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General

 Total area (km2)

1,401

Municipalities

136

Municipalities with viticulture

132

Winegrowers (2019)

2,394

Wineries (2019)

1,248

Total vineyard area in 2023 (ha)

27,499

Total area used for wine production in 2023 (ha)

26,691

Areas

3

Large sites

23

Single vineyad sites

412

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 1992-2020)

1970

 

Wine must yield

 

1,000hl

hl/ha

2018

2,909

112

2019

2,442

94

2020

2,559

98

2021

2,700

103

2022

2,511

95

2023

1,420

91

On average for the years 2013- 2022

2,525

97

Grape varieties 2023 (total vineyard area)

Riesling

5,383 ha

20%

Müller-Thurgau

3,834 ha

14%

Grauer Burgunder (Pinot Gris)

2,424 ha

9%

Silvaner

1,875 ha

7%

Dornfelder

3,021 ha

11%

Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)

1,505 ha

6%

White wine in total

20,375 ha

74%

Red wine in total

7,124 ha

26%

 

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

Rank

Municipality

Total vineyad area

1

Worms

1,687

2

Westhofen

829

3

Nierstein

763

4

Alzey

794

5

Alsheim

714

6

Ingelheim

710

7

Bechtheim

674

8

Flörsheim-Dalsheim

653

9

Bingen

578

10

Saulheim

544

Source: Statistisches Landesamt/ Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland-Pfalz