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Hessische Bergstrasse |
Description to Hessische Bergstrasse
The wine-growing region is located in Hesse in Germany between the three rivers Neckar, Rhine and Main in the protection of the Odenwald on the western slope of the Odenwald. The vineyards cover 467 hectares of vines along the Rhine. The Romans already practised viticulture here in ancient times and laid out the "Via strata montana" (mountain road). The first documented reference to viticulture was in 755 with regard to the donation of a vineyard in Heppenheim.
Climate and soil
The mild climate prompted Emperor Joseph II (1741-1790) to exclaim on his return from the coronation in Frankfurt: " Here Germany begins to become Italy. With an early spring and late autumn, there is a relatively long growing season with excellent sunshine and sufficient rainfall. This results in optimal conditions for viticulture. The main wine-growing communities are Heppenheim and Bensheim with mainly loess loam soils. There is red sandstone only on two small "islands" (Heppenheimer Steinkopf and Maiberg). Only in the northern area (e.g. Zwingenburg) are there isolated granite weathered soils.
Areas, communities and sites
The wine-growing region is divided into two areas, Umstadt (Odenwald Wine Island) and Starkenburg, three large vineyards and 23 individual vineyards. The wine-growing municipalities with their individual vineyards:
- Alsbach: Schöntal
- Auerbach: Alte Burg, Fürstenlager, Höllberg
- Bensheim: Fürstenlager, Hemsberg, Kalkgasse, Kirchberg, Paulus, Streichling
- Brensbach: Holy fir tree
- Dietzenbach: Wingertsberg
- Erbach (district of Heppenheim): Maiberg
- Gronau (Bensheim district): Hemsberg
- Groß-Umstadt: Herrnberg, Stachelberg, Steingerück
- Heppenheim: Centgericht, Eckweg, Maiberg, Steinkopf, Stemmler
- Heubach (district of Groß-Umstadt): Herrnberg
- Kleestadt (district of Groß-Umstadt): Stachelberg
- Klein-Umstadt (district of Groß-Umstadt): Stachelberg
- Roßdorf: Roßberg
- Schönberg: Fürstenlager, Herrnwingert
- Seeheim (with district ofugenheim): Mundklingen
- Unter Hambach: Maiberg, Steinkopf, Stemmler
- Zell: Hemsberg, Streichling
- Zwingenberg: Alte Burg, Steingeröll
Grape variety list
There were no major changes compared to 2009. White wine varieties dominate with almost 80%. At the top, with a share of over 40%, is the unchallenged Riesling, followed by the up-and-comer Ruländer (Pinot Gris). The status 2018 (0 = smaller than 0.5 ha):
Grape variety dt. Main name |
in Germany common synonyms |
Colour | Hectare 2018 |
%- Ant |
Hectare 2009 |
Riesling | White Riesling, Rhine Riesling | white | 192 | 41,1 | 203 |
Grey Burgundy | Pinot Gris | white | 53 | 11,4 | ? |
Pinot Noir incl. Samtrot | Pinot Noir, Blauer S., Pinot Noir | red | 51 | 10,9 | 44 |
Müller-Thurgau | Rivaner, Riesling-Sylvaner | white | 26 | 5,6 | 29 |
White Burgundy | Pinot Blanc, Pinot Blanc | white | 25 | 5,4 | 38 |
Green Silvaner | Silvaner | white | 15 | 3,2 | 16 |
Dornfelder | red | 14 | 3,0 | 15 | |
Kerner | white | 11 | 2,4 | 13 | |
Chardonnay | white | 7 | 1,5 | 2 | |
Regent | red | 6 | 1,3 | - | |
Saint Laurent | Saint Laurent | red | 6 | 1,3 | - |
Red Traminer | Gewürztraminer, Traminer | white | 5 | 1,1 | - |
Cabernet Mitos | red | 3 | 0,6 | 3 | |
Merlot | red | 3 | 0,6 | 2 | |
Portugieser | Blue Portugieser | red | 3 | 0,6 | 4 |
Sauvignon Blanc | Muscat Sylvaner | white | 3 | 0,6 | 1 |
Blue Limberger | Blaufränkisch, Lemberger | red | 2 | 0,4 | - |
Cabernet Sauvignon | red | 2 | 0,4 | 1 | |
Frühburgunder | Blue Frühburgunder, Clevner | red | 2 | 0,4 | 3 |
Gold Muscat | white | 2 | 0,4 | - | |
Johanniter | white | 2 | 0,4 | 1 | |
Scheurebe | seedling 88 | white | 2 | 0,4 | 3 |
Souvignier Gris | white | 2 | 0,4 | - | |
Acolon | red | 1 | 0,2 | 1 | |
Auxerrois | Small Heunisch | white | 1 | 0,2 | 1 |
Cabernet Blanc | white | 1 | 0,2 | - | |
Dakapo | red | 1 | 0,2 | 1 | |
Dark field | red | 1 | 0,2 | 1 | |
Ehrenfelser | white | 1 | 0,2 | 4 | |
Yellow Muscat | Muscat, Muscat Blanc | white | 1 | 0,2 | - |
Reichensteiner | white | 1 | 0,2 | 1 | |
Solaris | white | 1 | 0,2 | - | |
Pinot Meunier | red | 1 | 0,2 | - | |
Rotberger | red | 1 | 0,2 | 2 | |
Bacchus | white | 0 | - | 0 | |
Cabernet Dorio | red | 0 | - | 0 | |
Cabernet Cortis | red | 0 | - | - | |
Cabernet Carbon | red | 0 | - | - | |
Cabernet Dorsa | red | 0 | - | 0 | |
Cabernet Franc | red | 0 | - | - | |
Cabertin | red | 0 | - | - | |
Elbling | white | 0 | - | - | |
Helios | white | 0 | - | - | |
Hibernal | white | 0 | - | 0 | |
Muscaris | white | 0 | - | - | |
Monarch | red | 0 | - | - | |
Morio muscat | Morio | white | 0 | - | 0 |
Muscat Ottonel | white | 0 | - | - | |
Pinotin | red | 0 | - | - | |
Rondo | red | 0 | - | - | |
Red Muscat | Muscat | white | 0 | - | - |
Saphira | white | 0 | - | - | |
Syrah | Shiraz | red | 0 | - | 0 |
Tempranillo | red | 0 | - | - | |
White Gutedel | Chasselas | white | 0 | - | - |
Zweigelt | red | 0 | - | - | |
Dyer grape | Teinturier du Cher | red | - | - | 0 |
Hegel | red | - | - | 0 | |
Herald vine | red | - | - | 0 | |
other white varieties | white | 18 | 3,9 | 27 | |
other red varieties | red | 1 | 0,2 | 14 | |
WHITE VARIETIES | 370 | 79,2 | 338 | ||
RED SORT | 97 | 20,8 | 89 | ||
TOTAL | 467 | 100 | 427 |
Producers
There are 440 farms, of which about 150 only cultivate small vineyards of up to one hectare. Around 260 of these supply their grapes to the two large winegrowers ' cooperatives Vinum autmundis and Bergsträßer Winzer with just under 60% of the total area. Worth mentioning is the VINIVERSUM inaugurated in 2015 with the "Wine and Stone" adventure trail. Other producers are Griesel & Compagnie, Hessische Staatsweingüter, H. Freiberger and Simon-Bürkle.
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