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Winery Peter Harth

Wine is joy of life!
For us, wine is not just a drink - wine is a way of life for us.

Our goal is to offer wines that have soul and character.
Nature characterizes the vintage in its own way, and every grape has its own taste. With us you will only find "individualists".

Our vines grow in prime locations in Stadecken, Elsheim and Essenheim. The Rheinhessen hill country is known for its fertile, calcareous soils and its mild climate. Sophisticated, aromatic wines with pronounced fruit and mild acidity thrive here.

From the vineyard to the bottle we are there with heart and soul -
Let yourself be infected by this zest for life!

On the estate only German is spoken.

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About us

  • Winemaker Peter Harth

Contact details:

Weingut Peter Harth
Peter Harth
Auf der Peterswiese 1 55271 Stadecken-Elsheim

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Essenheimer Teufelspfad

Essenheimer Teufelspfad (Devil’s path in Essenheim)

Devilishly good Rieslings and Pinots

This single vineyard flanks the municipality of Essenheim in the direction of Ober-Olm and Stadecken-Elsheim - with a view into the Selz Valley. Was the devil at work here? Names with the compound "devil" often indicate disreputable localities. Sometimes, however, it is simply a personal name. In neighbouring Nieder-Olm there still is a street called Teufelspfad. Legend says: A thief planned to steal grapes in the vineyards. On his way, someone stopped him. When he turned around to see who was holding him back, he saw the devil. The thief escaped and became a "good man". The single vineyard is dominated by limestone. A heavenly place for devilishly good Rieslings, just as well as for white and red Pinot varieties.

> Discover the single vineyard via Selztal-Terroir-Runde: https://www.vg-nieder-olm.de/vg_niederolm/Kultur,%20Freizeit,%20Sport/Tourismus/Selztal-Terroir-Route/
> See the history of the path name "Teufelspfad" in Nieder-Olm: https://www.regionalgeschichte.net/rheinhessen/nieder-olm/einzelaspekte/nieder-olmer-namen.html
> Essenheim has friendships with three French partner communities, immortalized in the building "Gateway to Champagne": https://www.regionalgeschichte.net/rheinhessen/aktive-in-der-region/dorf-und-geschichtsverein-essenheim/projekte/tor-der-champagne.html

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Elsheimer Blume

Elsheimer Blume (Flower of Elsheim)

Romantic or economic thinking? Successful either way.

Was it delightful field flowers, such as corn poppies or delphiniums, that led to the name? Or does it refer – not very romantically - to the Middle High German word "blum" for yield? Did a Mister Blume once live here? We do not know. The lime and sandy marl soil is rich in nutrients and well aerated. The wines from this top vineyard seem particularly aromatic and delicate. Riesling, Chardonnay, Müller-Thurgau, Scheurebe and Portugieser grow here.

> To the single vineyards of the neighboring community of Stadecken: Lenchen and Spitzberg
> To the hike: Adam-Elsheimer circular route
> On the photo in the background: a new vineyard tower.

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Stadecker Spitzberg

Stadecker Spitzberg

Top mountain!

Just like the vineyard name "Horn", "Spitzberg" is also based on the mountain shape. The roots of the vines work their way through fertile loess and heavy clay marl. Hikers can best explore the vineyard via the "Hiwweltour Stadecker Warte". After a short steep climb, the path leads to a pavilion with a magnificent view. The clay marl soil profile allows you to look deep into the earth. The "Stadecker Warte" was already built by the winegrowers in 1933 and extended with a tower in the 1980s.

> Info about the Hiwweltour Stadecker Warte: https://www.rheinhessen.de/hiwweltouren/hiwweltour-stadecker-warte
> About the other vineyards of Stadecken: Lenchen
> Rheinhessen-Blog: https://blog.rheinhessen.de/10-schoenste-rastplaetze-hiwweltour-stadecker-warte/

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Stadecker Lenchen

Stadecker Lenchen

To lend, to lean on - best to drink up!

The vineyard name comes either from the word "Lehen" meaning "lent property" or from the word "Berglehne", an outdated word for mountain slope. The second would be correct, at least geographically, because the "Lenchen" nestles on the slope. Silvaner, Pinot Gris or Riesling grow here on loess, sand and clay marl. The almost ten-kilometre-long hike "Stadecker Warte" offers great panoramic views over the lower Selz valley, various resting places and shows soil profiles. At the top of the plateau, the "Stadecker Warte", which stands on the border of the "Spitzberg" single vineyard, welcomes you.

> Info about the Hiwweltour Stadecker Warte: https://www.rheinhessen.de/hiwweltouren/hiwweltour-stadecker-warte
> About the other sites of Stadecken: Spitzberg
> Rheinhessen-Blog: https://blog.rheinhessen.de/10-schoenste-rastplaetze-hiwweltour-stadecker-warte/

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