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Mittelrhein - German wine-growing region
The town of Bacharach has several distinctive steep slopes. According to
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an old saying the best wines are grown in Bacharach, and Pope Pius II had a barrel of Bacharach wine delivered to Rome every year. But there is also a very flat vineyard. It is situa- ted on a 680 by 150 metre island in the Rhine and is called
–Heyles–en Werthâ? after its former owner Hans Heyles. Today the island is cultivated by a winemaking family from
Bacharach. They do not only need strong legs like the steep slope vintners but also muscular arms as the
island can only by reached by rowing boat.
More information about the German wine region of Mittelrhein at:
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Mosel - German wine-growing region
The most ex- pensive sale of a vineyard to date took place in 1900 when the mayor of Bernkastel sold
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4,300 square metres of the vineyard named –Doc- torâ? to a certain Carl Wegeler – for 100 gold marks per vine. In today–s money that would be about 600 to 700 Euro per vine. The investment was worthwhile, however,
as the vineyard is now one of the most famous in the world and best in the region. Its peculiar name derives
from the fact that in 1630 the Archbishop Bohe- mund of Trier was ill but surprisingly recovered
after a few sips of wine and thus awarded the title of Doctor to the vineyard.
More information about the German wine region of Mosel at:
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Nahe – German wine-growing region
The Nahe also has a
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wine route – like almost every region. But the Nahe vintners are working to-
gether with the German Gemstone Route, after all, the German gemstone stronghold Idar-Oberstein is not far away. Every year a special wine edition in a special
decorative bottle is put on the market. It is called –Edelschliffâ? (noble cut). Every bottle is furnished
with a precious stone – in 2010, it was an epi- dote, and inside the bottle is a liquid gem:
a selected wine from the Nahe!
More information about the German wine region of Nahe at:
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Pfalz - German wine-growing region
The Deutsche Weinstraße goes through many typical wine villages with timber-
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framed houses where vines are growing across the road. Once a year, on the last Sunday in August, on an event-filled day the entire German Wine Road is re- served for pedestrians and cyclists: an 80 kilometre long wine festival with more than 300,000 cyclists,
walkers and skaters!
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Rheingau - German wine-growing region
The town of Hoch- heim am Main is also
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located in the Rheingau region. This wine town with its famous wines is the origin
of the term –Hockâ? for Rhine wine which is still used in Eng- land today. The term probably became popular after Queen Victoria visited Hochheim in 1845. Due to the good taste of the Hochheim wines and the benefits to health attributed to them the phrase –a good Hock keeps off the doc!â? had
established itself rather quickly. Even a century ago wines from the Rheingau were among the most ex-
pensive on wine lists throughout the world, and especially in England.
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Rheinhessen - German wine-growing region
Mainz, the state capital of Rheinland- Pfalz, is also the capital of Rheinhes- sen. Since 2008, it has
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been a proud member of an illustrious circle – the Great Wine Capitals Global Network. It is composed of nine towns from the major wine regions of the world.
Besides Mainz these are Bordeaux, Florence, San Francisco, Christchurch, Bilbao, Mendoza, Porto and
Cape Town. The organisation–s aim is to promote tourism and wine culture. The earth is a wine planet – and Germany and Rheinhessen are part of it.
More information about the German wine region of Rheinhessen at:
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