page_title: Rheingau (wine region)
section_title: Grape varieties
hierarchical_section_title: Rheingau (wine region) / Grape varieties
caption_attribution_description: German Riesling from a VDP producer
context_page_description: Rheingau is one of 13 designated German wine regions producing quality wines. It was named after the traditional region of Rheingau, the wine region is situated in the state of Hesse, where it constitutes part of the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis administrative district. Although, making up only 3 percent of the total German vineyard area, Rheingau has been the source of many historically important innovations in German wine making, and contains many wine producers of international reputation, such as Schloss Johannisberg. Rheingau, with 3,125 hectares of vineyards in 2016, also boasts a higher proportion of Riesling than any other German wine-growing region, with Spätburgunder making up most of the rest, followed by Müller-Thurgau.
context_section_description: The most cultivated grape varieties, by area in 2008, were:
  Riesling, 2464 ha (78.8%)
  Spätburgunder, 380 ha (12.2%)
  Müller-Thurgau, 49 ha (1.6%)
  Weißer Burgunder, 42 ha (1.3%)
  Dornfelder, 19 ha (0.6%)
  Grauer Burgunder, 19 ha (0.6%)
  Kerner, 17 ha (0.5%)
  Dunkelfelder, 13 ha (0.4%)
  Chardonnay, 11 ha (0.4%)
  Ehrenfelser, 11 ha (0.4%)
caption: A Riesling from the Rheingau using the "Feinherb" (off dry) designation.
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