쉬운 외스트리히-빈켈 주변 하이킹 및 워킹 코스

A good opportunity to take a break.

Here is the wonderful monument to Karl the Late Harvest Rider. He is said to be responsible for the existence of late harvest wines. Beautiful comics have also been written about him.

Magnificent view of the Upper Rheingau and the Inselrhein. You can see Hallgarten, Oestrich-Winkel, Kiedrich, Eichberg, the Nussberg near Walluf, and the Rhine as far as Wiesbaden-Biebrich.

With a cold drink in your hand and a view of the Rhine, the day is your friend.

It's a lovely place, right on the banks of the Rhine, and the prices are reasonable. You can even sit in two of the barrels when it rains.

Always happy to visit different wineries

Another mouse spotted! Falco rejoices. The kestrel from Schloss Vollrads glides over the largest organic vineyard in Hesse. Below him, rare butterflies bask on the leaves, and colorful flowers bloom in the rows – pure nature. https://rheingau.bikelikealocal.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Schloss-Vollrads.mp3

Statue of the Spätlese Rider in the farmyard of Schloss Johannisberg The Spätlese Rider is a figure from a local legend that is supposed to explain the accidental discovery of Spätlese wine at Schloss Johannisberg winery in the Rheingau. However, there is no historical evidence for this figure. The story of the Johannisberg Spätlese Rider demonstrates how an apparent catastrophe can lead to an epoch-making discovery. Unlike other Rheingau wineries, whose grape harvest times were dictated by the municipalities, the cellar master at Johannisberg once required special permission from the Prince-Bishop of Fulda, the then owner of the castle. In 1775, however, the courier sent out with the harvest permit was late. There are various versions as to why the return of the mounted messenger was delayed by 14 days. One version claims that the Prince-Bishop was out hunting and therefore unreachable. The other is that the courier fell victim to robbers and was captured. In short: The monks on the Johannisberg waited day after day for the harvest to begin, watching as the grapes on the vines became increasingly rotten and shriveled. When the rider finally arrived with the prince-bishop's permission to harvest, the harvest seemed ruined. Nevertheless, the monks conscientiously harvested the seemingly spoiled grapes. And soon the cellar master was amazed: The wine made from the rotten grapes surpassed all previous wines in quality. By chance, noble rot was discovered, a mold that can develop in grapes rich in Oechsle in mild autumn weather with early morning fog. Thus, the foundation was laid for the qualities of the Spätlese, but especially the Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese, which have helped Rheingau wine achieve world fame. The cellar masters on the Johannisberg deserve credit for recognizing this coincidence and using it to improve the quality of their wines.