The Winery Weingut Geil of Rheinhessen

Winery Weingut Geil - Sp&aumltburgunder Trocken
The winery offers 140 different wines
3.8
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0.5Note - 0
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 34 of the estates of Rheinhessen.
It is located in Rheinhessen

The Winery Weingut Geil is one of the world's great estates. It offers 140 wines for sale in of Rheinhessen to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Weingut Geil wines

Looking for the best Winery Weingut Geil wines in Rheinhessen among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Weingut Geil 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 Weingut Geil wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Weingut Geil

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Weingut Geil

How Winery Weingut Geil wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef enchilladas au gratin, veal tagine with artichokes and lemons or confit sausages.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Weingut Geil

On the nose the red wine of Winery Weingut Geil. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, strawberries or raspberry. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Weingut Geil. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Weingut Geil

  • 2016With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.67/5

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

  • Dornfelder
  • Pinot Noir Précoce
  • Pinot Noir
  • Spätburgunder
  • Blauer Portugieser
  • Cabernet Dorsa

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 sweet wines of Winery Weingut Geil

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Weingut Geil

How Winery Weingut Geil wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of ham and cheese cake, seafood lasagna or sheep's feet with mountain honey.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Weingut Geil

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Weingut Geil. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, non oak or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, tree fruit or oak. In the mouth the sweet wine of Winery Weingut Geil. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Weingut Geil

  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Weingut Geil.

  • Riesling
  • Rieslaner
  • Silvaner
  • Huxelrebe

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.

The top white wines of Winery Weingut Geil

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Weingut Geil

How Winery Weingut Geil wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of turkey roulades, flavoured sauce, tagliatelle with shrimps or express seafood spaghetti.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Weingut Geil

On the nose the white wine of Winery Weingut Geil. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, melon or non oak and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, floral or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Weingut Geil. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Weingut Geil

  • 2013With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Riesling
  • Grauburgunder
  • Huxelrebe
  • Weissburgunder
  • Silvaner
  • Müller-Thurgau

The word of the wine: Floral

Said of a wine whose aromas are reminiscent of flowers.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Weingut Geil

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Weingut Geil

How Winery Weingut Geil wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian, pork or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of summer tuna quiche, summer orecchiette or chinchards with white wine and grapes.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Weingut Geil

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Weingut Geil. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Weingut Geil

  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Spätburgunder
  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

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

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Weingut Geil

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 Weingut Geil.

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.

News about Winery Weingut Geil and wines from the region

New Oregon wine appellation ‘Mount Pisgah’ is created

Oregon has got a 23rd AVA after ‘Mount Pisgah, Polk County, Oregon’ was created this month following approval from the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Lying around 15 miles west of Salem, the new appellation zone sits within the broader Willamette Valley AVA. Its lengthy official name was created to prevent confusion with another Mount Pisgah, in Lane County. Morgen McLaughlin, executive director of the Willamette Valley Wineries Association, said it was an exciting development: ‘Th ...

New Zealand’s Craggy Range joins La Place de Bordeaux

The estate, which comprises the Gimblett Gravels (Hawke’s Bay) and Te Muna Road (Martinborough) vineyards, will be represented at La Place by two of the oldest négociants, CVBG and Mähler-Besse, in both Europe and Asia. The 2020 vintage of Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah and Craggy Range Aroha Pinot Noir will join the ranks of some of the world’s most renowned wines. La Place ‘made sense’ for Craggy with the estate focused on expanding its distribution reach within the world of fine wine, ...

Chablis: #locationmatters by Yang LU

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this first 90-second clip, Yang LU explains how location is the key to understanding “Why Chablis is special”. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The word of the wine: Floral

Said of a wine whose aromas are reminiscent of flowers.