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Rech

Rech wine guide: the wine region in Germany, its Spätburgunder, the red wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Germany
Climate
Continental
Signature grape
Spätburgunder
Styles
red
2
Signature grapes
1
Producers listed
6
Bottles to find

Rech is a wine region in Ahr, Germany.

The signature grape is Spätburgunder, backed by Frühburgunder.

Vines root into slate.

The climate is continental.

The vineyards themselves read as riverside and steep sites.

The region is known for red wine.

Quality is codified by the Grosse Lage, which is worth reading off the label.

Producers worth knowing include Jean Stodden.

Soil
Slate
Climate
Continental
Terrain
RiversideSteep sites
Styles
red

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

  • Grosse Lage

Producers worth knowing.

01 Jean Stodden

Bottles to look for.

  • Jean Stodden Cuvee de Blanc, Ahr, Germany
  • Jean Stodden Recher Herrenberg Fruhburgunder Grosses Gewachs, Ahr, Germany
  • Jean Stodden Recher Herrenberg JS Spatburgunder Auslese Trocken Lange Goldkapsel, Ahr, Germany
  • Jean Stodden Recher Herrenberg JS Spatburgunder Auslese Trocken, Ahr, Germany
  • Jean Stodden Recher Herrenberg Spatburgunder Grosses Gewachs, Ahr, Germany
  • Jean Stodden Recher Herrenberg Spatburgunder Trocken, Ahr, Germany

Nearby regions.

Rech: common questions

01.
What grapes is Rech known for?
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Spätburgunder is the signature grape of Rech. Frühburgunder are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Rech make?
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Rech produces red wine.
03.
Where is Rech?
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Rech is a wine region in Germany.

More from here: every wine region in Germany, or the wider Ahr guide.

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