Summary
Weingut Joachim Flick lies in Flörsheim-Wicker, where the Rheingau tapers out to the east – which is why the estate likes to place itself at the "gateway to the Rheingau". The Flick family has grown wine here since 1650 and runs the estate today in its ninth generation. Across around 20 to 23 hectares, Riesling dominates with roughly 81 percent, complemented by about 10 percent Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) plus Weißburgunder, Grauburgunder and Sauvignon Blanc. What makes the estate special: Flick farms two monopole vineyards with long histories – the Wickerer Nonnberg and the Hochheimer Königin Victoriaberg. It has belonged to the VDP since 1999.
History
The documented winegrowing history of the Flick family begins in 1650, when Johann Philippo Flick farmed vines in Wicker. That gives the house more than 370 years of history – continued today by the ninth generation. The family seat, the Straßenmühle, is older still: it is first mentioned in a document in 1318 and still shapes the look of the estate today.
For a long time the business was a mixed agricultural farm in which wine was only one activity among several. It was Joachim Flick who converted it entirely to viticulture in 1973, giving the estate its present name. In 1992 his son Reiner Flick took over. Under him the estate was consistently focused on quality and on the top sites; in 1999 came admission to the VDP. Today Katharina Flick is responsible for the wines as cellar master – so the next generation has already arrived.
Location & Terroir
Wicker and Hochheim form the easternmost tip of the Rheingau, just before the Main flows into the Rhine. This edge position is no drawback, quite the opposite: the river Main acts as a heat store and softens late frosts, while the slopes face south and south-west and catch plenty of sun. The soils here are noticeably different from the classic slate Rheingau: loess, loess loam, clay and marl over a tertiary subsoil dominate – soils that hold water well and give Riesling substance and a creamy texture without robbing it of tension.
The result is Rieslings that come across as spicy and powerful rather than delicate and cool, yet stay taut thanks to good acidity. The neighbouring Hochheim sites have been famous for exactly this for centuries – they gave the English collective term "Hock" for Rheingau white wine its name.
Style & Philosophy
Reiner Flick works with sustainable viticulture, low yields and as little intervention in the cellar as possible. The stated aim is a Riesling with depth and long life: purist, mineral in character, with clear fruit and a fine, saline note on the finish rather than applied opulence. The dry wines form the backbone of the range, alongside off-dry and sweeter Rieslings and a small sparkling-wine programme.
The Spätburgunder is more than a footnote: with around ten percent of the area it is a fixed part of the profile and is made in a rather slender, clearly structured style. The range is rounded out by Weißburgunder, Grauburgunder and Sauvignon Blanc, which mainly shape the estate's more accessible lines.
Notable Sites & Wines
The range follows the VDP pyramid, from estate wine through village wine and Erste Lage up to the Großes Gewächs. The most important sites are:
- Wickerer Nonnberg – a monopole of the Flick family, documented since 1281 and in church ownership until 1803; its parcels give wines such as "Vier Morgen" and "Fuhshol"
- Hochheimer Königin Victoriaberg – the second monopole, named after Queen Victoria; home of the Großes Gewächs "Dechantenruhe"
- Hochheimer Hölle – a top site in Hochheim am Main, origin of the Großes Gewächs "Kantelborn"
- Wickerer Herrnberg, Wickerer Stein and Wickerer Mönchsgewann – Erste Lagen around the home village
The three Große Gewächse from Nonnberg, Königin Victoriaberg and Hölle form the peak; below them, village and estate Rieslings offer an affordable way into the house style.
Awards
Weingut Joachim Flick is regularly listed among the leading producers of the Rheingau in the major German wine guides. In the Falstaff Weinguide Deutschland 2025 the estate was awarded four stars. Individual wines score consistently highly too: the dry Riesling from the Hochheimer Königin Victoriaberg in the 2024 vintage received 93 Falstaff points, and the Wicker Nonnberg Erste Lage from the same vintage 92 points. That makes Flick one of the most reliable addresses for Riesling on the eastern edge of the Rheingau – and proof that the sites around Wicker and Hochheim can hold their own against the region's better-known names.