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Rheingau

American  
[rahyn-gau] / ˈraɪn gaʊ /

noun

  1. a small wine-growing region in Hesse, in central Germany, on the Rhine.


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Some might be marked “grosses gewächs,” indicating a dry wine from a top site, unless it comes from the Rheingau region, where such a wine might be marked “erstes gewächs.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2020

No. 2 was the Lorcher Krone from Eva Fricke in the Rheingau, tightly coiled yet graceful and full of energy.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2018

Hi Eric, VDP Rheingau members agreed to stop using the term Erstes Gewächs in 2012 and moved to the 4-tier VDP system.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2018

But that phrase is not employed in the Rheingau region, where the preferred term is “erstes gewächs.”

From New York Times ● May 3, 2018

Although the flavour and bouquet of the grand wines of the Rheingau are equally pronounced, it is exceedingly difficult to characterise them with precision.

From The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken by Philip E. Muskett

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