Within 30 minutes of our home, we are in the heart of the Rheingau wine region. Riesling grapes are grown along the south-facing banks of the Rhine river. Near Wiesbaden, the Rhine flows east to west on its journey north to Rotterdam. This area has become the prime region for making the Riesling wines for worldwide distribution. We found a few favorite vineyards like Schloss Johannisberg and Schloss Vollrads. Rieslings are commonly thought to be too sweet until you try a Spatlese Riesling that's as dry as Chardonnay.
Friends Deb and Jay Flora traveled down from Amsterdam and joined the Foreman's and us for a nice weekend in Wiesbaden. This day trip to the Rheingau included a stop in Rudesheim, a town so quaintly German that Epcot in Disneyworld patterned their Germany exhibit after it. It's a good starting point for a boat tour of the Romantic Rhine where most of the vintage castles are still standing alongside row after row of grape vines clinging to cliffs.
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| The gang on the terrace of Schloss Johannsberg overlooking the Rhine valley. |
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| One of the towers inside Schloss Vollrads. |
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| According to many Sommeliers, this is the world's most perfect grape - Riesling. |
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| Us girls surrounded by roses and wine. |
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| The gang at Schloss Vollrads. |
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| The 3 cars we wish we arrived in. |
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| A typically German scene in Rudesheim. |
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| An American Girl enjoying a Bitburger. We have been told it takes 7 minutes to pour a Bitburger correctly. This one is an example of a perfect pour. Tschus!! |
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