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General

 Total area (km2)

1.401

Municipalities

136

Municipalities with viticulture

132

Winegrowers (2023)

1.920

Wineries (2023)

1.077

Total vineyard area in 2025 (ha)

27.657

Total area used for wine production in 2025 (ha)

27.114

Areas

3

Large sites

23

Single vineyad sites

412

Annual average temperature

11,1°C

Average precipitation

530mm

Growing season

280 days

Average temperature in the growing season

15,6°C

Sunshine hours (mean values for Oppenheim 1992-2020)

1970

 

Wine must yield

 

1.000hl

hl/ha

2019

2.442

94

2020

2.559

98

2021

2.700

103

2022

2.511

95

2023

2.420

91

2024

2.609

97

2025

2.306

85

On average for the years 2014- 2024

2.514

96

Grape varieties 2025 (total vineyard area)

Riesling

5.472 ha

20%

Müller-Thurgau

3.761 ha

14%

Grauer Burgunder (Pinot Gris)

2.462 ha

9%

Silvaner

1.763 ha

6%

Dornfelder

2.941 ha

11%

Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)

1.540 ha

6%

White wine in total

20.643 ha

75%

Red wine in total

7.014 ha

25%

 

The large wine growing municialities in Rheinhessen 2025
(total vineyard area in ha)

Rank

Municipality

Total vineyad area

1

Worms

1.717

2

Westhofen

848

3

Alzey

805

4

Nierstein

802

5

Alsheim

716

6

Ingelheim

710

7

Bechtheim

679

8

Flörsheim-Dalsheim

649

9

Bingen

571

10

Saulheim

545

Source: Statistisches Landesamt/ Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland-Pfalz