RHINEHESSEN

The wine-growing area is located in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany and is named after the region. The name is derived from its historical affiliation as the province of Rheinhessen of the Grand Duchy of Hesse from 1816 to 1919. The vineyards cover 26,758 hectares, making it the largest wine-growing region in Germany in terms of area.

Due to the hilly character of the landscape, Rheinhessen is also known as the "land of 1,000 hills". The soils consist mainly of loess, as well as sand, marl, limestone, clay, Rotliegend, brown earth, quartzite and porphyry. The climatic conditions for viticulture are ideal. Under the protection of the Odenwald and Taunus mountains, average temperatures range from 9.4 (Alzey) to 10.4 °Celsius (Worms).