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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 2024 (ha)

27,671

Total area used for wine production in 2024 (ha)

26,967

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

On average for the years 2014- 2023

2,514

96

Grape varieties 2024 (total vineyard area)

Riesling

5,438 ha

20%

Müller-Thurgau

3,797 ha

14%

Grauer Burgunder (Pinot Gris)

2,450 ha

9%

Silvaner

1,818 ha

7%

Dornfelder

2,984 ha

11%

Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)

1,529 ha

6%

White wine in total

20,581 ha

74%

Red wine in total

7,090 ha

26%

 

The large wine growing municialities in Rheinhessen 2024
(total vineyard area in ha)

Rank

Municipality

Total vineyad area

1

Worms

1,705

2

Westhofen

835

3

Nierstein

802

4

Alzey

799

5

Alsheim

716

6

Ingelheim

716

7

Bechtheim

678

8

Flörsheim-Dalsheim

657

9

Bingen

577

10

Saulheim

546

Source: Statistisches Landesamt/ Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland-Pfalz