Riesling grinding - 14 ways to the queen of the vines
Discover the most beautiful trails for connoisseurs. The 14 Riesling loops of 4 to 9 kilometers each in Wiesbaden and the Rheingau show how well hiking and wine go together.
Riesling plays an undisputed leading role in the Rheingau: it accounts for more than three quarters of the vines here. But what exactly makes this grape variety so special? And why has it found its ideal terroir here? You can find out on the 14 themed circular trails between Hochheim am Main and Lorch am Rhein. On the outskirts of Wiesbaden, for example, the longest route (8.8 kilometers) leads from the banks of the Main in Mainz-Kostheim through the vineyards and along the banks of the Main to the wine tasting stand at Franz-Henz-Platz.
"Loess and loam" is the theme of this loop: two important components of the local soil and therefore decisive for the special taste of Riesling. Find out how the loess sediment was formed during the Ice Age and how it supplies the vines with minerals and water on this two-hour circular trail.
There are many opportunities to stop for refreshments
Hospitable wineries behind castle walls, rustic wine taverns and estate taverns or modern vinotheques. The wine tasting stands, where local Rheingau winegrowers pour out their treasures, are particularly lively.
Discover the Riesling ribbons:
- Flörsheim Switzerland - Gentle hills, sheep pastures, brook meadows
- Wine and Victoria - Off to the royal wine tour on the Main
- Loess and clay - Where the timber raftsmen once settled on the Main
- Rhine and vines - From the sea of vines to the towpath along the Rhine
- All-rounder Riesling - Riesling is different!
- Rauenthaler Baiken - Off to the panorama cinema on the Bubenhäuser Höhe!
- Terroir? Terroir! - Vines. Soil. Climate. People!
- Herbs and flowers - flower meadows, vineyard herbs, hedgerow landscape
- Hallgarter Sonnenrunde - Cool climate - forest and vines in balance
- Schlösserblick - Welcome to the Riesling!
- Late harvest rider - "The Johannisberg rules over everything ..."
- In Vino Sanitas - Healing power is found throughout the vine
- Heaven and Höllenberg - Assmannshäuser Höllenberg - world-renowned vineyard site
- Lorch slate - Double panoramic cinema in the world heritage site