The family winery in Bingen am Rhein/Rheinhessen has been run by Carolin and Erik Riffel since 2005. The flagship estate, located at the confluence of the Rhine and Nahe rivers, has been certified organic since 2009 and switched to biodynamics in 2012. On 18 hectares, Riesling, Silvaner, and Burgundy varieties are grown in Bingen’s top vineyards: Scharlachberg, Kirchberg, Osterberg, and Rosengarten – all with respect, care, and dedication. The unique quartzite soils of the Binger Rochusberg impart a distinctive flint-like minerality to the wines, making them elegant and straight-forward.

Riffel is a member of Ecovin, the national association for organic winegrowers, as well as Maxime Herkunft Rheinhessen, a collective of the best wineries in Rheinhessen. Furthermore, the 2022 Binger Scharlachberg Riesling trocken was ranked 10th by Chief Editor Stuart Pigott in James Suckling’s “TOP 100 WINES OF GERMANY 2023.” “Our No. 10 German wine is a great achievement for the Riffel winery in the long-forgotten northwest corner of Rheinhessen. With enormous determination and persistence, Erik and Carolin Riffel have been working at perfecting dry riesling from the Scharlachberg site, a long-forgotten grand cru.”