The Winery Herbert Bretz of Rheinhessen

Winery Herbert Bretz - Binger Bubenstück Riesling Kabinett
The winery offers 45 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 2033 of the estates of Rheinhessen.
It is located in Rheinhessen

The Winery Herbert Bretz is one of the best wineries to follow in Rheinhessen.. It offers 45 wines for sale in of Rheinhessen to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Herbert Bretz wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Herbert Bretz

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Herbert Bretz

How Winery Herbert Bretz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of jambalaya (louisiana), squid rings with tomato or real paella recipe from valencia.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Herbert Bretz

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Herbert Bretz. is a with a nice freshness.

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

  • Riesling
  • Regent
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Scheurebe
  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay

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 sparkling wines of Winery Herbert Bretz

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Herbert Bretz

How Winery Herbert Bretz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of roast pork with prunes, stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce or veal tagine with preserved lemons and saffron.

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

  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Regent

A complex interspecific cross between the diana (sylvaner x Müller-Thurgau) and the chambourcin obtained in Germany in 1967 by Gerhardt Alleweldt. It can be found in Quebec (Canada), Belgium and Switzerland, but is little known in France. It should be noted that Regent, a monogenic variety, which is nevertheless resistant to certain cryptogamic diseases, was "bypassed" in 2010 by a less resistant strain of mildew, which was also the case for bianca.

The top red wines of Winery Herbert Bretz

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Herbert Bretz

How Winery Herbert Bretz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of spaghetti neapolitan style, duck breast with pepper sauce or cajun jumbalaya rice.

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

  • Dornfelder
  • St. Laurent

The word of the wine: Fees

This wine is characterized by a pleasant nervousness and an overall sensation of freshness on the palate, reinforced by minerality, a note of bitterness, a hint of CO2, and of course an appropriate serving temperature.

The top pink wines of Winery Herbert Bretz

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Herbert Bretz

How Winery Herbert Bretz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of empanadas de carne (argentina), veal shoulder with cream and tarragon or my grandmother's rabbit stew.

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

  • Spätburgunder

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Herbert Bretz

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 Herbert Bretz.

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 Herbert Bretz and wines from the region

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The Rully appellation seen by Felix Debavelaere

Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

The word of the wine: Fees

This wine is characterized by a pleasant nervousness and an overall sensation of freshness on the palate, reinforced by minerality, a note of bitterness, a hint of CO2, and of course an appropriate serving temperature.