Location and townscape
Rhens lies on the Rhine between Boppard and Koblenz in the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley. The town is documented as a settlement on the Rhine front with a historic town centre and belongs to the wine-growing region Mittelrhein.
History
Rhens was first mentioned in a document in the year 874. Near the town, the Kurverein zu Rhense was established on 16 July 1338, setting out principles for the election of the German king. The stone King’s Seat was erected between 1376 and 1398.
Viticulture
Rhens includes the single vineyards König Wenzel and Sonnenlay within the Großlage Gedeonseck. The climate of the Middle Rhine, which is favourable for wine growing, is influenced by the Rhine’s heat-storing effect; mineral-rich slate is documented as a soil type in the southern Middle Rhine.
Grape varieties and wines
The Kronen-Hof cultivates around 0.5 hectares in both of the Rhens vineyards on a side-business basis. Riesling, Kerner, Müller-Thurgau and Dornfelder are grown. This produces white wines, red wine and white herbst, as well as quality wines and Prädikatsweine. The Middle Rhine is recognised as a protected designation of origin of the European Union.
