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Secluded, elevated, fertile: The Klausenberg The German word “Klause” (Latin from claudere "to close") means a secluded abode of a religious hermit. One of the most beautiful chapels in Rheinhessen is enthroned on the Klausenberg, above Abenheim: the Sankt Michael Kapelle (Chapel of St. Michael). Countess Agnes of Nassau is said to have been granted permission in 1298/99 to build a monastery with a chapel in Abenheim. Around the same time (vaguely dated to 1286), the vineyard was mentioned for the first time. Here you will find…
The name of the location is the result of the contraction and alignment of "Hohenberg" and means "high mountain".
Woof! Woof! A dog's head for vine diversity Rumour has it that the vineyard looks like a lying dog from the west. Indeed, the hill has a peculiar shape, but not everyone recognises it as a dog shape. Whether this is the case or not, field name researchers consider this charming story to be the most plausible explanation. On the south-western slope, the vines grow on limestone and marl with a rich clay content. All grape varieties are represented, and the winegrowers even produce noble sweet wines with great storage potential here. At the…
Castle, villa, house? Hammerstein remains nebulous, its wines do not When even name researchers are unsure and old stories from the village are mixed in this often leads to the wildest interpretations. There is talk of a castle, a fortress on the mountain. Name researchers disagree, as a castle would have been mentioned in the documents. But there is a grain of truth in it: Remains of a Roman "villa rustica" were discovered in the neighbouring "Im Sumborn" area. These ruins were probably interpreted as a medieval castle and coined the name.…
The smallest and possibly most idyllic single vineyard in Alsheim. The vineyard was first mentioned in a document in 1720 under the name "im Fischerpfadt". The single vineyard is about five kilometres away from the river Rhein. Fishermen once took this route, coming from the village of Wintersheim. The single vineyard is the smallest, but possibly the most idyllic in Alsheim. It is located directly by the district of Hangen-Wahlheim - with only ten houses, old trees and the remains of an old church for Maria Magdalena. The table of wine…
Originally reserved to the priest only, nowadays open to everyone “Frühmesse” is the German word for the early mass, a holy catholic mass, which the priest read in the early morning, before starting work. The grapes and wines from the single vineyard "Alsheimer Frühmesse" were apparently used to pay such a priest or chaplain. The vineyard was first mentioned in a document in 1721 under the name "zur Frühmeß" (engl. For early mass). Many Rheinhessen grape varieties grow on fertile loess soil . Loess is a very…
The location was mentioned in 1523 with the name "am goldtberg". The designation of a hallway with this name rarely indicates the precious metal, but rather is an expression of general appreciation.
This layer designation goes back to soil finds from Roman times.
As always in Rheinhessen, this name comes from the southern position of the vineyards.
The location was mentioned in 1426 with the name "the Pfaffenhalde" documentary. The name is based on a church property.
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