Wine region
Rhein
Rhein is a wine region in Germany, home to 3 wineries, producing red, white wines, known for Chardonnay, Riesling.
On this page
Rhein's 3 wineries produce predominantly white wine; Riesling is the most common single-grape bottling; wines carry Landwein designation.
Characteristic grapes
Rhein is best known for Chardonnay, Riesling. The most-bottled single-varietal wines here are Riesling, Chardonnay.
Wine styles from Rhein
Most common single-grape wines
When Rhein wines are made from a single grape (rather than a blend), these are the most common:
- Riesling
- 3 single-grape wines
- Chardonnay
- 1 single-grape wine
Wine profile
Rhein is predominantly a white-wine region (about 70% of its wines) — expect white wines, often from grapes like Chardonnay.
10 distinct Rhein wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.
- White7 · 70%
- Red3 · 30%
Types: Still.
Representative Rhein wines
Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.
- Marto — Weiss
- Moritz Kissinger — Chardonnay
- Moritz Kissinger — Null Ohm Weiss
- Moritz Kissinger — Riesling
- Moritz Kissinger — Null Ohm Rot
- Bergkloster — Cuvee Weiss
- Bergkloster — Riesling
- Bergkloster — Cuvee Rot
Quality designations
Wines here carry Landwein status — a controlled quality designation.
- LandweinGerman/Austrian regional 'country wine' — a step above basic table wine.
Germany wine designations
- Landwein
- Landwein is the German traditional term for wine with a protected geographical indication from a named Landwein area.
- Pradikatswein
- Prädikatswein is a German protected-origin wine category that meets the requirements for Qualitätswein plus the conditions for a named Prädikat.
- Qualitatswein
- Qualitätswein is a German traditional term for wine with protected designation of origin from a specified wine-growing area.
Classifications
- Erste Lage
- VDP.ERSTE LAGE is the VDP association’s classification for first-class vineyards with distinct individual character and optimal growing conditions.
- VDP.ERSTE LAGE is not a designation stipulated by German wine law; it is governed by the VDP association’s private regulations.
Understanding the wine data
- Designation
- The protected-origin or administrative category associated with the wine, interpreted using country-aware rules. The same abbreviation can mean different things in different countries, so we only show the meaning approved for that country.
- Classification
- An additional quality, hierarchy, vineyard, site, ageing or producer classification where supplied. Its meaning varies by country — it is not a universal quality score.
How this ranking is built
Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
How to choose a good Rhein wine
Look for the Landwein designation — it signals a controlled-origin Rhein wine.
FAQs
- Which grapes are associated with Rhein?
- Rhein is represented in the WhatDrink region dataset by Chardonnay, Riesling. Grape coverage reflects the products currently linked to the region and is not a complete legal planting register.
- What do the designation terms on Rhein wines mean?
- Landwein: Landwein is the German traditional term for wine with a protected geographical indication from a named Landwein area. These terms describe geographical or regulatory categories; they do not by themselves guarantee that one producer or bottle is better than another.
- How are wineries and producers selected for Rhein?
- Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
- How are representative Rhein wines selected?
- Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
- How much wine data does WhatDrink have for Rhein?
- The current regional catalogue contains 10 linked wines from 3 linked producers. Counts describe WhatDrink catalogue coverage and may change as source data is refreshed.
Regional data is aggregated from wine directory and product-catalogue sources; grape and style associations reflect characteristic varieties and may vary by producer and vintage.