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The first evidence of the cultivation of “seczreben riesslingen” can be found in the Rheingau in 1435. Today, with 84 percent of the total area under vines, it has the highest proportion of Riesling of any wine-growing region in the world. Other grape varieties have never really been able to establish themselves here. After all, Riesling is considered perhaps the best white wine variety due to its elegance, its characteristic bouquet with a delicate peach scent and its lively acidity. Here, in the northern wine-growing region, at around the 50th parallel, Riesling enjoys ideal soil and climatic conditions. The grape harvest in the Rheingau rarely begins before October 15; it is often still underway late in November. A warm autumn is important for the ripening of Riesling, which ensures the necessary sugar formation in the grapes.
A special feature here can be the infestation of the grapes by the fungus Botrytis Cinerea. If the infestation occurs on ripe grapes, high-quality Prädikat wines can be produced from the harvest. But even without “noble rot”, Rheingau Riesling knows how to inspire. The wines have a lot of extract. Their alcohol content is usually not very high (between 9 and 11.5% vol.) The quality wines and Kabinett wines in particular, with their stimulating lightness, are increasingly preferred as an accompaniment to food.
What Riesling is to white wine varieties, Pinot Noir is to red wine varieties! In France, the variety is called Pinot Noir. In the Rheingau, Pinot Noir is a specialty, grown on around 160 hectares, preferably in the steep vineyards of Assmannshausen. Pinot noir was first mentioned in Germany in 1318; it was probably brought to the Rheingau by Cistercian monks from Eberbach, where its cultivation is documented in 1470.
In the Rheingau, Pinot Noir is a real specialty, grown on around 160 hectares, preferably in the steep slopes of Assmannshausen around the “Höllenberg”. This “red wine” has been growing in Assmannshausen since at least 1507. Rheingau Pinot Noir is undoubtedly one of the best red wines in Germany; it is lighter, softer and more velvety than the full-bodied, high-alcohol southern European red wines. Small-berried, fully ripe, dark blue grapes produce lighter-colored wines with a subtle, delicately spicy aroma and an elegant, warm style with a pleasant acidity, which also ensures that the wines remain storable.
A glass of sparkling wine is usually part of a festive setting in private or social life. The selection of high-quality wines with full aromas and a balanced taste is decisive for the quality of the sparkling wine. This is because the cellar master only selects the wines that make a good sparkling wine from selected grape varieties. This art of “refining” selected wines has been practiced in the Rheingau for more than 150 years. Enjoy it as an aperitif, with a meal or simply between meals - sparkling wine is always a byword for enjoyment and joie de vivre!
