Very old grape variety cultivated in northern Italy in the Piedmont region. It would have been introduced in Savoy at the beginning of the 17th century. An A.D.N. study, dating from 2011, shows that Hibou noir and Avana are one and the same variety. It should also be noted that Amigne is its half-sister, Rèze its grandmother and Rouge du Pays (a variety from the Swiss Valais) its grandfather.

Informations about the Winery Hoflössnitz

The winery offers 37 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.

It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Rheingau

The Winery Hoflössnitz is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Rheingau to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 50000 of of Germany wines

In the top 4000 of of Rheingau wines

In the top 250000 of white wines

In the top 700000 wines of the world

The wine region of Rheingau

Rheingau is one of the most important of Germany's 13 Anbaugebiete wine regions. However it is far from the biggest; with 3,076 hectares (7,600 acres) of Vineyard">Vineyards documented in 2012, its output is around one tenth of that from the Pfalz and Rheinhessen regions. Located on the Rhine a 20-minute drive west of Frankfurt, the -gau suffix denotes that it was once a county of the Frankish Empire. The classic Rheingau wine is a Dry Riesling with pronounced Acidity and aromas of citrus fruits and smoke-tinged minerality – typically more "masculine" than its equivalent from the Mosel.