Location and wine-growing region
Rheinbrohl lies on the right bank of the Rhine in the northern part of Rhineland-Palatinate. The municipality belongs to the wine region Mittelrhein and is classified as a winegrowing town. The marked upland area known as Rheinbrohler Ley is also connected with it, above the Rhine valley.
Vineyard sites
In the official vineyard register for 2024, the individual vineyard sites Monte Jup and Römerberg are listed for the cadastral district of Rheinbrohl. The Rheinbrohl portion of Monte Jup covers 4.9 hectares of planted vineyard area; the individual vineyard site also extends over Bad Hönningen.
Legal and stylistic framework
Rheinbrohl is part of the Qualitätswein appellation Mittelrhein. For Qualitätswein, an allowable yield of 105 hectolitres per hectare is set there. At Monte Jup, Sauvignon Blanc is grown; a local report describes a development there towards white wine and influences from New Zealand on the style of this grape variety.
History
Rheinbrohl was first mentioned in written records in 877. Up to around 1870, the area had extensive arable and vineyard plots. The municipality is also where the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes begins, which is referred to as caput limitis and has been part of UNESCO World Heritage since 2005.
