Winery Ernst Bretz / Horst Bretz

The name is based on the adjacent location on the Petersberg, on which stands a pilgrimage church.

The location was mentioned in 1501 with the name "uff the homberge" documentary. The name of the location was created by the contraction and alignment of "high mountain" and means "high mountain".

Let’s go to the vineyard - towards the diversity of grape varieties

The Rheinhessen dialect, people refer to a vineyard as a "Wingert". This term is common in west-central Germany and in Switzerland. The site designation "Wingertstor" is based on a gate in the medieval village fortifications through which one entered the vineyards. In the late Middle Ages, Bechtolsheim had a village fortification that also included a moated castle. Today, remains of the old moat can still be seen. On the fertile loess soil, a wide variety of different vines grows. Bechtolsheim is a municipality on the Petersberg, in the middle of Rheinhessen.

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• Historical information about Bechtolsheim
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As always in Rheinhessen, this name comes from the southern position of the vineyards.