The Winery V. Eckert of Rheinhessen

Winery V. Eckert - Dornfelder
The winery offers 28 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 1590 of the estates of Rheinhessen.
It is located in Rheinhessen
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The Winery V. Eckert is one of the best wineries to follow in Rheinhessen.. It offers 28 wines for sale in of Rheinhessen to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery V. Eckert wines

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

The top red wines of Winery V. Eckert

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery V. Eckert

How Winery V. Eckert wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of pasta with goat cheese, thyme and bacon, white wine fondue or grandma's chicken casserole.

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

  • Dornfelder
  • Spätburgunder
  • Lemberger
  • St. Laurent

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 V. Eckert

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery V. Eckert

How Winery V. Eckert wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche, provencal bourride or turkey blanquette with mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery V. Eckert

In the mouth the white wine of Winery V. Eckert. is a with a nice freshness.

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

  • Riesling
  • Grauburgunder
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Gelber Muskateller
  • Weissburgunder

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.

The top sparkling wines of Winery V. Eckert

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery V. Eckert

How Winery V. Eckert wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian such as recipes of zucchini quiche.

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

  • Spätburgunder

The word of the wine: Bordeaux barrel

Barrels of 220 to 225 litres. The toasting of the barrel to bend the staves (curved boards used to make the barrels) can vary according to the coopers and the demand. A gentle and slow toasting has little effect on the aromas. On the other hand, a strong toasting gives aromas of coffee or cocoa which will influence the taste of the wine. A wine barrel has already been aged for a year and has less impact on the wine than a new barrel.

The top pink wines of Winery V. Eckert

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery V. Eckert

How Winery V. Eckert wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian such as recipes of nanie's diced ham quiche.

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

  • Spätburgunder

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery V. Eckert

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 V. Eckert.

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.

News about Winery V. Eckert and wines from the region

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Establishing a vineyard isn’t something you just rush into these days. Identifying the right site, carrying out soil analysis, selecting suitable rootstocks and varieties, procuring equipment… We’ve made a lot of progress in the past 80 years. But perhaps we overthink such things. Some estates, such as Domaine Font de Courtedune, have grown organically, with major decisions often being made for practical, rather than stylistic, reasons. And the results, from Côtes-du-Rhône to Châteauneuf-du-Pape ...

Billecart-Salmon’s Le Clos Saint-Hilaire: a vertical tasting

St Hilaire is the patron saint of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, the pretty Champagne village which is famous for scoring 99 on the Echelle des Crus. (This classification of Champagne vineyards was developed in the mid-20th century as a means of setting the price of grapes grown through the villages of the Champagne wine region.) Prime territory That the village missed out on grand cru status by one point is generally agreed to be an injustice – all the more so as it is home not only to the superlative Clos de ...

2022 harvest: Labour shortages and Omicron ‘serious’ concerns for New Zealand

As the 2022 harvest in New Zealand gathers pace, increasing production costs and the on-going effects of the pandemic on border restrictions, markets, and supply chains have continued to impact the industry. Over the past 12 months the availability of labour has been a ‘huge concern’ for many growers and wineries, according to New Zealand Winegrowers. ‘The introduction of Omicron into the New Zealand community on the cusp of vintage 2022 is a very serious concern for growers and wineries, as thi ...

The word of the wine: Bordeaux barrel

Barrels of 220 to 225 litres. The toasting of the barrel to bend the staves (curved boards used to make the barrels) can vary according to the coopers and the demand. A gentle and slow toasting has little effect on the aromas. On the other hand, a strong toasting gives aromas of coffee or cocoa which will influence the taste of the wine. A wine barrel has already been aged for a year and has less impact on the wine than a new barrel.