Mittelrhein

Mittelrhein is a wine region in Germany.

Growers build the wines around Riesling, filling out the blend with Spätburgunder.

The ground underneath is clay, free-draining and greywacke.

The climate is maritime/oceanic.

The vineyards themselves read as riverside and steep sites.

Dry white wine, sweet white wine and sparkling wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows nectar-like sweetness balanced by acidity, fresh and lively and produced in traditional methods.

Inside it sit Bacharach, Boppard Hamm, Oberwesel and Steeg.

At the table these bottles work with seafood, pork, spicy asian dishes and pâtés and terrines.

Serve at 8 to 10°C.

Rewards decades in the cellar.

In the glass.

Sweet white: Nectar-like sweetness balanced by acidity.

Sparkling: Fresh and lively, Produced in traditional methods.

Grapes planted here.

Bottles to look for.

• Lanius Knab Engeholler Goldemund Riesling Eiswein, Mittelrhein, Germany
• Weingut August Perll Bopparder Hamm Feuerlay Riesling Kabinett, Mittelrhein, Germany
• Weingut Goswin Lambrich Cuvee Gowin Cabernet Dorsa Trocken, Mittelrhein, Germany
• Weingut Pieper Brut Riesling, Mittelrhein, Germany
• Weingut Ratzenberger 'Caspar R' Riesling, Mittelrhein, Germany
• Weingut Ratzenberger Bacharacher Grauburgunder Trocken, Mittelrhein, Germany
• Weingut Ratzenberger Bacharacher Kloster Furstental Riesling Eiswein, Mittelrhein, Germany
• Weingut Ratzenberger Bacharacher Riesling Brut, Mittelrhein, Germany

At the table.

• Seafood
• Pork
• Spicy Asian Dishes
• Pâtés and Terrines
• Cheese Platter

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve at 8 to 10°C.
• Rewards decades in the cellar.

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Mittelrhein: common questions

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