Germany · g.U. (PDO)
Rheingau
Wine region
Rheingau is a wine region in Germany across 11 communes. Regional bedrock: metamorphic rocks.
A single south-facing slope along the Rhine where it flows west for about 30 km. Riesling dominates. Schloss Johannisberg and Kloster Eberbach shaped German wine history.
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Key facts Type g.U. (PDO) Category Quality Sparkling Wine/Semi-Sparkling Wine/Wine Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 60,122 ha outline of listed communes Extent N–S × E–W 135.34 × 124.8 km Centre 50.0626° N, 8.0632° E Grapes Accent, Acolon, Albalonga, Allegro, André, Arnsburger, Auxerrois, Bacchus, Blauburger, Blauer Affenthaler, Blauer Elbling, Blauer Frühburgunder, Blauer Gelbhölzer, Blauer Limberger, Blauer Portugieser, Blauer Silvaner, Blauer Spätburgunder, Blauer Trollinger, Blauer Zweigelt, Bolero, Bronner, Cabernet Carbon, Cabernet Carol, Cabernet Cortis, Cabernet Cubin, Cabernet Dorio, Cabernet Dorsa, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Mitos, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cantaro, Chardonnay, Chardonnay Rosé, Dakapo, Deckrot, Domina, Dornfelder, Dunkelfelder, Ehrenbreitsteiner, Ehrenfelser, Faberrebe, Findling, Fontanara, Freisamer, Früher Malingre, Früher Roter Malvasier, Färbertraube, Gelber Muskateller, Gelber Orleans, Goldriesling, Grüner Silvaner, Grüner Veltliner, Gutenborner, Hegel, Helfensteiner, Helios, Heroldrebe, Hibernal, Huxelrebe, Hölder, Irsay Oliver, Johanniter, Juwel, Kanzler, Kerner, Kernling, Mariensteiner, Merlot, Merzling, Morio Muskat, Muskat Ottonel, Muskat Trollinger, Müller Thurgau, Müllerrebe, Neronet, Nobling, Orion, Ortega, Osteiner, Palas, Perle, Phoenix, Piroso, Primitivo, Prinzipal, Prior, Reberger, Regent, Regner, Reichensteiner, Rieslaner, Rondo, Rotberger, Roter Elbling, Roter Muskateller, Roter Riesling, Roter Räuschling, Roter Traminer, Ruländer, Saint Laurent, Saphira, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Scheurebe, Schönburger, Septimer, Serena, Sibera, Siegerrebe, Silcher, Sirius, Solaris, Staufer, Syrah, Tauberschwarz, Villaris, Weißer Burgunder, Weißer Elbling, Weißer Gutedel, Weißer Heunisch, Weißer Riesling, Weißer Räuschling, Welschriesling, Wildmuskat, Würzer Other grapes Optima, Sulmer Max yield 100 hl/ha Where it is Nearest town 5.4 km north-west of Eltville Nearest city 13 km west of Wiesbaden 288,850 people To the sea 330 km Rivers nearby Rhine (4.4 km) · Glan (18 km) · Main (18 km) Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 70–614 m Mean elevation 243 m Measured over the whole outline on 16,042 elevation cells of about 194 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.
Vintages: Mosel and German Riesling 5 05
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Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.
Bedrock Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)36% Mixed sedimentary rocks25% Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)24% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 11 Eltville Am Rhein Felsberg Flörsheim Am Main Geisenheim Hochheim Am Main Kiedrich Lorch Oestrich-Winkel Rüdesheim Am Rhein Walluf Wiesbaden Sources EU register of geographical indications
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