Marcobrunn

Marcobrunn

Single location in the town of Erbach in the German wine-growing region Rheingau . The name dates to the 13th Century back and recalls the well "Burne mark" on the boundary line between Lauterbach and Hattenheim. It was created in 1810 a curious border dispute between the two communities, which is also still visible. The community of Lauterbach was on their side, namely the well following inscription chiselled in stone: Marcobrunn Erbach. The Hattenheimer write in response to their side of the fountain: That's correct, it should be. Lauterbach for the water, for Hattenheim the wine. The name was already in the 18th Marcobrunn Century, a quality mark and has been referred to in 1726 on bottle labels.

Prominent visitors to this single location were the later third U.S. President Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), translator of Shakespeare, August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767-1845), the poet Johann Wolfgang von Johann Wolfgang Goethe (1749-1832) and the writer Theodor Fontane (1819-1898). The latter made ​​the wine a prosaic declaration of love: It is wonderful how the heart can tolerate blows, if you can parry every blow with a bottle Marcobrunn. The south-facing vineyards in 90 to 100 meters above sea level at 5 to 25% slope comprise more than seven hectares of vineyards on mica leading Lösslehmböden with some high lime content. It has excellent water supply is underground. Here is cultivated mainly the variety Riesling. Shares in a position to have such wineries Baron Knyphausen , Baron Langwerth of simmering , Hessian State Wine Domains , Jacob Young , Oetinger , Rüdesheimer champagne producer , Castle Reinhartshausen and Schloss Schönborn .