards with multiple-producer pours.

Wein und Kraeuterwanderung am Roten Hang ★ 4.4

Roter Hang wine-and-herb walk run by Roter Hang ambassadors. Pairs Riesling and Burgunder tastings with vineyard botany along the Pettenthal and Hipping ridge across roughly three hours.

Weingut Schaetzel ★ 4.6

Kai Schaetzel converted the family's 14.1 hectares on the Nierstein Roter Hang to Demeter-certified biodynamic farming and EU-Bio across the 2010s, with low-intervention winemaking on the Pettenthal, Hipping and Oelberg Riesling Grosse Lage sites.

Tip: Walk the Roter Hang trail behind the estate before tasting; the Demeter farming reads cleanly in the iron-rich red-slate Pettenthal and Hipping parcels above the Rhine.

Weingut St. Antony ★ 4.5

Under the Meyer family ownership St. Antony took the full 48.9 hectares in Nierstein to Demeter certification and EU-Bio. The Roter Hang Pettenthal, Hipping, Oelberg and Orbel parcels are worked biodynamically alongside a Blaufraenkisch micro-plot.

Tip: Compare the Oelberg and Orbel GG side by side; both sit on the southern Roter Hang and the Demeter farming reads in the iron-rich red-slate frame.

Weingut Schaetzel low-intervention range ★ 4.5

Kai Schaetzel works the 14.1-hectare Nierstein estate under Demeter certification with extended skin-contact and spontaneous-fermentation techniques on the Reverse Riesling and the Roter Hang cuvee. The low-intervention frame is the modern Roter Hang signature.

Tip: The Reverse Riesling is the estate's natural-wine signature; the extended skin-contact reading of the Roter Hang style sits a long way from the dry GG mainstream.