The best wines of Oppenheim

Discover the best wines of Oppenheim of Rheinhessen as well as the best winemakers of Oppenheim and estates of Oppenheim to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Oppenheim and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Oppenheim by region

Looking for a good wine of Oppenheim of Rheinhessen among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Oppenheim. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Oppenheim with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Oppenheim

See the top 100 best red wines of Oppenheim

Want to buy a red wine of Oppenheim cheap or sell a red wine of Oppenheim at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Oppenheim

Red wines from the region of Oppenheim go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of pasta with auvergne blue cheese, turkey ballotine or gloom and doom.

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Oppenheim

  • Dornfelder

Discovering the wine region of Oppenheim

The wine region of Oppenheim is located in the region of Rheinhessen of Germany. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Carl Sittmann or the Domaine Dr Dahlem produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Oppenheim are Riesling et Dornfelder, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. In the mouth of Oppenheim is a with a nice freshness.

We currently count 3 estates and châteaux in the of Oppenheim, producing 8 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Oppenheim go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food.

Great white wines of Oppenheim

See the top 100 best white wines of Oppenheim

Want to buy a white wine of Oppenheim cheap or sell a white wine of Oppenheim at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Oppenheim

White wines from the region of Oppenheim go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of turkey stuffed with chestnuts, parsley knives or chicken curry and onions.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Oppenheim

In the mouth the white wine of the region of Oppenheim. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Oppenheim

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Oppenheim

  • Riesling
  • Bacchus

Discover the grape variety: Dornfelder

German, intraspecific cross made in 1955 by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) between the helfensteiner and the heroldrebe (more details, click here!). With these same parents he also obtained the hegel. The Dornfelder can be found in Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Canada, United States, ... . Virtually unknown in France, we nevertheless recognize a certain interest in it due to its short phenological cycle and the quality of its wines, both rosé and red.

News from the vineyard of Oppenheim

UK wine trade urges government rethink on duty tax plans

Ministers have said plans to link duty tax more closely to alcohol levels (abv) from February 2023 will create a simpler and fairer system, but UK wine trade leaders have called for a government rethink. The issue is coming to a head as a government-led consultation period nears its 30 January deadline. While plans to abolish the premium tax rate on sparkling wine have been widely welcomed, the new system would see duty increase on some still and fortified wines. This could lead to price rises, ...

Top DWWA award-winning wines on show at Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC

At the 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards, the world’s largest wine competition saw its biggest year to date, with 18,094 wines tasted from 56 countries. Over 15 consecutive days in June 2021, almost 170 expert wine judges, including 44 Masters of Wine and 11 Master Sommeliers, awarded 50 Best in Show, 179 Platinum, 635 Gold, 5,607 Silver and 8,332 Bronze medals. Join Decanter at our Fine Wine Encounter NYC this June, where you will have the opportunity to sample 23 of these top awarded Gold, Plati ...

Tobermory launches 24-year-old whisky finished in Oloroso Sherry casks

Only 3,600 bottles of Tobermory 24 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish will be available, following last year’s release of a 23-year-old Hebridean Series single malt from the same batch. Bottled at 52.5% abv, Tobermory 24 has spent the last nine years in Oloroso Sherry casks sourced from González Byass. The series is part of a new focus on aged Tobermory releases under Brendan McCarron, master distiller for parent company Distell, master blender Julieann Fernandez and Tobermory manager Cara Gilbert, 28 ...