Dinner party in Rheinhessen

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Village-level Alsheim Riesling on the Rheinterrasse between Oppenheim and Worms; warm chalk grip and mid-palate freshness.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Mid-weight dry village Riesling from declassified Appenheim Kalkmergel parcels with citrus lift and stony mineral.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Mid-weight dry village Riesling from declassified Appenheim Kalkmergel parcels with citrus lift and stony mineral.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Fruity

The most generous of the Westhofen trio, with riper stone-fruit core and a softer chalk grip; Aulerde sits on sandier loam below the limestone.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Mid-weight dry village-tier Riesling from declassified Bechtheim parcels with citrus lift and stony Kalkmergel mineral.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

A rare German Blaufraenkisch from the Roter Hang; spicy red fruit on iron-grip mineral structure, distinct from Austrian Burgenland in chiseled minerality.

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Dry GG from the Dalsheimer Buergel limestone-marl, mid-weight yellow fruit core with chiseled stone-fruit acidity.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Dry oak-aged Chardonnay from Hohen-Suelzen calcareous parcels, white peach and hazelnut with a creamy mid-palate and saline finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Oak-aged dry Chardonnay from Appenheim Kalkmergel parcels, white peach and hazelnut with a creamy mid-palate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Oak-aged dry Chardonnay from Ingelheim calcareous parcels, white peach and hazelnut with a creamy mid-palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

100 percent Chardonnay Reserve Sekt with creamy mid-palate, soft oak spice and a long lemony finish; the Blanc de Blancs at Raumland.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

A Chardonnay-Pinot Noir Tradition cuvee with creamy mid-palate and soft autolysis; the dinner-party Sekt at Raumland.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing

A Riesling-led traditional-method Sekt at Raumland; bright, citrus-driven and softly autolytic for the dinner table.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Village-tier Dittelsheim Riesling: bright fruit and soft chalk grip from declassified Geyersberg, Leckerberg and Mondschein parcels.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Dry estate Riesling with apple, citrus and salty Roter Hang mineral, an accessible Gunderloch entry to the family's dry-Riesling style.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Engelstadter village Riesling at Strub: bright citrus and soft chalk grip from loess and Buntsandstein parcels in the western Rheinhessen plateau.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Mid-weight dry Riesling from the Flonheimer Adelberg slope, citrus lift and stony loess-loam mineral.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic

Dry Pinot Noir Precoce from Ingelheim parcels, raspberry and sour cherry with peppery spice and fine tannin.

Off Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Fruity · Romantic

An aromatic Rheinhessen Gewuerztraminer with lychee and rose petal on a slightly off-dry palate; pairs at table with spicy Asian cuisine.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Dry single-vineyard Riesling from the Bechtheimer Geyersberg loess-limestone slope, white stone fruit and stony mineral over saline length.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Dry EU-Bio Pinot Gris from Bechtheim calcareous parcels, yellow apple and toasted almond with a stony finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Dry Pinot Gris from Stadecken-Elsheim calcareous loess parcels, yellow apple and toasted almond with a stony finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Dry Pinot Gris from Westhofen calcareous parcels, yellow apple and toasted almond with a stony finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Dry Pinot Gris from Flonheim-Uffhofen calcareous parcels, yellow apple and toasted almond with a stony finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury

Dry GG from the Siefersheimer Heerkretz porphyry-and-slate slope, smoky herbal lift and stony mineral with a long saline finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing

Dry GG from the Niersteiner Hipping red-slate sub-zone, exotic spice and grapefruit pith with saline length.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

A warmer, riper porphyry-driven counterpart to the Heerkretz; the Hoellberg site sits south of the village on the same west-facing slope.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Mid-weight dry village Riesling from declassified Hohen-Suelzen calcareous parcels with citrus lift and stony mineral.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Dry GG from the Nieder-Hilbersheim Honigberg calcareous slope, white stone fruit and a stony saline finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Dry GG from the Appenheimer Hundertgulden calcareous Kalkmergel slope, lifted yellow fruit and stony mineral with a long finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant

Mid-weight dry Pinot Noir from Ingelheim parcels, red cherry and earth core with fine tannin.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Dry GG from the Hohen-Suelzener Kirchenstueck on calcareous bedrock, marginally cooler and more floral than Frauenberg.

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Dry GG from the Westhofener Kirchspiel limestone-marl, more floral and pithier than Morstein with a lifted citrus core and stony finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Dry GG from the Westhofener Kirchspiel limestone-marl, lifted citrus and stony mineral over white stone fruit.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Dry GG from the Westhofener Kirchspiel limestone-marl slope, lifted citrus and stony mineral over a small-batch Groebe selection.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

A friendlier, brighter foil to Morstein, with bright citrus, white peach and fresh chalk grip on a more open-knit palate.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Dry GG from the Oppenheimer Kreuz limestone-loess slope, white stone fruit and stony mineral with a saline finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

An Erste Lage Riesling from a Westhofener limestone parcel, focused and saline, between Ortswein and GG.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Mid-weight dry village Riesling from declassified Ludwigshoehe parcels with citrus lift and stony loess-limestone mineral.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

A deep limestone-driven Riesling from the Westhofen Morstein, dense, mineral and built for the cellar.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury

A village-tier Niersteiner Riesling that takes the Roter Hang house style down to an everyday cellar register.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Village-level Niersteiner Roter Hang Riesling at St. Antony: an everyday GG-style introduction at value tier.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

A softer, earthier GG than its Pettenthal and Hipping siblings, drawn from Oelberg's blend of red slate and loam-clay below the Roter Hang.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Oelberg sits at the southern foot of the Roter Hang on a transition between red slate and loam-clay; St. Antony's GG has a softer, earthier register.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Mid-weight dry village Riesling from declassified Oppenheim parcels with citrus lift and stony Rheinterrasse mineral.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury

The Niersteiner Orbel sits south of the Oelberg on calcareous clay-loam; St. Antony's GG has cooler, fresher fruit with a clay-loam grip.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Oak-aged dry Pinot Blanc from a Pares sub-parcel, pear, hazelnut and creamy texture with stony Ingelheim mineral.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

A Pinot-dominant Reserve Sekt with red-fruited core, creamy autolytic depth and a long finish; mid-range Pinot expression at Raumland.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Saulheimer Probstey Riesling at Thoerle: focused mid-palate and soft mineral grip in an Erste Lage register.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Funky · Savoury

An orange-style Riesling with extended skin contact; phenolic grip, dried-fruit nose and spicy finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Erste Lage Riesling from the Alsheim Roemerberg on the Rheinterrasse; focused mid-palate and chalky grip with red-slate aromatics.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Mid-weight dry Roter Hang village Riesling from declassified Rothenberg, Pettenthal and Hipping parcels, smoky and saline with stone-fruit lift.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Ortswein-tier Roter Hang Riesling that distils the red-slate character of Nierstein and Nackenheim into a mid-priced everyday GG-stand-in.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Oppenheimer Sacktraeger Riesling at Manz: focused mid-palate and warm chalk grip on the Rheinterrasse limestone.

Medium Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Fruity

Medium-sweet Spaetlese from the Binger Scharlachberg quartzite slope; lively sweetness balanced by racy acidity over a long mineral finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Mid-weight dry village Riesling from the Nierstein-Schwabsburg periphery, citrus lift and stony Roter Hang mineral on the southern flank.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury

Village-tier Siefersheim Riesling on porphyry: a value-tier route into Daniel Wagner's house style.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Savoury

Dry Silvaner from Bechtheim calcareous parcels, herbal lift and stony mineral over white stone fruit on the EU-Bio Dreissigacker estate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Savoury

Dry Silvaner from Stadecken-Elsheim calcareous loess parcels, herbal lift and stony mineral over white stone fruit.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Savoury

Dry Silvaner from Nierstein-Schwabsburg parcels, herbal lift and stony mineral over white stone fruit.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Savoury

Dry Silvaner from Oppenheim calcareous parcels, herbal lift and stony mineral over white stone fruit.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Easygoing

Silvaner from the Roter Hang; restrained green-apple core, almond grip and a savoury salinity from the red slate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Savoury

Dry Silvaner from Westhofen calcareous parcels, herbal lift and stony mineral over white stone fruit.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Savoury

Dry Silvaner from the Sonnenberg slope at Dienheim, white stone fruit and herbal lift over loess-loam mineral.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

A lighter, biodynamic Pinot Noir from Rhine-influenced parcels; red-cherry and rose-petal lift over a soft tannic frame.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

A lighter Wonnegau Pinot Noir with red-cherry fruit, soft tannin and a bright acid spine; the estate's everyday red.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Estate Spaetburgunder from Alsheim Rheinterrasse parcels; light, red-cherry-led and soft-tannic for everyday drinking.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Estate Spaetburgunder at Thoerle: medium tannin, spicy red-cherry fruit and a long finish from calcareous Wonnegau parcels.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Estate Spaetburgunder at Manz: red-cherry fruit, soft tannin and bright acidity for everyday drinking.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Pinot Noir from biodynamic Bingen quartzite parcels; light-medium body, red cherry and a spicy quartzite-tinged finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Estate Pinot Noir at Strub: light-medium body, red cherry and bright acidity from western Rheinhessen plateau parcels.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant

Mid-weight dry Pinot Noir from Ludwigshoehe loess-limestone, red cherry and rose-hip core with fine tannin from Demeter-farmed parcels.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant

Mid-weight dry Pinot Noir from EU-Bio Bechtheim parcels, red cherry and rose hip with fine tannin.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant

Mid-weight dry Pinot Noir from Flonheim-Uffhofen calcareous parcels, red cherry and rose hip with fine tannin.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant

Mid-weight dry Pinot Noir from declassified Gundheim and Westhofen parcels, red cherry and rose hip with fine tannin.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant

Mid-weight dry Pinot Noir from Stadecken-Elsheim calcareous loess parcels, red cherry and rose hip with fine tannin.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant

Mid-weight dry Pinot Noir from Nierstein-Schwabsburg parcels, red cherry and rose hip with fine tannin.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant

Mid-weight dry Pinot Noir from Westhofen calcareous parcels, red cherry and rose hip with fine tannin from a small-batch Groebe cuvee.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant

Mid-weight dry Pinot Noir from Kalkmergel parcels around Appenheim, red cherry and rose-hip core with fine tannin.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant

Mid-weight dry Pinot Noir from Oppenheim Rheinterrasse parcels, red cherry and earth core with fine tannin.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury

Mid-weight dry St. Laurent from Oppenheim calcareous parcels, dark cherry and rose hip with peppery spice and fine tannin.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Mid-weight dry village Riesling from Stadecken-Elsheim calcareous loess parcels with citrus lift and stony mineral.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Oak-aged dry Chardonnay from the Steinacker single vineyard at Appenheim, white peach and hazelnut with a creamy mid-palate and stony finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Dry GG from the Ludwigshoeher Tafelstein limestone-loam, dense yellow fruit and saline mineral on a Demeter-farmed parcel above the Rheinterrasse.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Savoury

Dry Silvaner from the Ludwigshoeher Tafelstein limestone-loam, herbal lift and stony mineral over white stone fruit.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Mid-weight dry Riesling from limestone parcels around Dalsheim, the Keller entry to the family's GG style at a quarter of the GG price.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Savoury

Estate Pinot Blanc with a medium texture and almond finish; the everyday white at Wagner-Stempel.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Dry Pinot Blanc from Hohen-Suelzen calcareous parcels, pear and almond core with a saline finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury

A barrel-fermented Pinot Blanc that trades the variety's neutrality for a creamy, almond-tinged palate with long finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Savoury

Estate Pinot Blanc with medium texture and an almond finish; the everyday white at Winter.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Savoury

Estate Pinot Blanc from Alsheim parcels; medium texture and an almond finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Dry Pinot Blanc from Appenheim calcareous parcels, pear and almond core with a stony finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Dry EU-Bio Pinot Blanc from Bechtheim calcareous parcels, pear and almond core with a stony finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Dry Pinot Blanc from Flonheim-Uffhofen calcareous parcels, pear and almond core with a stony finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Dry Pinot Blanc from Gundheim and Westhofen calcareous parcels, pear and almond core with a stony finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Dry Pinot Blanc from Stadecken-Elsheim calcareous loess parcels, pear and almond core with a stony finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Dry Pinot Blanc from Nierstein-Schwabsburg parcels, pear and almond core with a saline finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Dry Pinot Blanc from Ingelheim calcareous parcels, pear and almond core with a saline finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Dry Pinot Blanc from Appenheim calcareous parcels, pear and almond core with a saline finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Savoury

Ingelheim Pinot Gris with ripe pear and creamy stone fruit; medium-full body and spicy finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Estate Pinot Blanc from the schloss monopole and adjacent Ingelheim parcels; medium-full texture and almond finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Mid-weight dry village Riesling from declassified Westhofen parcels with citrus lift and stony mineral.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

A village-level Westhofener that distils the Wittmann house style: bright citrus, chalk grip and racy acidity at an entry-cellar price.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury

Dry GG from the Moelsheimer Zellerweg am schwarzen Herrgott, a southern Wonnegau limestone Lage with a smoky herbal register.