Rheingau (wine Region) - Grape Varieties

Grape Varieties

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%)

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