BACKGROUND: Grapes have been grown in Rheinhessen since Roman times. It is the largest wine-growing region in Germany with 26,563 hectares of vineyards. Rheinhessen is a region at the north-west end of the Oberrheingraben, where about 600,000 people live. Politically it belongs today to the Land Rheinland-Pfalz. Since May 2008, Mainz and Rheinhessen are members of the Great Wine Capitals Global Network (GWC), a federation of the world’s best-known vineyards.TASTING NOTES: Dr. Zenzen is our Elite Edition and represents the quality of our wines. Pinot Noir is Germany’s finest and foremost red wine variety. It produces elegant, distinctive wines with small grapes which ripe late. This mouth-filling, velvety smooth wine with a slightly international dry, nice fruit aroma.FOOD SUGGESTIONS: Enjoy this red wine with spicy meat and fish dishes.SERVING: Serve at ambient temperatureWINE GROWING REGION: Germany / Rheinhessen
