Tasting at Schlossgut Diel (VDP) in Rümmelsheim, Nahe with Sylvain and Caroline Diel - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Tour and Tasting at Weingut Prinz Salm in Wallhausen, Nahe (VDP) with Prinz Michael zu Salm-Salm - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
NaheOur last day started with winery visits in the Nahe wine region, with 10,000 acres one of the smaller ones. The wine region follows the Nahe river which originates in the Federal State of Saarland and meets the Rhein in Bingen. The region is protected by the Hunsrück hills from the northern winds and enjoys a temperate climate. The Nahe wine region is the region in Germany with the most diverse geological formations making it very difficult to claim a distinctive “Nahe” character of the wines. The Nahe has180 soil varieties: entire rock cycle, chalk, sand, gravel, all types of clay, loess, quartzite,slate, limestone, which provides for many different types of wines. 77% of Nahe wines are white, predominantly Riesling but also Müller-Thurgau, Silvaner, and all white Burgundy grapes. The rest is mainly Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)
Visit at Schlossgut Diel in Rümmelsheim, Nahe (VDP)
Sylvain Diel was our host. Caroline came by to greet us.
Weingut Diel
The origins of Schlossgut Diel are a tower and the walled remnants of castle Burg Layen in the village of Rümmelsheim in the Nahe. It was built prior to 1200, changed hands numerous times over the centuries but was finally purchased by Johann Peter Diel in 1802.
Today owners are 7th generation Caroline Diel and her husband Sylvain Diel. Before taking over the wine estate at home, Caroline gathered a tremendous wealth of experiences: she spent the last 2 high school years in a boarding school in California, south of San Francisco, studied enology at Geisenheim university in the Rheingau, and worked for almost a decade at very prestigious estates around the world: Château Pichon-Lalande in Bordeaux; in Germany at Weingüter Toni Jost (Mittelrhein) and von Winningen (Pfalz); in the Champagne at Ruinart; in South Africa at Vergelegen and at Romanée Conti in Burgundy. She also worked one year at Schloss Halbturn in the Burgenland in Austria and finally at Rippon Vineyard in New Zealand.
The vineyard area totals 53 acres, all located in the commune of Dorsheim, with holdings in the top- rated Burgberg, Goldloch and Pittermännchen sites planted with 65% Riesling, Grauburgunder, Weissburgunder, Chardonnay and 10% Spätburgunder. A project close to Caroline’s heart is the production of ‘Sekt’ in the Méthode Traditionelle as she learned it during her time at Ruinart in Reims.
Arriving
Apero - Pinot de Diel Brut
Group Pictures
Caroline Diel Greeting us
Tasting with Sylvain Diel
Bye-bye
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Tasting at Schlossgut Diel (VDP) in Rümmelsheim, Nahe with Sylvain and Caroline Diel - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
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