Vineyard next to Rheingauer Weinmuseum in Rudesheim
Wine Museum of the Rheingau Region
Sign for this museum made from wine barrel
Statue of Grape Harvester
Wine press from 1500s, much like the one Gutenberg converted into the first printing press in Mainz, nearby
Wine Press from 1500s
another old wine press
old wine barrel trailer pulled by a horse
grape crusher
old wine barrels
harvesting basket
old harvest tools: behind the #151 is 2000 year old Roman sickle found in Rudesheim
Harvesting buckets (similar shaped ones are used today, but made of lighter plastic)
harvesting baskets
close up of wooden wine press
Trina looking over one of the rooms of the Wine Museum of Rudesheim, Germany
Roman era wine jug
Case of Roman era wine containers
another Roman era pottery jar
decorated wine jug from Roman era
wine amphora (ceramic jar in a specific shape for shipping or storing wine in ancient world)
Roman wine glassware
room within wine museum made to look like wine production from several centuries ago
Christian Communion Chalices
Gold Communion Chalice
Communion Chalices: the highest and most sacred use of wine from ancient times is Sacrament of Lord’s Supper, in presence of our Lord Jesus Christ
Statue of St. Urban, Patron saint of Dijon, France (in Burgundy) and patron saint of all who work in vineyards, and all who make wine barrels
Jesus the Vine, and we are the brances (painting of John 15)
detail of Communion Chalice
tools used by Coopers (wine barrel makers)
making of wine barrels
a cooper at work
installing metal hoops to a wine barrel
stairwell to the top of the tower at the castle where the Rheingauer Museum is housed
Roman era pottery used for wine
renaissance pottery used for wine
view from the top of the castle where Rheingauer Museum is located
good views of vineyards in the Rheingaue region
view of the Rhine River at Rudesheim, from top of tower at Rheingauer Museum
Trina looking over the Rhine River towards Bingen where Hildegard planted her first monastery
selfie with Rheingau vineyards in background
steps leading down from the castle tower
looking up to top of Castle tower (now the Wine Museum of the Rheingau Region)
Vineyard next to castle and tower in Rudesheim with St. Jacob’s Kirke steeple in background
Castle (now Rheingauer Museum) and vineyard and Rhine River in Rudesheim, Germany
On September 6, 2015, we toured the Rheingauer Weinmuseum (Wine Museum of the Rhinegau Region). The Rheingau is a world-reknown vineyard region along the north bank of the Rhine River, between Weisbaden and Lorch. This museum is located in Rudesheim, Germany, right on the Rhine River, near St. Hildegard’s Abbey. Amazing collection of artifacts and history of the wine industry with excellent English digital tour device given to each person upon entry. Highly recommended! The view from the top of the castle tower are alone worth the cost of admission (5 euros/person).
