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facts and figures

Rheinhessen in numbers

General

 Total area (km2)

1,401

Municipalities

136

Municipalities with viticulture

132

Winegrowers (2019)

2,394

Wineries (2019)

1,248

Total vineyard area in 2022 (ha)

27,312

Total area used for wine production in 2022 (ha)

26,425

Areas

3

Large sites

23

Single vineyad sites

414

Annual average temperature

11,2°C

Average precipitation

669mm

Growing season

280 days

Average temperature in the growing season

15,6°C

Sunshine hours (mean values for Oppenheim 1992-2019)

1970

 

Wine must yield

 

1,000hl

hl/ha

2017

1,970

76

2018

2,909

112

2019

2,340

90

2020

2,559

98

2021

2,700

103

2022

2,511

95

On average for the years 2011- 2020

2,534

98

Grape varieties 2022 (total vineyard area)

Riesling

5,304 ha

19%

Müller-Thurgau

3,893 ha

14%

Silvaner

2,314 ha

8%

Grauer Burgunder (Pinot Gris)

1,932 ha

7%

Dornfelder

3,099 ha

11%

Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)

1,490 ha

5%

White wine in total

20,076 ha

74%

Red wine in total

7,236 ha

26%

 

The large wine growing municialities in Rheinhessen 2022
(total vineyard area in ha)

Rank

Municipality

Total vineyad area

1

Worms

1,659

2

Westhofen

824

3

Nierstein

805

4

Alzey

785

5

Alsheim

712

6

Ingelheim

708

7

Bechtheim

669

8

Flörsheim-Dalsheim

652

9

Bingen

578

10

Saulheim

539

Source: Statistisches Landesamt/ Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland-Pfalz


 

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Contact details:

Rheinhessenwein e.V.

Otto-Lilienthal-Straße 4

55232 Alzey

E-Mail: info@rheinhessenwein.de

Contact details:

Rheinhessenwein e.V.

Otto-Lilienthal-Straße 4

55232 Alzey

E-Mail: info@rheinhessenwein.de