Hessische Bergstrasse

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The smallest with only 427 hectares of vines growing region Germany is nestled between the river Neckar, Rhine and Main rivers in the protection of the Odenwald. The largest portion extends along the Rhine. Even the Romans operated vineyard and put the "Via strata montana" (Mountain Road) to. The earliest documentary mention of a vineyard dates back to 756 in Bensheim. The climate is mild, which Emperor Joseph II (1741-1790) led to his return from the coronation in Frankfurt following euphoric exclamation begins here Germany, to be Italy. The production area is in the two areas geliedert Umstadt (Odenwald wine island) and Starkenburg, in three major locations and in 23 individual layers. The communities and their individual layers:

* Alsbach with Schöntal
* Auerbach Old Castle, Prince camp Höllberg
* Hemsberg Bensheim, Kalkgasse , Kirchberg Paul, String Modeling
* Holy Brensbach with fir
* Dietzenbach with Wingertsberg
* Erbach Maiberg
* Gronau with Hemsberg
* Heppenheim court cents , Eckweg, Gulden inch Maiberg, Steinkopf , Stemmler
* Small-Umstadt with Stachelberg
* Roßdorf with Rossberg
* Schoenberg Fürstenlager, Mr. Wingert
* Seeheim mouth with blades
* Umstadt with Mr. Berg, Stachelberg, Steingerück
* Under Hambach with Maiberg, Steinkopf, Stemmler
* Zell Hemsberg, String Modeling
* Zwingenberg with Old Castle , rubble stone

By early onset of spring and autumn, late-onset, there is a relatively long growing season with the best sunshine and enough rainfall. This provides optimal conditions for growing grapes and especially the Riesling. The soils are mainly weathered granite, sandstone and quartz porphyry with varying levels of Lössanteil. The quantity produced is 0.5% of the total German production is so low that most wines are enjoyed in the area itself. Well-known producers are Bergsträßer wine (the co-managed 60% of the region area), Hessian State Wine Domains , H. Freiberger and Simon-Buerkle . With 80 percent of the white wines clearly dominate. The status of 2009 (? 0 = less than 0.5 ha = unknown value or statistical-kept secret for legal reasons):

Grape dt principal name	In Germany common synonyms	Color	Hectare 2009	% - Ant
Riesling	White Riesling, Rhine Riesling	white	203	47.5
Pinot Noir inclusive Samtrot	Pinot Noir , Blauer S., Pinot Noir	red	44	10.3
White Burgundy	Pinot Blanc , Pinot Blanc	white	38	8.9
Müller-Thurgau	Rivaner, Riesling-Sylvaner	white	29	6.8
Blue Silvaner	Silvaner	white	16	3.7
Dornfelder	-	red	15	3.5
Kerner	-	white	13	3.0
Ehrenfelser	-	white	4	0.9
Portuguese	Blue Portugal	red	4	0.9
Scheurebe	Seedling 88	white	3	0.7
Cabernet Mitos	-	red	3	0.7
Frühburgunder	Blue Frühburgunder, Clevner	red	3	0.7
Chardonnay	-	white	2	0.5
Merlot	-	red	2	0.5
Rotberger	-	red	2	0.5
Auxerrois	-	white	A	0.2
Acolon	-	red	A	0.2
Cabernet Sauvignon	-	red	A	0.2
Dakapo	-	red	A	0.2
Dark Fields	-	red	A	0.2
John	-	white	A	0.2
Reichensteiner	-	white	A	0.2
Sauvignon Blanc	Muskat-Sylvaner	white	A	0.2
Bacchus	-	white	0	-
Cabernet Dorio	-	red	0	-
Cabernet Dorsa	-	red	0	-
Hibernal	-	white	0	-
Morio-Muskat	Morio	white	0	-
Syrah	Shiraz	red	0	-
Dyers grape	Teinturier du Cher	red	?	-
Hegel	-	red	?	-
Heroldrebe	-	red	?	-
Rondo	-	red	?	-
usual white varieties	-	white	27	6.3
usual red varieties	-	red	14	3.3
WHITE VARIETIES			338	79.2
RED VARIETIES			89	20.8
TOTAL			427	100