The K.&K. Dautermann Winery is a typical family-run winery in Rheinhessen, producing excellent red wines in Ingelheim, the ‘red wine town’. Perhaps it isn’t quite so typical after all: their son, Klaus Dautermann, was born with Down’s syndrome – which is why the issue of inclusion plays such a significant role at the winery.
Grape Harvest in Rheinhessen: Get Involved Where the Wine Is Made
In Rheinhessen, late summer is slowly beginning to make itself felt: the days are getting shorter and the nights are cooling down to a pleasant 18 degrees. For the region’s winegrowers, this means one thing above all: it will soon be time to head back into the vineyards. Following a summer marked by high temperatures throughout Rheinhessen, the main grape harvest expected to begin as early as the start of September this year.
Creating a Home Away from Home: How Hotelier Stefanie Wild Crafts Meaningful Moments of Belonging in Rheinhessen
On its website, the wine hotel Weinzuhause (“wine home”) describes itself as “Your home in Rheinhessen.” For German speakers, the name is also a play on words: Weinzuhause echoes “mein Zuhause” (“my home”). Located about a 20-minute drive from Mainz, this wine hotel, recipient of the Best of Wine Tourism award 2024, combines hospitality, wine, and the region’s unique way of life. That is precisely the goal of Stefanie Wild, managing director of the hotel: She wants to create a place where guests not only feel welcome but are truly at home.
How Rheinhessen Turns Wine into an Experience
In Rheinhessen, wine becomes an experience. Design, flavor, and human connection come together to create a destination that is not just visited, but deeply felt.
Family fun around the vineyard
Rheinhessen offers diverse activities for families around the vineyard. Today, we present you two of them.
Great wine views in Rheinhessen
Today it is time to relax and enjoy life at Rheinhessen’s premier wineries. In this little article, we take the long view and enjoy the panoramic views from Rheinhessen’s most scenic wineries.
In vinum caritas: Rheinhessen and charity
Drinking wine is a social activity. There is something magical about drinking wine together – a good bottle of wine becomes even better when you share it. Therefore, it is only natural to combine the social character of drinking wine with charity events. For a long time, winemakers in Rheinhessen have looked beyond profits and embraced charity projects in their region.
The cordial wine culture of Mainz
Imagine this: It is a lovely summer evening at the end of August. You are walking through a beautiful and romantic park, illuminated by hundreds of little lights that move slowly in the warm evening breeze. Underneath the trees, people are chatting and enjoying Rheinhessen wine. This is what the wine market in the Great Wine Capital of Mainz feels like!
Rheinhessen rebels: Make wine great again
Today, every wine growing region has winemakers who have changed our perception of wine with their skill, patience and pioneering spirit. Out of the many excellent winemakers Rheinhessen has to offer, we have picked two relentlessly ambitious wineries who embody our motto “a world of excellence” so perfectly and who have made Rheinhessen famous.
Rheinhessen above and beyond: Four spectacular activities around the vineyard
In this article, we explore Rheinhessen’s lighter side and present you Alpacas in the vineyards, pop-up wine bars, historic cars and vineyard adventures for children.
The innovative wine brothers in the Garden of Eden
The prize for the Great Wine Capitals Best Of Wine Tourism Award 2025 in the category ‘Architecture, Parks & Gardens’, focussing on parks and gardens, was awarded to the Orb winery in Westhofen. The jury was impressed by the cultivation of tradition and the thematic focus of the historic garden.
How to explore Rheinhessen by foot, bike and boat
Rheinhessen is the perfect place to gain insight into German wine culture and the Rheinhessen Lebensart, the Rheinhessen lifestyle. In this article, we present you with three amazing ways to explore Rheinhessen by foot, by bike and by boat.