Eppelsheimer Felsen (Rock of Eppelsheim)
Where Dinotherium once dwelt - limestone for Pinot vines
As the name suggests, the soil here is not light and airy. No sand, no loess, but heavy, stony soils. The single vineyard "Eppelsheimer Felsen" is a limestone marl site. The soils are the result of limestone weathering, also known as "terra fusca" or "terra rossa". From the Latin "terra" for land or earth. "Fuscus" stands for brown, "rossa" refers to the reddish colouring caused by iron oxide. In this vineyard, the winegrowers cultivate a wide variety of vines, often Pinots. Eppelsheim is famous for its geological finds: first and foremost the skull of a dinotherium, a 3.50-metre-long beast of terror from the Miocene era, which was recovered in 1835.
> Discover the Dinotherium Museum Eppelsheim: https://blog.rheinhessen.de/geologie-top-5-in-rheinhessen/
> Discover the single site via Mühlenrad-Weg: https://www.rheinhessen.de/radrouten-rheinhessen/muehlen-radweg
