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The German wine-growing region is located in the federal state of Hesse. The vineyards cover 3,211 hectares of vines, starting on the Untermain east of Wiesbaden and stretching around 50 kilometres along the right bank of the Rhine to Lorch north of Rüdesheim. The "Rheingau Riesling Route" wine route runs along the right bank from Lorch to Hochheim.

Emperor Charlemagne (742-814) is said to have had the first vineyards planted near today's Johannisberg Castle. The late harvest is also said to have been "invented" here, as evidenced by the legendary story of the late harvest rider. In the Rheingau in particular, the Roman Catholic Benedictine and Cistercian orders did a great deal for viticulture and also owned extensive vineyard estates. Incidentally, a curious Free State of Flaschenhals existed in the Rheingau for three years after the First World War.

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