Mittelrhein (wine region)

On the left bank of Rhine, vineyards begin immediately downstream of the Nahe estuary and last until Koblenz.

[5] With the much-appreciated Riesling being the most grown variety at 68% [4] of the vineyards, and considering the vicinity to the world-famous regions Rheingau and Mosel, it could perhaps be expected that Mittlerhein would enjoy a commercial success.

In between 1989 and 2009 the Middle Rhine lost 36% of its total area of vines under cultivation, while the nationwide development shows a plus of 7.37% [6] Since the region's planted area has been shrinking for quite some time, the region's wines are hardly ever seen on export markets, and seem to be rather unknown even inside Germany.

The bad weather conditions throughout the year led to minimal output, especially for late ripening grapes like Riesling, by far the most grown variety.

Mittelrhein is divided into two districts ("Bereiche"), made up of eleven sites ("Großlagen") and 111 vineyards ("Einzellagen").

[12] Riesling ist the most cultivated variety (63,9 % of area) , besides Spätburgunder (10,3 %), Weißburgunder (4,9 %) und Müller-Thurgau bzw.