The Winery Krug'scher Hof of Rheinhessen

Winery Krug'scher Hof
The winery offers 27 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the Villa Im Paradies.
It is ranked in the top 828 of the estates of Rheinhessen.
It is located in Rheinhessen

The Winery Krug'scher Hof is one of the best wineries to follow in Rheinhessen.. It offers 27 wines for sale in of Rheinhessen to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Krug'scher Hof wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Krug'scher Hof

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Krug'scher Hof

How Winery Krug'scher Hof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of croque-monsieur, cod and potato gratin or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Krug'scher Hof

On the nose the white wine of Winery Krug'scher Hof. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Krug'scher Hof. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Krug'scher Hof

  • 2013With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Krug'scher Hof.

  • Riesling
  • Weissburgunder
  • Auxerrois
  • Chardonnay
  • Grauburgunder
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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 red wines of Winery Krug'scher Hof

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Krug'scher Hof

How Winery Krug'scher Hof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or veal such as recipes of cicadas at the chib, quick duck breast with honey or gigolette of rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Krug'scher Hof

On the nose the red wine of Winery Krug'scher Hof. often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Krug'scher Hof

  • 2009With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Krug'scher Hof.

  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Krug'scher Hof

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Krug'scher Hof

How Winery Krug'scher Hof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian such as recipes of quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Krug'scher Hof.

  • Spätburgunder

The word of the wine: Right bank

In Bordeaux, it refers to the vineyards located on the right bank of the Gironde and Dordogne rivers, where the Merlot grape variety is dominant. These are the appellations of Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Fronsac, etc.

The top sweet wines of Winery Krug'scher Hof

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Krug'scher Hof

How Winery Krug'scher Hof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian such as recipes of mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Krug'scher Hof

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Krug'scher Hof. often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Krug'scher Hof

  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Krug'scher Hof.

  • Spätburgunder

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Krug'scher Hof

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 Krug'scher Hof.

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.

News about Winery Krug'scher Hof and wines from the region

Vanilla is the ‘most pleasant’ smell, finds study

Vanilla was ranked as the most pleasant smell in a study involving 235 people and conducted by an international network of researchers, including those from the University of Oxford and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. This was closely followed by ethyl butyrate, ‘which smells like peaches’, said the researchers, who published their findings in the Current Biology journal. Vanilla notes can be found in several wine styles, such as some iterations of Chardonnay or Rioja, largely resulting from ...

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 ...

Preview: Tesco’s spring/summer tasting

Decanter attended Tesco’s spring/summer 2022 portfolio tasting at the end of April where over 140 wines were on show, 38 of which are new to the range. In anticipation of the full list of top buys, to follow soon, we’ve rounded up a few of our favourites to get you in the mood for spring. Tesco’s wine buying team highlighted 24 wines as their must-try buys, and five of these have featured in our initial spring roundup below. We think they showcase the diversity of the Tesco range and the value t ...

The word of the wine: Right bank

In Bordeaux, it refers to the vineyards located on the right bank of the Gironde and Dordogne rivers, where the Merlot grape variety is dominant. These are the appellations of Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Fronsac, etc.