The RHEINHESSEN wine-growing region is the largest wine-growing region in Germany with 26,000 hectares of vineyards. The wine-growing areas are located on wide plains, in hilly terrain and on steeper slopes east along the Rhine, or south of Mainz in the so-called Rhine bend.
It is managed by around 6,000 winegrowers. This means that the average size of a winery is only around 4.3 hectares. This structure raises the question, how can these small wineries survive economically? Compared to the average size of a winery in our neighbors to the west and south, the wineries are at least twice as big.
Is the answer to this the large harvest volume of 2.5 million hectoliters, i.e. an average of 96 hectoliters per hectare? This is close to the legally permitted maximum limit for quality wines. Based on the average size of 4.3 hectares of a wine-growing business in Rheinhessen, it would be 413 hectoliters of wine per year, i.e. 41,300 liters of wine.
If the opinion of experts is correct, then lower harvest quantities are the prerequisite for better wines. Conversely, can one assume that wines from Rheinhessen can at best be described as average in terms of quality? This can be true for many incomprehensibly cheap wines.
On the other hand, there are numerous Rhine-Hessian wineries with harvest quantities of around 50 hl/hectare or even less that produce real top-quality Rhine-Hessian wines, but which then cost a little more than €3/bottle.
So it's entirely up to you to decide whether you buy and drink good, very good or just a few good wines from Rheinhessen. In any case, we decided on good and very good organic wines from the Sander winery in Mettenheim. It is a winery that has been growing organic wine for more than 50 years. It produces white wines mainly from Riesling, but also Sauvignon Blanc, Chrdonnay, Grauburunder and Pinot Blanc, but also Ro wines from Pinot Noir, Merlot, Dornfelder and others.
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Weingut Sander Pinot Noir Michelberg, QbA, red, organic wine, from € 21,50Product no.: 3014Pinot Noir (German Spätburgunder) vines prefer warm locations with cool nights, as is the case in Burgundy and in the vineyards of Sander.
1 l = 29.33 €
Delivery period 1-3 days |
Weingut Sander Riesling, QbA, white, organic wine, from € 8,40Product no.: 3000The Sander family has been producing organic wine for 50 years and you can buy these wines sind 43 years from us.
1 l = 11.87 €
Delivery period 1-3 days |
Weingut Sander Silvaner, QbA, white, organic wine, from € 7.40Product no.: 3003Despite many achievements and awards, price increases for Sanderwine have been alway moderate, even this Silvaner remained inexpensive!
1 l = 10.53 €
Delivery period 1-3 days |
Weingut Sander Dornfelder, QbA, red, organic wine, from € 7.70Product no.: 3004After 50 years of organic viticulture, the soils are clean and free from chemicals. Therefore, just order the wines without hesitation.
1 l = 10.93 €
Delivery period 1-4 days |
Weingut Sander Pinot Gris & Chardonnay, QbA, white, organic wine, from € 9,20Product no.: 3015After 50 year of organic viticulture, the organic wines from Sander promise to be clean and pure. Taste them!
1 l = 12.93 €
Delivery period 1-3 days |
Weingut Sander Gewuerztraminer, Rheinhessen QbA, organic wine, white, from €12,40Product no.: 3016Excellent quality Gewürztraminer is also available in Rheinhessen. You don't have to go to Alsace or South Tyrol, just order here!
1 l = 17.20 €
Delivery period 1-42022 days |
Weingut Sander Sauvignon Blanc fumé, QbA, white, organic wine, from € 13,90Product no.: 3017Diversity, tradition and openness to new things characterize Stefan Sander's range of organic wines. This Sauvignon Blanc is a good example.
1 l = 19.20 €
Delivery period 1-3 days |
Weingut Sander Trio Cuvée, QbA, white, organic wine, from € 7.70Product no.: 3018This wine is reminiscent of the founder of the organic farming of the Sander winery, which was first produced on his 75th birthday.
1 l = 10.93 €
Delivery period 1-3 days |
Weingut Sander Rosé wine dry, Rheinhessen QbA, organic wine, from € 7.40Product no.: 2999A rosé wine for warm spring and summer evenings from organic production. A must for you or your small party with friends!
1 l = 10.53 €
Delivery period 1-3 days |
Weingut Sander, Trisecco, semi-sparkling-orgnic wine, whiteProduct no.: 4031This organic semi-sparkling wine from Rheinhessen is wonderfully fruity. Order now and enjoy spring/summer.
1 l = 11.20 €
Delivery period 1-3 days |
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