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The growing area is in the state of Hesse in Germany, The vineyards cover 3,211 hectares of vines starting at the lower main east of Wiesbaden and stretching around 50 kilometers along the right bank of the Rhine to Lorch north of Rüdesheim. The wine route "Rheingau Riesling Route" runs on the right bank from Lorch to Hochheim. Emperor Charlemagne (742-814) left near today's castle Johannisberg supposedly create the first vineyard. In addition, the late harvest is said to have been "invented" here, which is due to the story of Spätlesereiter is announced. In the Rheingau in particular, the orders of the Benedictine and the Cistercian accomplished a lot for viticulture and also had extensive holdings of vineyards.
On those that still exist today Cabinet-Keller of the famous Cistercian monastery Eberbach goes the quality label cabinet back. From this monastery there was also an endeavor, the red grape varieties mainly through the Riesling to replace. The first mention of this variety comes from 1435 in Rüsselheim. The VDP Rheingau organizes one here every year auction for charitable purposes, as well as organizes the Glorious Rheingau days, The place Hochheim has become a synonym for German Rhine wines, from the place name is the usual name in England Hock emerged. In Geisenheim The research institute for viticulture, fruit growing and horticulture, which is important for German viticulture, was founded in 1872. In the Rheingau there was a strange one for three years after the First World War Free State bottleneck,
Climate and soil
The Rhine creates an even temperature curve and intensifies sunlight like a mirror. It also promotes the through fog rising in autumn Botrytis (Noble rot) as a prerequisite for the very sweet Prädikatswein. The majority of the vineyards consist of sunny, south-facing slopes. Quartz and slate soils in the higher areas as well as loam, loess and clay soils in the valley are the ideal basis for racy and spicy white wines. Phyllite slate around Assmannshausen but also offers optimal conditions for red wines. Well protected from the wind by the Taunus mountain range, there are mild winters and warm summers.
Area, municipalities and locations
The Rheingau (since 1971) consists of the only area Johannisberg with eleven large layers and 123 individual layers. From the 1999 vintage, the designation First crop imported with wines from first class locations (see under VDP classification ). Many of the individual layers are spread over several municipalities. Identical names are not always the same location. The communities with their individual locations:
- Assmannshausen : Frankenthal Hinterkirch Höllenberg
- Böddiger : mountain
- Delkenheim : Grub
- Dotzheim : Judenkirch
- Eltville : Calf obligation, Langenstück Rheinberg Sonnenberg, Taubenberg
- Erbach : Hohenrain. Marcobrunn. Michel Mark, Rheingarten, Rheinhell, Schlossberg. Siegelsberg. Steinmorgen
- Flörsheim : Herrnberg, St. Anna chapel
- Frankfurt am Main : Lohrberger slope
- Frauenstein : Herrnberg, Homberg, Marshal
- Geisenheim : Fuchsberg, Kilzberg, Kläuserweg. Mäuerchen. Mönchspfad. Rothenberg, Castle garden
- Hallgarten : Hendelberg. maid. Schönhell (with KL Frühernberg), Würzgarten
- Hattenheim : Engelmann mountain. Hassel. Heiligenberg. Miner. Nussbrunnen. Pfaffenberg, Rheingarten, Schützenhaus. Steinberg. Wisselbrunnen
- Hochheim : mountain, Domdechaney, Herrnberg, Hofmeister, hell. Kirchenstück Queen victoria mountain Reichestal, Stone, stalk path
- Johannisberg : Goldatzel, Hansenberg, hell. Klaus. Johannisberg Castle, Schwarzenstein, Vogelsang
- Kiedrich : Gräfenberg Monastery mountain Sandgrub. Turmberg, Wasseros
- Lorch : Bodental-Steinberg, chapel hill. Crown. Pfaffenwiesenstrasse. Schlossberg
- Lorchhausen : Rosenberg, Savior
- Mainz-Kostheim : Weiß Erd, Steig, St. Kiliansberg
- Marthinstal : Langenberg, Little girl, wild boar
- Massenheim : castle garden
- Mittelheim : Edelmann, Goldberg, St. Nicholas
- Oestrich : Doosberg Monastery mountain lenchen, Reichartshausen Castle
- Rauenthal : Baiken. Gehrn. Langenstück. Nonnenberg. Rothenberg. Wülfen
- Ruedesheim : Kaisersteinfels mountain. Mount Roseneck. Mount Rottland. Schlossberg mountain, Bischofsberg, Drachenstein, Kirchenpfad, Klosterberg, Klosterlay, Magdalenenkreuz, Rosengarten
- Schierstein : Dachsberg, Herrenberg, hell
- Walluf : Berg-Bildstock, Gottesacker, Langenstück, Oberberg, Vitusberg, Walkenberg
- Wicker : King Wilhelmsberg, monk Won. Nonnberg, Stone
- Wiesbaden : Nerobergbahn
- Angle : Dachsberg, Gutenberg, Hasensprung. Jesuitengarten. Vollrads Castle
Blend
There have been no major changes since 2009. The two dominant grape varieties are Riesling with 78% and Pinot Noir with 12%. All other varieties make up the remaining 10%. As in the other growing regions, the climbers were the varieties Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. Status 2018 (0 = less than 0.5 ha):
| vine German main name | In Germany Common synonyms | colour | hectare 2018 | % - Ant | hectare 2009 |
| Riesling | White Riesling, Rheinriesling | White | 2505 | 78.1 | 2420 |
| Pinot Noir incl. Samtrot | Pinot Noir, Blauer S., Pinot Noir | red | 392 | 12.2 | 368 |
| White Burgundy | Pinot Blanc, Pinot Blanc | White | 53 | 1.7 | 20 |
| Müller-Thurgau | Rivaner, Riesling-Sylvaner | White | 32 | 1.0 | 47 |
| Gray burgundy | Pinot Gris, Pinot gris | White | 29 | 0.9 | |
| Chardonnay | - | White | 24 | 0.8 | 11 |
| Sauvignon Blanc | Muskat-Sylvaner | White | 17 | 0.5 | 7 |
| Dornfelder | - | red | 13 | 0.4 | 18 |
| Kerner | - | White | 10 | 0.3 | 16 |
| Green Silvaner | Sylvaner | White | 9 | 0.3 | 9 |
| Red traminer | Traminer. Gewurztraminer | White | 9 | 0.3 | - |
| dark fields | - | red | 8th | 0.3 | 12 |
| Ehrenfelser | - | White | 6 | 0.2 | 10 |
| Frühburgunder | Blauer Frühburgunder, Clevner | red | 6 | 0.2 | 7 |
| Dakapo | - | red | 6 | 0.2 | 6 |
| Merlot | - | red | 6 | 0.2 | 4 |
| Cabernet Sauvignon | - | red | 5 | 0.2 | 3 |
| Saint Laurent | St. Laurent | red | 5 | 0.2 | - |
| Scheurebe | Seedling 88 | White | 5 | 0.2 | 2 |
| Auxerrois | Little Heunisch | White | 4 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Rotberger | - | red | 4 | 0.1 | 6 |
| Cabernet Mitos | - | red | 3 | 0.1 | 2 |
| Müllerrebe | Meunier, Pinot Meunier | red | 3 | 0.1 | - |
| Portuguese | Blue Portuguese | red | 3 | 0.1 | 7 |
| regent | - | red | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Yellow muscatel | muscatel. Muscat Blanc | White | 2 | 0.1 | - |
| Green Valtellina | - | White | 2 | 0.1 | - |
| Albalonga | - | White | 1 | - | 1 |
| Bacchus | - | White | 1 | - | 1 |
| Blue Zweigelt | Zweigelt | red | 1 | - | - |
| Cabernet Blanc | - | White | 1 | - | - |
| Cabernet Dorsa | - | red | 1 | - | 0 |
| Ehrenbreitsteiner | - | White | 1 | - | 1 |
| Faberrebe | - | White | 1 | - | - |
| Goldmuskateller | - | White | 1 | - | - |
| Pinotin | - | red | 1 | - | - |
| Reichensteiner | - | White | 1 | - | 3 |
| Acolon | - | red | 0 | - | 0 |
| Blauburger | - | red | 0 | - | - |
| Blue Silvaner | - | White | 0 | - | - |
| Blue trollinger | Trollinger, Schiava Grossa | red | 0 | - | - |
| Bronner | - | White | 0 | - | - |
| Cabernet Cortis | - | red | 0 | - | - |
| Cabernet Cubin | - | red | 0 | - | - |
| Cabernet Dorio | - | red | 0 | - | 0 |
| Cabernet Franc | - | red | 0 | - | - |
| Cabertin | - | red | 0 | - | - |
| Deckrot | - | red | 0 | - | 0 |
| Domina | - | red | 0 | - | 1 |
| foundling | Bouvier | White | 0 | - | - |
| Freisamer | - | White | 0 | - | - |
| Hegel | - | red | 0 | - | - |
| Helfensteiner | - | White | 0 | - | - |
| Heroldrebe | - | White | 0 | - | - |
| hibernal | - | White | 0 | - | - |
| Hoelder | - | White | 0 | - | - |
| Huxelrebe | - | White | 0 | - | 0 |
| Johanniter | - | White | 0 | - | 1 |
| jewel | - | White | 0 | - | - |
| chancellor | - | White | 0 | - | - |
| Kernling | - | White | 0 | - | - |
| Limberger | Blue Limberger, Blaufränkisch | red | 0 | - | - |
| malmsey | Frühroter Veltliner, Formerly red | White | 0 | - | 0 |
| Merzling | - | White | 0 | - | - |
| Morio Muscat | Morio | White | 0 | - | - |
| Muscaris | - | White | 0 | - | - |
| Muscat Ottonel | - | White | 0 | - | - |
| Muskat-Trollinger | Muscat d'Hamburg | red | 0 | - | - |
| Neronet | - | red | 0 | - | - |
| Nobling | - | White | 0 | - | - |
| Optima | Optima 113 | White | 0 | - | - |
| Ortega | - | White | 0 | - | - |
| pearl | - | White | 0 | - | - |
| Phoenix | - | White | 0 | - | 0 |
| prior | - | red | 0 | - | - |
| Rieslaner | - | White | 0 | - | 1 |
| rondo | - | red | 0 | - | - |
| Red Elbling | Elbling | White | 0 | - | 1 |
| Red muscatel | muscatel | White | 0 | - | - |
| Saphira | - | White | 0 | - | - |
| Schönburger | - | White | 0 | - | 0 |
| Siegerrebe | - | White | 0 | - | - |
| Solaris | - | White | 0 | - | - |
| Souvignier Gris | - | White | 0 | - | - |
| Syrah | Shiraz | White | 0 | - | 0 |
| Tauberschwarz | Blue hangman | red | 0 | - | - |
| Viognier | - | White | 0 | - | - |
| White Elbling | Elbling, Kleinberger | White | 0 | - | - |
| White Gutedel | Chasselas | White | 0 | - | - |
| Würzer | - | White | 0 | - | - |
| teinturier | Complexion of Cher | red | - | - | 0 |
| Osteiner | - | White | - | - | 0 |
| otherwise. white varieties | - | White | 31 | 1.0 | 59 |
| otherwise. red varieties | red | 2 | 0.1 | 16 | |
| WHITE VARIETIES | 2748 | 85.6 | 2610 | ||
| RED VARIETIES | 463 | 14.4 | 452 | ||
| TOTAL | 3211 | 100 | 3062 |
producers
Well-known producers are in the Rheingau Albus. Allendorf. old church. Baron Knyphausen. Barth Norbert. Bausch Hans. Becker Hans-Josef. Bibo & Runge. Episcopal winery Rüdesheim. Bott Michael. Breuer Georg. Breuer Stefan. Brother Eser. Chat Sauvage. Daniel Holger. Diefenhardt'sches winery. Domdechant Werner'sches winery. Dr. Corvers-cautery. Dr. Heinrich Nägler. Erbslöh. It is August. FB Schönleber. Flick Joachim. Baron Langwerth von Simmern. Freimuth Alexander. Prince Löwenstein. Privy Councilor J. Wegeler Heirs. George. Georg Müller Foundation. Goziewski Jörn. Count von Kanitz. Hessian state wineries. Heaven Emmerich. Hirschmann Christoph. HJ Ernst. Johanninger.
Johannishof Eser. Young Jakob. Merchant Urban. Kesseler. St. Hildegard Abbey Abbey. King Klaus & Ursula. King Robert. Crown. Bold Peter Jakob. Artist Gunter. Lamb-Jung. Laquai Paul. Leitz Johannes. GH by Mumm. Nikolai Heinz. Oetinger. Prince Fred. Prince of Hesse. Querbach. Ress Balthazar. Rothenbach Fritz. Rotkäppchen-Mumm. Rüdesheimer Sektkellerei Ohlig. Johannisberg Castle. Reinhartshausen Castle. Schönborn Castle. Vollrads Castle. Solter. Spreader Andreas & Bernd. Strieth Thilo. Toni Jost Hahnenhof. Trenz Michael. Vaux. Because Robert. Wilhelm Mohr heirs and Winemaker from Erbach,
