The Winery Dorst of Rheinhessen

Winery Dorst - Cabernet Dorsa Trocken
The winery offers 94 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 681 of the estates of Rheinhessen.
It is located in Rheinhessen

The Winery Dorst is one of the best wineries to follow in Rheinhessen.. It offers 94 wines for sale in of Rheinhessen to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Dorst wines

Looking for the best Winery Dorst wines in Rheinhessen among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Dorst wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Dorst wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Dorst

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Dorst

How Winery Dorst wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of pasta with tuna and tomato sauce, chicken supreme with morels or salted lentils.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Dorst

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Dorst. is a .

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Dorst.

  • Dornfelder
  • Spätburgunder
  • Merlot
  • Blauer Portugieser
  • Cabernet Dorsa
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Rheinhessen

Rheinhessen is Germany's largest region for producing the quality wines of the Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) and Prädikatswein designations, with roughly 26,500 hectares (65,000 acres) of Vineyard">Vineyards as of 2014. Many of its most significant viticultural areas are favorably influenced by the Rhine river, which runs aLong its North and eastern borders. The Rhine, along with the Nahe river to the west and the Haardt mountains to its South, form a natural border. Rheinhessen covers an area south of Rheingau, north of Pfalz and east of Nahe, and is located within the Rhineland-Palatinate federal state.

The region has been cultivating Grapes for wine production at least since ancient Roman occupation. It's also the home to the oldest surviving records of a German vineyard. Named Glöck, the vineyard was included in a deed for a church and vineyards gifted by Carloman – a duke of the Franks of the Carolingian family and the uncle of the first Holy Roman Emperor, Charlemagne – to the diocese of Würzburg in 742. Within a century, dozens of villages were cultivating grapes throughout Rheinhessen.

An early documentation of Riesling as a distinct grape variety, identified as Rüssling, was also found in records from the city Worms dating back to 1402. The Size of the region, and its location on the Rhine, has given it a significant role in Germany's wine industry history. Its largest city, Mainz, has been an unofficial Center for wine trade, being home to several national wine organizations including the German Wine Institute and the Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates (Verband Deutscher Prädikats-und Qualitätsweingüter e. V.

The top white wines of Winery Dorst

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Dorst

How Winery Dorst wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed tomatoes, sardines moroccan style or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Dorst

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Dorst. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Dorst

  • 2018With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Dorst.

  • Grauburgunder
  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Scheurebe
  • Gewürztraminer

Discover the grape variety: Kerner

Intraspecific crossing between frankenthal and riesling obtained in Germany in 1929 by August Karl Herold (1902/1973). In 1951 and by crossing it with the sylvaner, we obtained the juwel. It should be noted that there is a mutation of Kerner, discovered in 1974 and bearing the name of kernling, with grapes of pink-grey to red-grey colour at full maturity. Kerner can be found in Germany, Belgium, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, South Africa, Australia, the United States, Canada, Japan... practically unknown in France except in a few Moselle vineyards.

The top pink wines of Winery Dorst

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Dorst

How Winery Dorst wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Dorst.

  • Dornfelder
  • Blauer Portugieser

The word of the wine: Sour

Said of a wine that is unpleasantly pungent and has a vinegar-like odour.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Dorst

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Dorst

How Winery Dorst wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of endives au gratin without béchamel sauce, tagliatelle courgette salmon from cécile and lisa or chicken breast with curry and mushrooms.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Dorst.

  • Riesling
  • Scheurebe

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Dorst

Planning a wine route in the of Rheinhessen? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Dorst.

Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of vine is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Gewurztraminer rosé can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Jura, Champagne, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

News about Winery Dorst and wines from the region

Rare Lafite 1887 magnum tops £22,000 in Sotheby’s auction

A magnum of Lafite Rothschild 1887 sold for £22,500 ($28,300) at a Sotheby’s auction of ‘vinous treasures’ spanning nearly 200 years. The wine, held in storage with Octavian group in Wiltshire, had a pre-sale high estimate of £18,000. A single bottle of Château d’Yquem 1831 sold for £27,500 (pre-sale high estimate: £20,000). Another bottle of Yquem, from the 1896 vintage, sold for £15,000, tripling its pre-sale high estimate. ‘An extraordinary wine from a very great Sauternes vintage,’ said Sere ...

Bordeaux 2021 harvest was 20% below 10-year average following spring frosts

The Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) revealed that the Bordeaux 2021 vintage was 20% below the region’s 10-year average. Bud burst came earlier than usual amid very sunny weather in March, and many young buds were then destroyed by severe frosts, which hammered the region in early April. It means that producers will have just 503 million bottles from the 2021 vintage, which is significantly below average. The region’s sweet whites, including Sauternes, suffered the sharpest y ...

Annona Dodoo secures Decanter 360 Academy trainee role

We launched the Decanter 360 Academy to help increase diversity and inclusivity within the wine trade. DWWA judge Mags Janjo of BAME Wine Professionals urged Annona to apply after she expressed a desire to work in the industry. ‘I searched Google to see if there were any Black British owned wine companies, and unfortunately the results weren’t very high yielding,’ she said. ‘I love wine and wondered if I could be a part of the industry.’ She was inspired by the McBride sisters – who launched the ...

The word of the wine: Sour

Said of a wine that is unpleasantly pungent and has a vinegar-like odour.