Many protagonists of a fine regional cuisine have declared their willingness to help fans of good taste from the middle of September until the beginning of November to savour Rheinhessen. Together with the butcher next door, the pasta maker from the neighboring village, the oil miller outside by the stream and many other producers. In addition, the local winemakers provide wines from their cellars and round up this culinary experience. 

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Benz Oliver

In his restaurant in Ober-Olm, owner and chef Oliver Benz serves sour veal kidneys in cream sauce with fried potatoes. The veal kidneys come from Hamm butcher in Stadecken-Elsheim, the potatoes from Reinhilde's farm shop in Klein-Winternheim. The regional classic goes well with the 2020 Pinot Gris feinherb from Eulenmühle winery in the neighbouring village of Nieder-Olm.

DasCrass

In the restaurant Das Crass, chef Michael Immoos and sous-chef Nils Sieben call the shots between pots and pans and cook braised haunch of venison with potato and porcini mushroom thalers and pear and celery vegetables. The venison is supplied by hunter Peter Zahn from Erbes-Büdesheim. A 2016 cuvée of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot quality wine dry from the Bretz winery in Bechtolsheim will be complete match.

Fetzer's Restaurant Lindenhof

At the family-run traditional Fetzer Inn, owner Edmund Fetzer presents baked black pudding and foie gras on truffled mashed potatoes with glazed apples and lamb's lettuce. For the black pudding, he relies on Landmetzgerei Dobroschke in Bingen. The apples come from Markus Kirn in Ingelheim. A good pairing is the 2016 Frühburgunder Schlossberg dry from Selection Rheinhessen from J. Bettenheimer winery in Ingelheim am Rhein.

Good life at Morstein

Gut Leben am Morstein

In the cosy vineyard of Gut Leben am Morstein, chef Bernd Witte serves various plant-based components with ingredients from his own cultivation. Cauliflower is served with brown bread, green leek sauce and maize grits. On request, the "Savoury Rheinhessen" dish can also be integrated into a menu. For starters, there is carrot with marigold, coriander dressing and lamb's lettuce; for dessert, Bernd Witte serves pumpkin with burnt cream, sunflower seed ice cream and sorrel. A 2020 Kalksteiner Pinot Gris dry from the Seehof winery in Westhofen…

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LaGallerie

Opposite Mainz's famous St. Stephan's Church and surrounded by many bars and restaurants is La Gallerie. Here, chef Christoph Rubel entertains his guests and this year serves a saddle of fresh roe with almond crust, cranberry dumplings and cognac-pepper sauce. The dumplings are made from potatoes from the Koch potato farm in Mainz-Kastel. To accompany his dish, Rubel recommends a dry 2019 Malbec Unfiltered from the Peth-Wetz winery in Bermersheim. Gaustraße 29, Mainz, Tel.: 06131 6969414, www.lagallerie-mainz.de

Jordan's sub mill

Jordans Untermuehle

The Jordan family spoils their guests with special moments of pleasure in the restaurant and hotel of the same name, Jordan's Untermühle. Braised pork cheeks on pumpkin and potato miscellany with two kinds of tarragon are served here. The family obtains the pork cheeks from the Eckert butchery in Bodenheim. The 2018 Pinot Barrique quality wine dry from Sternenfelserhof - Weingut Kopp in Nierstein goes well with the meal.

Landhotel Zum Schwanen

Landhotel Zum Schwanen

In the hotel's own restaurant of the Landhotel zum Schwanen, guests can enjoy Maultaschen filled with either Riesling bratwurst or spinach sheep's cheese, refined with Riesling sage butter and Parmesan cheese. The noodles come from the noodle factory Börschinger in Worms-Horchheim, the meat from the butcher's shop Kratz in Osthofen. The hearty dish harmonizes perfectly with a 2018 Cabernet Blanc dry from the organic wine G & M Machmer from Bechtheim.

Dialect Restaurant

Mundart Restaurant

With the Mundart Restaurant in Nieder-Saulheim, the restaurateur couple Beatrix and Markus Hebestreit have made their dream come true. Chef Markus serves a local saddle of venison on parsnips, cranberries and potato cream. The saddle of venison is provided by hunter Peter Zahn from Erbes-Büdesheim, the potatoes come from Kartoffelhof Koch in Mainz-Kastel. The glass is filled with a 2016 Spätburgunder Hölle Lagenwein dry from Landgraf winery in Saulheim.

Wasems Kloster Engelthal

In the idyllic Kaiserpfalz of Ingelheim, chef Berno Lammers treats guests at Wasem's Kloster Engelthal to a cream soup of Kirn's Hokkaido pumpkin with chilli and vanilla oil. He sources the pumpkin from the Markus Kirn fruit farm in Ingelheim. As a wine pairing he serves a 2020 Ingelheimer Grauburgunder Ortswein trocken from Wasem's own winery.

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Zornheimer Weinstuben

In the nostalgic artists' house from the 17th century, Lucas Christgen serves rolled meat from the Rheinhessen suckling pig, dumplings from the Ditsch pretzel, homemade plum spread and creamy black salsify to go with it in Zornheimer Weinstuben. The chef gets the suckling pig from the Büttner family's Buchenhof in Zornheim, the pretzels come from the Ditsch bakery in Mainz. The glass is filled with a 2019 Bodenheimer Hoch Riesling Lagenwein dry from the Rheinhessen Selection from the winery of the city of Mainz.

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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