In the field-of-view of the stele you can see the Walluf vineyard “Oberberg”. The Walluf enters the Rheingau near Martinsthal. A bridge carries the main road across the Walluf. The hill Hallgarter Zange (580 meters above sea level) is the most distinctive prominences of the Rheingau.

The level terraces were formed by the Rhine. The abrupt steepening of the slope marks the transition between the Mainz Basin and the Taunus Mountains.

Walluf is the gateway to the Rheingau. You really feel like you are entering the wine-growing landscape of the Central Rheingau when you come to Walluf am Rhein. But from the banks of the Rhine, the view of the wine-growing region is limited, like looking through a “keyhole”. However, once you are up here at the edge of the Taunus Mountains, the panorama opens out, revealing a fascinating landscape between river and mountains. When visibility is good, you can see many of the Rheingau valley settlements (Erbach, Hattenheim, Oestrich, Geisenheim), hillside settlements  (Kiedrich, Hallgarten, Johannisberg) as well as Castle Johannisberg.

The Rheingau covers parts of the Mainz Basin and the Rhenic Slate Mountains. The foothills of the Taunus Mountains are composed of phyllite (pre-Devonian) or slate (Devonian) and quartzite behind the Rhine water gap. The soils of the higher areas are mostly developed on stony debris flows with a loess cover.

The Mainz Basin comprises marine and brackwater loose sediments of the Tertiary Period. Clays are found along the west-exposed flanks of the tributary valleys while the marine sands are located at higher elevations. Most of the wine-growing region consists of the loess-covered Rhine river terraces. The deep calcareous weathered loess soils also contain rock debris, rounded gravel, sand or calcareous, sometimes non-calcareous clay.

(previously “Waldaffa“) is a 13.7 km long river, which originates near Wambach/Bärstadt. The river reaches the Rheingau at Martinsthal from where it flows through Oberwalluf and Niederwalluf where it joins the Rhine. During the Middle Ages, the Walluf formed the boundary between Rheingau and Königssondergau.

On the western side of the river, the boundary was protected for centuries by a impenetrable thicket called the Rheingauer Gebück.

stretches from Wicker to Lorchhausen. By a freak of nature, the Rhine is abruptly forced to change its main direction of flow.

As a result, the Rheingau is blessed with warm, sunny south facing slopes, which provide best growing conditions for the grapes.

Wine is grown on approx. 3145 Hectares.

About 80% of the production area, and nearly all prime vineyards are stocked with Riesling.