Grosse Lage · White

Where is Steinberger wine from?

Steinberger is a white wine from Eltville am Rhein (Hattenheim), in Rheingau, Germany. It is a Grosse Lage wine made from Riesling.

Steinberger wine label — Photo: Tomas er, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Steinberger at a glance

Classification	Grosse Lage
Appellation	Rheingau
Style	White wine
Grape	Riesling
Village or town	Eltville am Rhein (Hattenheim)
Region	Rheingau
Country	Germany
Coordinates	50.0348, 8.0528

Steinberger

Eltville am Rhein (Hattenheim), Rheingau, Germany

Grosse Lage

A walled vineyard planted by Cistercian monks

Appellation: Rheingau
Grapes: Riesling

The Steinberg was planted by the Cistercian monks of Kloster Eberbach, an abbey founded in 1136 by monks sent from Clairvaux. The monks later enclosed the vineyard with a stone wall, which still surrounds it. It belongs to the Hessian State Wine Estates, which also run the abbey.

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