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Nahe

Description to Nahe

The wine-growing region is located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany and is named after the river of the same name. There is much preserved evidence of the Romans, who already cultivated wine here. The vineyards cover 4,237 hectares of vines along the river from Hunsrück to the mouth of the Rhine at Bingen. Near Bingen, the Benedictine abbess Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) founded the Rupertsberg monastery. The soils consist of quartzite and slate on the lower Nahe, porphyry, melaphyre and red sandstone on the middle Nahe, and weathered soils, sandstone, loess and loam near Bad Kreuznach.

Karte vom Anbaugebiet Nahe

Area, communities and locations

The Nahe Wine Route runs from Bingen in a large loop up the valley past Bad Kreuznach through all the wine villages, then west to Martinstein and through the Rosengarten back to Bingen. Until 1993, there were two areas: Bad Kreuznach and Schloßböckelheim. Then they were merged into what is now the single Nahe Valley area. This consists of the seven large vineyards Burgweg, Paradiesgarten, Rosengarten, Kronenberg, Sonnenborn, Schlosskapelle and Pfarrgarten, as well as 328 individual vineyards. Well-known municipalities with their single vineyards are:

  • Altenbamberg: Kehrenberg, Laurentiusberg, Rotenberg, Schlossberg, Treuenfels
  • Bad KreuznachBerg, Brückes, Forst, Galgenberg, Gutental, Himmelgarten, Hinkelstein, Hirtenhain, Hofgarten, Höllenbrand, Honigberg, Hungriger Wolf, In den 17 Morgen, Junker, Kahlenberg, Kapellenpfad, Katzenhölle, Kauzenberg, Krötenpfuhl, Mollenbrunnen, Mönchberg, Narrenkappe, Nonnengarten, Osterhöll, Paradies, Römerhelde, Rosenberg, Rosenheck, St. Martin, Steinberg, Tilgesbrunnen, Vogelsang
  • Bad Münster: Felseneck, Höll, Luisengarten, Rotenfelser im Winkel, Steigerdell
  • Bingerbrück: Rupertsberg Abbey, Hildegardisbrünnchen, Römerberg
  • Bosenheim: Shepherd's Grove, Paradise
  • Bretzenheim: Felsenköpfchen, farm estate, pastorate, castle garden, Vogelsang
  • Bockenau: Felseneck, Stromberg
  • Burg Layen: Hölle, Johannisberg, Rothenberg, Schlossberg
  • Cölln: Rosenberg, Seidenberg
  • Dalberg: Ritterhölle, Schlossberg, Sonnenberg
  • Desloch: Hengstberg, Before Hell
  • Dorsheim: Burgberg, Goldloch, Honigberg, Jungbrunnen, Klosterpfad, Leurenziweg, Nixenberg, Pittermännchen, Trollberg
  • Ebernburg: Erzgrube, Felseneck, Feuerberg, Götzenfels, Höll, Köhler-Köpfchen, Königsgarten, Luisengarten, Rotenfelser im Winkel, Schlossberg, Stephansberg
  • Eckenroth: Felsenberg, Hölle
  • Guldental: Apostle Mountain, Hipperich, Hell, Honey Mountain, Rose Pond, Sun Mountain, St. Martin, Devil's Kitchen
  • Langenlonsheim: Bergborn, Königsschild, Lauerweg, Löhrer Berg, Rothenberg, St. Antoniusweg, Steinchen
  • Laubenheim: Fuchsen, Hörnchen, Junker, Karthäuser, Krone, St. Remigiusberg, Vogelsang
  • Meddersheim: Altenberg, Edelberg, Rheingrafenberg
  • Monzingen: Frühlingsplätzchen, Halenberg, Rosenberg
  • Münster-Sarmsheim: Dautenpflänzer, Kapellenberg, Königsschloss, Liebehöll, Pittersberg, Rheinberg, Römerberg, Trollberg
  • Niederhausen: Felsensteyer, Hermannsberg, Hermannshöhle, Kertz, Klamm, Pfaffenstein, Pfingstweide, Rosenberg, Steinberg, Steinwingert, Stollenberg
  • Norheim: Dellchen, Kafels, Kirschheck, Klosterberg, Oberberg, Onkelchen, Sonnenberg
  • Oberhausen: Brücke, Felsenberg, Kieselberg, Leistenberg, Rotenberg
  • Obermoschel: Geißenkopf, Langhölle, Silberberg, Sonnenplätzchen
  • Oberndorf: Aspenberg, Beutelstein, Feuersteinrossel, Weißenstein
  • Odernheim am Glan: Heßweg, Kapellenberg, Disibodenberg Monastery, Langenberg, Montfort, Weinsack
  • Planig: Katzenhölle, Nonnengarten, Römerhelde
  • Roxheim: Berg, Birkenberg, Höllenpfad, Hüttenberg, Mühlenberg
  • Rüdesheim: Gold pit, Wiesberg
  • Rümmelsheim: Little stone head
  • Schloßböckelheim: Felsenberg, Heimberg, In den Felsen, Königsfels, Kupfergrube, Mühlberg
  • Sobernheim: Domberg, Johannesberg, Marbach, Spitalberg
  • Sommerloch: Ratsgrund, Sonnenberg, Steinrossel
  • Traisen: Bastei, Kickelskopf, Nonnengarten, Rotenfels
  • Waldböckelheim: Drachenbrunnen, Hamm, Kirchberg, Königsfels, Kronenfels, Marienpforter Klosterberg, Muckerhölle, Mühlberg, Römerberg
  • Wallhausen: Backöfchen, Felseneck, Höllenpfad, Johannisberg, Laurentiusberg, Pastorenberg
  • Weiler bei Monzingen: Heiligenberg, Herrenzehntel
  • Windesheim: Fels, Römerberg, Rosenberg, Saukopf, Sonnenmorgen
  • Winzenheim: Berg, Honigberg, Rosenheck

Grape varieties

The Nahe wine combines the advantages of the fruity, racy Rhine wine with the tangy Moselle wine. Mild temperatures and plenty of sunshine create an excellent climate for the white wine varieties, which predominate with three quarters of the vineyard area. There were no serious changes compared to 2009. The rising stars were Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. The dominant variety, with just under a third, is Riesling, followed by Müller-Thurgau and Dornfelder. The 2018 status (0 = smaller than 0.5 hectares):

Grape variety
dt. Main name
In Germany
common synonyms
Colour Hectare
2018
%-
Ant
Hectare
2009
Riesling White Riesling, Rhine Riesling white 1.221 28,8 1.137
Müller-Thurgau Rivaner, Riesling-Sylvaner white 522 12,3 558
Dornfelder - red 419 9,9 448
Ruländer Pinot Gris, Pinot Gris white 332 7,83 219
White Burgundy Pinot Blanc, Pinot Blanc white 301 7,1 230
Pinot Noir
including Samtrot
Pinot Noir, Blue S., Pinot Noir
Blue Pinot Noir clone Samtrot
red 284 6,7 248
Silvaner Green Silvaner, Sylvaner white 213 5,0 272
Bacchus - white 132 3,1 153
Kerner - white 125 3,0 189
Scheurebe seedling 88 white 104 2,5 129
Regent - red 94 2,2 101
Portugieser Blue Portugieser red 85 2,0 109
Chardonnay - white 60 1,4 40
Sauvignon Blanc Muscat-Silvaner white 38 0,9 11
Red Traminer Traminer / Gewürztraminer white 30 0,7 25
Merlot - red 21 0,5 16
Saint Laurent Saint Laurent red 20 0,5 18
Dunkelfelder - red 18 0,4 22
Frühburgunder Blue Frühburgunder, Clevner red 18 0,4 18
Würzer - white 17 0,4 18
Cabernet Sauvignon - red 14 0,3 15
Faberrebe - white 13 0,3 28
Phoenix - white 13 0,3 14
Huxelrebe - white 12 0,3 19
Yellow Muscat Muscat, Muscat Blanc white 10 0,2 3
Morio Muscat Morio white 10 0,2 10
Ortega - white 10 0,2 15
Domina - red 9 0,2 10
Auxerrois Small Heunisch white 7 0,2 5
Cabernet Dorsa - red 7 0,2 5
Müllerrebe Black Riesling, Pinot Meunier red 7 0,2 8
Acolon - red 6 0,1 6
Ehrenfelser - white 6 0,1 11
Cabernet Blanc - white 4 0,1 -
Optima Optima 113 white 4 0,1 9
Siegerrebe - white 4 0,1 7
Cabernet Mitos - red 3 0,1 3
St John - white 3 0,1 3
Chancellor - red 3 0,1 3
Solaris - white 3 0,1 0
Cabernet Cortis - red 2 0,1 0
Grüner Veltliner Weißgipfler white 2 0,1 0
Rondo - red 2 0,1 1
Muscaris - white 2 0,1 -
Red Muscat Muscat white 2 0,1 -
Saphira - white 2 0,1 -
Albalonga - white 1 - 0
Blue Silvaner - white 1 - -
Cabernet Cubin - red 1 - 1
Cabernet Dorio - red 1 - 1
Dakapo - red 1 - 1
Freisamer - white 1 - 1
Jewel - white 1 - 1
Kernling - white 1 - 1
Monarch - red 1 - -
Muscat Ottonel - white 1 - 0
Pinotin - red 1 - -
Reichensteiner - white 1 - 1
Rotberger - white 1 - 2
Schönburger - white 1 - 1
Souvignier Gris - white 1 - -
Bronner - white 0 - -
Cabernet Carbon - red 0 - -
Cabernet Franc - red 0 - 0
Cover red - red 0 - 0
Cabertin - red 0 - -
Cover red - red 0 - 0
Hegel - red 0 - 0
Hölder - white 0 - 0
Limberger/Lemberger Blaufränkisch, Blue Limberger red 0 - 0
Muscat Trollinger Muscat d'Hamburg red 0 - -
Neronet - red 0 - -
Palas - red 0 - 0
Pearl - white 0 - 0
Sprinkler - white 0 - 1
Rieslaner - white 0 - 0
Syrah Shiraz red 0 - 1
White Elbling Elbling, Kleinberger white 0 - 0
Helfensteiner - red - - 0
Hibernal - white - - 0
Nobling - white - - 0
Orion - white - - 0
Headmaster - white - - 1
Septimer - white - - 0
Staufer - white - - 0
Other white varieties - white 7 0,2 7
Other red varieties - red 2 0,1 2
WHITE SORT 3.219 75,9 3,125
RED SORT 1.019 24,1 1.038
TOTAL 4.237 100 4.163


Producers

Well-known producers are Adelseck, Alt Eckhard & Holger, Anheuser Paul, Bamberger Heiko, Bürgermeister Schweinhardt, Disibodenberg, Dönnhoff Hermann, Dr. Crusius, Edelberg, Emrich-Montigny, Emrich-Schönleber, Forster Georg, Grossarth, Finkenauer Anton, Gebrüder Kauer, Göttelmann, Graf-Binzel, Gut Hermannsberg, Hahnmühle, Hehner-Kiltz, Hexamer Helmut, Johanninger, Joh. Bapt. Schäfer, Korrell Johanneshof, Korrell Sebastian, Kruger-Rumpf, Lorenz & Söhne, Mathern, Mees Roland, Montigny Sascha, Pieroth, Prinz Salm, Racknitz, Rapp Walter, Reichsgraf von Plettenberg, Schäfer-Fröhlich, Schauß Erich, Schlossgut Diel, Schneider Jakob, Schömehl, Sinß Rudolf, Staatsweingut Bad Kreuznach and Tesch Martin.

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