The Winery Rappenhof of Rheinhessen

Winery Rappenhof
The winery offers 91 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 585 of the estates of Rheinhessen.
It is located in Rheinhessen

The Winery Rappenhof is one of the best wineries to follow in Rheinhessen.. It offers 91 wines for sale in of Rheinhessen to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Rappenhof wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Rappenhof

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Rappenhof

How Winery Rappenhof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of soft and inexpensive pasta gratin, mi sao or macaroonade from sète.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Rappenhof

On the nose the white wine of Winery Rappenhof. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tropical fruit or microbio. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Rappenhof. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Rappenhof

  • 1990With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Riesling
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Weissburgunder
  • 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 Rappenhof

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Rappenhof

How Winery Rappenhof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sloth pork loin, osso bucco milanese or potjevlesch (northern france).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Rappenhof

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Rappenhof. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Rappenhof

  • 2016With an average score of 2.90/5

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

  • Spätburgunder
  • Dornfelder

Discover the grape variety: Dornfelder

German, intraspecific cross made in 1955 by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) between the helfensteiner and the heroldrebe (more details, click here!). With these same parents he also obtained the hegel. The Dornfelder can be found in Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Canada, United States, ... . Virtually unknown in France, we nevertheless recognize a certain interest in it due to its short phenological cycle and the quality of its wines, both rosé and red.

The top sweet wines of Winery Rappenhof

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Rappenhof

How Winery Rappenhof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of pork gyros, chinese noodles with shrimp or chicken colombo (west indies).

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

  • Riesling

The word of the wine: Generic

A term that can have several meanings, but often designates a branded wine as opposed to a wine from a vineyard or château, sometimes abused to designate regional appellations (e.g. Bordeaux, Burgundy, etc.).

The top pink wines of Winery Rappenhof

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Rappenhof

How Winery Rappenhof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of milanese escalope (italy), flemish carbonnade or potjevleesch.

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Grauburgunder

The top sparkling wines of Winery Rappenhof

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Rappenhof

How Winery Rappenhof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of osso bucco, chicken ballotine with ham and mushrooms or rabbit legs with mushrooms.

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Bâtonnage

A very old technique that has come back into fashion in modern oenology, which consists of shaking the white wine in the barrels at the end of fermentation, or after fermentation, with a stick or a flail, in order to suspend the fine lees composed of yeasts at the end of their activity. This process is sometimes used for red wines.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Rappenhof

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 Rappenhof.

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 Rappenhof and wines from the region

The Morey Saint Denis appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. The vineyard lies on an intensely fractured area. Several characteristic zones can be distinguished, we can say that each Climat has its own personality. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021 ...

An overview of Morey Saint Denis appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Morey-Saint-Denis, typical of the côte de Nuits region. Situated at the center of this region, the vineyard neighbours the appellation Gevrey-Chambertin to the north and Chambolle-Musigny to the south. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb ...

How to work with Chablis wines as a sommelier 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 2 min 50 sec clip, Yang LU shares his experience as a sommelier on the importance of Chablis wines in the restaurant industry. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The word of the wine: Generic

A term that can have several meanings, but often designates a branded wine as opposed to a wine from a vineyard or château, sometimes abused to designate regional appellations (e.g. Bordeaux, Burgundy, etc.).