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Rheinhessen also has the rather dubious honour of being considered the birthplace of Liebfraumilch, the seemingly ubiquitous German white wine which, as I discussed in my introduction, ...

 


Rheinhessen (rine-hess'-en)
The largest of Germany's wine regions. You will find very little Riesling here, with the wines being made primarily of Muller-Thurgau and or Sylvaner.

Rheinhessen (rine-hessen)
extensive German wine district along the Rhine
Rheinpfalz (rine faltz)
less familiar German wine district along the Rhine ...

Rheinhessen
The Rheinhessen is the larger wine region of Germany and is located south from Rheingau, going along the course of Rhine river.

AnbaugebietThe thirteen German growing regions, namely Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Nahe, Pfalz, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Baden, Franken, Hessische Bergstrasse, Württemberg, Saale-Unstrut and Sachsen.

g: Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Mosel, Nahe regions etc.) - in Germany and also in other cool temperate regions of Europe. It is also grown in N.

Riesling is best known for producing the wines of Germany 's Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Pfalz, Rheinhessen and Rheingau wines, but it also achieves brilliance in Alsace and Austria .

A white-wine variety widely grown along the Rhine river and tributaries, including Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Mosel, Nahe regions of Germany.

Widely planted in the Rheinhessen, Baden and Pfalz regions of Germany and also planted in Hungary, Austria, England, northern Italy and New Zealand. It is a high yielding, early ripening grape that is prone to both frost and rot.

Extensively planted in the Rheinhessen, Rheinfalz and Franconia regions of Germany. Currently, 1997, recommended for planting in S.W. Michigan and the N.W. USA. Cold-hardy vines that ripen at the end of the season.

Baden, 3530 ha
Franconia, 2260 ha
Palatinate of the Rhine, 3195 ha
Rheinhessen, 5000 ha
Saale-Unstrut, 144 ha
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, 1660 ha
Nahe, 713 ha ...

Aromatic German crossing with grapefruity undertones mainly grown in Pfalz and Rheinhessen with small quantities planted in England.
Grape Varieties ...

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