Hirt-Gebhardt Mia Lou Roter Riesling 2022 Sparkling the flat ground on top

the flat ground on top of the hills that nobody photographs

clam chowder on a cold evening

sunset-hued gold with a fluffy head

modest new oak

Hirt-Gebhardt Mia Lou Roter Riesling 2022 Sparkling the flat ground on topThe Land The Rheingau is the stretch where the Rhine turns and runs east to west for about 30 kilometers, so the vineyards face due south across a wide river instead of the usual north south alignment. The Taunus hills block cold air from the north, the water reflects light back onto the slopes, and the soils run to quartzite, slate, and loess. Martinsthal sits at the eastern end of the region, tucked slightly back from the river with more forest