Germany · g.U. (PDO)
Rheinhessen
Wine region
Rheinhessen is a wine region in Germany across 133 communes. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.
Germany's largest wine region, in rolling hills inside the bend of the Rhine. The Roter Hang at Nierstein and the limestone hills around Westhofen give its top wines.
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Key facts Type g.U. (PDO) Category Quality Sparkling Wine/Semi-Sparkling Wine/Wine Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 132,617 ha registered outline Extent N–S × E–W 49.64 × 43.33 km Centre 49.8120° N, 8.1417° E Grapes Acolon, Albalonga, Arnsburger, Auxerrois, Bacchus, Blauer Frühburgunder, Blauer Limberger, Blauer Portugieser, Blauer Silvaner, Blauer Spätburgunder, Blauer Trollinger, Blauer Zweigelt, Bolero, Bronner, Cabernet Carbon, Cabernet Cortis, Cabernet Cubin, Cabernet Dorio, Cabernet Dorsa, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Mitos, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Dakapo, Deckrot, Domina, Dornfelder, Dunkelfelder, Ehrenbreitsteiner, Ehrenfelser, Faberrebe, Findling, Freisamer, Früher Roter Malvasier, Färbertraube, Gelber Muskateller, Grüner Silvaner, Grüner Veltliner, Hegel, Helios, Heroldrebe, Hibernal, Huxelrebe, Hölder, Johanniter, Juwel, Kanzler, Kerner, Kernling, Mariensteiner, Merlot, Merzling, Monarch, Morio Muskat, Muskat Ottonel, Müller Thurgau, Müllerrebe, Neronet, Nobling, Orion, Ortega, Palas, Perle, Phoenix, Prinzipal, Prior, Regent, Regner, Reichensteiner, Rieslaner, Rondo, Rotberger, Roter Muskateller, Roter Traminer, Rubinet, Ruländer, Saint Laurent, Saphira, Sauvignon Blanc, Scheurebe, Schönburger, Septimer, Siegerrebe, Silcher, Sirius, Solaris, Staufer, Syrah, Weißer Burgunder, Weißer Gutedel, Weißer Riesling, Würzer Other grapes Muscat Hamburg, Optima Max yield 105 hl/ha Where it is Nearest town 4.3 km south of Wörrstadt Nearest city 21 km south-west of Mainz 222,889 people To the sea 350 km Rivers nearby Rhine (17 km) · Glan (20 km) · Main (23 km) Same latitude Okanagan Valley (Canada)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 76–356 m Mean elevation 165 m Measured over the whole outline on 136,888 elevation cells of about 99 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.
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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 Unconsolidated sediments50% Mixed sedimentary rocks42% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 133 Show all 133 Albig Alsheim Alzey Appenheim Armsheim Aspisheim Badenheim Bechenheim Bechtheim Bechtolsheim Bermersheim Bermersheim Vor Der Höhe Biebelnheim Biebelsheim Bingen Am Rhein Bodenheim Bornheim Bubenheim Budenheim Dalheim Dexheim Dienheim Dintesheim Dittelsheim-Heßloch Dolgesheim Dorn-Dürkheim Eckelsheim Eich Eimsheim Engelstadt Ensheim Eppelsheim Erbes-Büdesheim Esselborn Essenheim Flomborn Flonheim Flörsheim-Dalsheim Framersheim Frei-Laubersheim Freimersheim Frettenheim Friesenheim Fürfeld Gabsheim Gau-Algesheim Gau-Bickelheim Gau-Bischofsheim Gau-Heppenheim Gau-Odernheim Gau-Weinheim Gensingen Gimbsheim Grolsheim Gumbsheim Gundersheim Gundheim Guntersblum Hackenheim Hahnheim Hangen-Weisheim Harxheim Hillesheim Hochborn Hohen-Sülzen Horrweiler Ingelheim Am Rhein Jugenheim In Rheinhessen Kettenheim Klein-Winternheim Köngernheim Lonsheim Ludwigshöhe Lörzweiler Mainz Mauchenheim Mettenheim Mommenheim Monsheim Monzernheim Mölsheim Mörstadt Nack Nackenheim Neu-Bamberg Nieder-Hilbersheim Nieder-Olm Nieder-Wiesen Nierstein Ober-Flörsheim Ober-Hilbersheim Ober-Olm Ockenheim Offenheim Offstein Oppenheim Osthofen Partenheim Pfaffen-Schwabenheim Pleitersheim Sankt Johann Saulheim Schornsheim Schwabenheim An Der Selz Selzen Siefersheim Spiesheim Sprendlingen Stadecken-Elsheim Stein-Bockenheim Sulzheim Sörgenloch Tiefenthal Udenheim Uelversheim Undenheim Vendersheim Volxheim Wachenheim Wahlheim Wallertheim Weinolsheim Welgesheim Wendelsheim Westhofen Wintersheim Wolfsheim Wonsheim Worms Wöllstein Wörrstadt Zornheim Zotzenheim Inside Rheinhessen · 435
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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