Landwein Rhein
Styles
Principal grape varieties
AuxerroisBacchus (Bacchus Weiss)EhrenfelserFaberrebeFreisamerGelber Muskateller (Muscat A Petits Grains Blancs)Grauer Burgunder (Pinot Gris)Grüner Silvaner (Silvaner Gruen)Grüner Veltliner (Veltliner Gruen)HuxelrebeKanzlerKernerMorio-MuskatMüller-Thurgau (Mueller Thurgau Weiss)Muskat Ottonel (Muscat Ottonel)OptimaOrtegaPerlePhoenixReichensteinerRieslanerRoter Traminer (Gewuerztraminer)ScheurebeSiegerrebeWeißer Burgunder (Pinot Blanc)Weißer Elbling (Elbling Weiss)Weißer Gutedel (Chasselas Blanc)Weißer Riesling (Riesling Weiss)WürzerBlauer FrühburgunderBlauer Limberger (Blaufraenkisch)Blauer Portugieser (Portugieser Blau)Blauer Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)DominaDornfelderDunkelfelderHelfensteinerHeroldrebeRegentRotbergerRoter Elbling (Elbling Rot)Roter Gutedel (Chasselas Rose)AlbalongaArnsburgerBlauer Silvaner (Silvaner Blau)BronnerChardonnayEhrenbreitsteinerFindling (Bouvier)Früher Malingre (Malingre Precoce)GoldrieslingHeliosHibernalHölderJohanniterJuwelKernlingMariensteinerMerzlingNoblingOrionOsteinerPrinzipalRegnerRoter Muskateller (Muscat A Petits Grains Rouges)SaphiraSauvignon BlancSchönburger (Schoenburger)SeptimerSilcherSiriusSolarisStauferAccentAcolonAllegroBlauer Trollinger (Schiava Grossa)Blauer Zweigelt (Zweigeltrebe Blau)BoleroCabernet CarbonCabernet CarolCabernet CortisCabernet CubinCabernet DorioCabernet DorsaCabernet FrancCabernet MitosCabernet SauvignonDakapoDeckrotFärbertraube (Gamay Teinturier De Chaudenay)Früher Roter Malvasier (Veltliner Fruehrot)HegelMerlotMüllerrebeMuskat Hamburg (Muscat Hamburg)PalasRondoSaint-LaurentSyrahAndréCantaro (Trebbiano Toscano)Chardonnay RoséFontanaraGutenbornerIsray Oliver (Irsai Oliver)Orleans (Orleans Gelb)PriorRoter RäuschlingRoter Riesling (Riesling Rot)SerenaSiberaVilaris (Villaris)Weißer Heunisch (Heunisch Weiss)WildmuskatWelschrieslingSauvignon GrisTauberschwarzBlauer Affenthaler (Affenthaler)BlauburgerNeronetPirosoPrimitivoSulmerRubinet
Terroir
Natural factors
- The region spans very diverse natural landscapes, resulting in heterogeneous geological and pedological baseline conditions ranging from Quaternary loess and alluvial deposits to Tertiary limestones and marls.
- Rotliegend rocks and Pleistocene loess appear in places, with Tertiary formations also occurring subordinately in these areas.
- The northern part of the region is predominantly shaped by Devonian rocks, with schists as well as sandstones and claystones prevailing, and isolated loess pockets or alluvial deposits occurring in places.
- Viticulture extends from elevations of around 50 m up to 410 m, with vineyard sites averaging approximately 175 m above sea level.
- More than 50% of the vineyards face SE to SSW, with an average aspect of 163° (SSE) across the appellation as a whole.
- The mean annual temperature averages approximately 9.9 °C, with the lowest values occurring in the westernmost part of the Nahe valley and the highest along the lower Moselle at the transition to the Neuwied Basin and in the Upper Rhine Graben.
Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.
About this boundary · approximate area
Approximate area — the union of the member appellations' polygons (Bétard 2022), at municipality resolution.
Sources
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-DE-A1286
- Official trade body site — Deutsches Weininstitut (DWI)