Rheinhessen
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Blauer Portugieser (Portugieser Blau)DornfelderGrüner Silvaner (Silvaner Gruen)Morio MuskatMüller Thurgau (Mueller Thurgau Weiss)Weißer Riesling (Riesling Weiss)
Accessory grape varieties
AccentAcolonAdelfränkischAgostenga (Vermentino)AlbalongaAlegrillo Negro (Tempranillo Tinto)AllegroAlvarinhoArnsburgerAuxerroisBacchus (Bacchus Weiss)Barbera (Barbera Nera)Baron (Cabernet Franc)BettlertraubeBlauburgerBlauer FrühburgunderBlauer Gänsfüßer (Blauer Gansfusser)Blauer HänglingBlauer Limberger (Blaufraenkisch)Blauer Muskateller (Muscat A Petits Grains Rouges)Blauer Silvaner (Pinot Noir)Blauer Trollinger (Schiava Grossa)Blauer Zweigelt (Zweigeltrebe Blau)BlütenmuskatellerBoleroBronnerCabaret NoirCabernet BlancCabernet CantorCabernet CarbonCabernet CortisCabernet CubinCabernet DorioCabernet DorsaCabernet JuraCabernet MitosCabernet SauvignonCalabreseCalandroCalardis BlancCarménèreChardonnayChatusChenin BlancCumdeo BlancCumdeo RougeDakapoDalkauerDeckrotDivicoDominaDonaurieslingDonauveltlinerDunkelfelderEhrenbreitsteinerEhrenfelserFaberrebeFeliciaFindling (Bouvier)FreisamerFrüher Malingre (Malingre Precoce)Früher Roter Malvasier (Veltliner Fruehrot)FurmintFärbertraube (Gamay Teinturier De Chaudenay)Gamay NoirGelber Kleinberger (Kleinberger Gelber)Gelber Muskateller (Muscat A Petits Grains Blancs)Gelber Orleans (Orleans Gelb)GleraGm 324 58 (Hibernal)Goldmuskateller (Moscato Giallo)GoldrieslingGrenache Noir (Garnacha Tinta)Grüner Veltliner (Veltliner Gruen)HartblauHegelHelfensteinerHeliosHeroldrebeHuxelrebeHölderJakob Gerhardt BlancJohanniterJuwelKanzlerKernerKernlingKleiner Fränkischer BurgunderLagreinLaurotLevitageMalbec (Cot)Manzoni BiancoMariensteinerMarsanne Blanche (Marsanne)MerlotMerzlingMonarchMuscabonaMuscarisMuskat Ottonel (Muscat Ottonel)Muskat Trollinger (Muscat Hamburg)MüllerrebeNebbioloNeronetNoblingOptima 113 (Optima)Orangentraube (Orangetraube)OrionOrtegaOsteinerPalasPerlePetit Manseng (Manseng Petit Blanc)Petit Verdot (Verdot Petit)Petite Syrah (Durif)PhoenixPinot NovaPinotagePinotinPirosoPolluxPrimitivoPrinzipalPriorRebergerRegentRegnerReichensteinerRheinfelderRinotRondoRosa Chardonnay (Chardonnay Rose)Rosenmuskateller (Tamjanika Crna)Roter Elbling (Elbling Rot)Roter Gutedel (Chasselas Rose)Roter Riesling (Gewuerztraminer)Rubinet (Jacquere)Ruländer (Pinot Gris)SangioveseSaphiraSauvignacSauvignon BlancSauvignon CitaSauvignon GrisSauvignon SarySauvitageSavagnin BlancScheurebeSchwarzer Heunisch (Heunisch Weiss)Schwarzer Urban (Schiava Gentile)Schönburger (Schoenburger)SeptimerSiegerrebeSilcher (Heunisch Weiss)SiriusSolarisSouvignier GrisSt. Laurent (Saint Laurent)StauferSyrahSémillonSüßschwarz (Beclan Petit)TannatTauberschwarzTrebbiano Di Soave (Verdicchio Bianco)VillarisViognierWeißer Burgunder (Pinot Blanc)Weißer Elbling (Elbling Weiss)Weißer Gutedel (Chasselas Blanc)Weißer Räuschling (Weisser Rauschling)WildmuskatWürzer
Terroir
Natural factors
- Soils: loess/loessic loam dominates as the principal soil-forming substrate; beneath it lie Tertiary marls and limestones.
- Geology: Rotliegend basement rocks surface only in the SW and at the Niersteiner Horst.
- In the NW near Bingen: Devonian quartzites and clay slates — a geological special case within the region.
- Climate: annual mean approximately 9.9 °C, growing-season mean 14.6 °C; annual rainfall approximately 550 mm.
- Topography: limestone plateaus (250–300 m above sea level), average slope gradient approximately 7%; steep sites around Nierstein and Bingen.
Human factors
- Viticulture in Rheinhessen dates to 20 BC; the Niersteiner Glöck (742 AD) is possibly Germany's oldest documented vineyard site. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Tradition combines with fresh momentum: young top producers have shaped the regional wine economy over the past 20 years.
Terroir / wine link
- Soils of loess/loessic loam and diverse soil profiles give growers the means to achieve a broad aromatic range in their wines.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Sources
- Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-DE-A1274
- Official trade body site — Rheinhessenwein e.V.