The Winery Schloss Westerhaus of Rheinhessen

Winery Schloss Westerhaus - Sp&aumltburgunder Holzfass
The winery offers 37 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 1156 of the estates of Rheinhessen.
It is located in Rheinhessen

The Winery Schloss Westerhaus is one of the best wineries to follow in Rheinhessen.. It offers 37 wines for sale in of Rheinhessen to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Schloss Westerhaus wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Schloss Westerhaus

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Schloss Westerhaus

How Winery Schloss Westerhaus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tagine with prunes and almonds, simple and fragrant roast veal or pizza of the south west : duck breast, roquefort.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Schloss Westerhaus

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Schloss Westerhaus

  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Spätburgunder
  • Pinot Noir Précoce

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 white wines of Winery Schloss Westerhaus

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Schloss Westerhaus

How Winery Schloss Westerhaus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of delicious marinated pork chops, fricassee of lambis or rice with onions and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Schloss Westerhaus

On the nose the white wine of Winery Schloss Westerhaus. often reveals types of flavors of tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Schloss Westerhaus. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Schloss Westerhaus

  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2016With an average score of 2.93/5

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

  • Riesling
  • Weissburgunder
  • Grauburgunder
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Auxerrois

Discover the grape variety: Auxerrois

Auxerrois is a white grape variety native to Lorraine, which is also found in Alsace and in the Loire Valley, where it took off in 1950. Its name comes from the nurseries in Auxerre where it found refuge during the Second World War. Often called Pinot Auxerrois, it is part of the Moselle, Alsace and Côtes-de-Toul AOC grape varieties. Auxerrois should not be confused with côt or malbec, which are red grape varieties from the Cahors region and which may bear the same name. The bunches of Auxerrois are of medium size with small berries. It is a semi-late grape variety whose buds only come out when temperatures are well above 10°C. Auxerrois wines are characterized by finesse and acidity and subtle aromas of exotic fruits, fruits and white flowers. In France, it represents 1,600 hectares of production and some small parcels of Auxerrois are also present in Luxembourg, Germany, Canada and South Africa (2,300 hectares in total).

The top sparkling wines of Winery Schloss Westerhaus

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Schloss Westerhaus

How Winery Schloss Westerhaus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of osso bucco, fricadella or rabbit stew the old fashioned way.

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Cryo-extraction

This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.

The top pink wines of Winery Schloss Westerhaus

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Schloss Westerhaus

How Winery Schloss Westerhaus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian such as recipes of quiche lorraine.

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

  • Spätburgunder

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Schloss Westerhaus

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 Schloss Westerhaus.

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.

News about Winery Schloss Westerhaus and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Cryo-extraction

This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.