Very old Spanish grape variety originating and cultivated in the upper Douro Valley - Ribera del Duero province of Burgos -. It is believed to be the result of a natural cross between the white Heben and a variety that is still unknown today. It should be noted that the synonym albillo is used for many other grape varieties, such as chasselas, muscat of Alexandria or albillo de Toro, verdejo or albillo de Nava, ... and it should not be confused with torrontés riojano. You can find the Albillo mayor in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Peru, Chile, Bulgaria, ... completely unknown in France.

Informations about the Winery Schittler-Becker

The winery offers 56 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

This winery is part of the Schittler-Becker.

It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Rheinhessen

The Winery Schittler-Becker is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in the of Rheinhessen to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 30000 of of Germany wines

In the top 5000 of of Rheinhessen wines

In the top 300000 of red wines

In the top 550000 wines of the world

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.