General Information: The Nahe region is named after the river that traverses the valleys of the forested Hunsrück Hills as it gently flows toward Bingen on the Rhine . The vines grow along the Nahe River and its tributaries Glan and Alsenz, from Merxheim up to the confluence into the Rhine near Bingen. Borders in the West on Hunsrück and Soonwald. In the South on Haardt and DonnersbergIt is a peaceful landscape of vineyards, orchards and meadows interspersed with cliffs and striking geological formations. Although the Nahe is one of the smaller German wine regions, its extraordinary range of soil types is second to none. For this reason, the region is able to produce quite diverse wines from relatively few grape varieties.

Climate:Mild and balanced, with little frost. Due to Soonwald and Hunsrück Mountains it is protected against cold winds, mild and a lot of sun, and little rain. This enables the grapes to have a long and dry ripening in late summer.

Soil:The entire rock cycle of igneous (volcanic), sedimentary (sandstone, clay, limestone) and metamorphic (slate) rocks is present in the Nahe. Therefore there is a lot of variety, slate and porphyry, new red sandstone, clay, potter's clay, and marl. In the lower Nahe area more flat and nutritious soils. In the upper area / Glan mouth steeper locations and more skeleton-rich soils.

Grapes:Riesling, 1,125 ha (27.1%) Müller-Thurgau, 552 ha (13.3%) Dornfelder, 456 ha (11.0%) Silvaner, 277 ha (6.7%) Spätburgunder, 248 ha (6.0%) Weißer Burgunder, 224 ha (5.4%) Grauer Burgunder, 214 ha (5.2%) Kerner, 194 ha (4.7%) Bacchus, 153 ha (3.7%) Scheurebe, 131 ha (3.2%) Blauer Portugieser, 112 ha (2.7%) Regent, 101 ha (2.4%) Chardonnay, 39 ha (0.9%) Faberrebe, 30 ha (0.7%) Roter Traminer, 25 ha (0.6%) Dunkelfelder, 23 ha (0.6%) Huxelrebe, 20 ha (0.5%)