Rheingau

Rheingau is a wine region of Germany.

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

The ground underneath is gravel, loess and sandstone.

The climate is continental.

The vineyards themselves read as riverside, slopes and south-facing.

Dry white wine and sweet white wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows showcasing the region’s botrytized wines.

Labels here fall under the Grosse Lage and the Erste Lage.

Inside it sit Assmannshausen, Hochheim am Main, Rüdesheim, Geisenheim and Johannisberg.

Names to look for on a shelf: Georg Breuer, Schloss Johannisberg and Weingut Robert Weil.

At the table these bottles work with seafood, poultry, spicy asian dishes and light salads.

Serve at 8 to 10°C.

Keeps for 5 to 10 years.

In the glass.

Sweet white: Showcasing the region's botrytized wines.

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

• Grosse Lage
• Erste Lage

Producers worth knowing.

Bottles to look for.

• Eva Fricke Lorcher Krone Riesling Trocken, Rheingau, Germany
• Eva Fricke Riesling Trocken, Rheingau, Germany
• Furst von Metternich Chardonnay Sekt Trocken, Rheingau, Germany
• Georg Breuer 'Terra Montosa' Riesling, Rheingau, Germany
• Georg Breuer Berg Roseneck Riesling, Rheingau, Germany
• Georg Breuer Rauenthal Nonnenberg Riesling Trocken, Rheingau, Germany
• Georg Breuer Rudesheimer Berg Schlossberg Riesling, Rheingau, Germany
• J.B. Becker Wallufer Berg Bildstock Riesling Kabinett, Rheingau, Germany

At the table.

• seafood
• poultry
• spicy Asian dishes
• light salads

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve at 8 to 10°C.
• Keeps for 5 to 10 years.

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Rheingau: common questions

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