Böddiger Berg

The Böddiger mountain in the district Böddiger the community Felsberg at the Eder is the northernmost and easternmost also officially recognized wine location in Certain region Rheingau and in Hesse. He was one of the first organic vineyards in Germany.

History

Traditionally, wine has been grown in the region of North Hessen for centuries. In the early 1950s cultivated the builder Georg Angersbach a west facing slopes north of the 51st parallel of latitude on a hillside at Felsberg. On the terraces, he built on the Riesling, Ehrenfelser and Müller-Thurgau. The pioneer of organic viticulture achieved surprising results, as distinguished the products of the vineyard by a tart acidity and a fruity freshness.

In the late 1970s the vineyards Office Eltville tried to prevent the further cultivation of wine, but failed in court. Böddiger mountain was allowed to call since " most northerly vineyard in Germany".

The regional success of the wine allowed the winery, the wine market initially directly in a wine tavern and later in his own wine restaurant enchanting vineyard. Pressed and built was the wine in the wine cellar. The year began with the manual reading, and a grown in the vineyard Federweißer was served in the restaurant. Weather-related crop failures mid-1970s brought the estate into financial difficulties.

Since 1979, the winery is used as a therapy device eV from drug assistance Northern Hesse. This is supported by the Hessian Ministry of Social Affairs. The vineyards at Böddiger mountain was initially set.

Today Wingert

Since 1993, the wine continues Association of the Friends Böddiger Mountain on a 2 acre stocked southwest slope as an ecological viticulture. Mostly, the varieties Ehrenfelser, but in addition also Riesling, Silvaner and Kerner on a base are cultivated a mixture of lava basalt. The wine is transported to the reading of the Hessian State wineries Kloster Eberbach Eltville and pressed there, expanded and bottled. In 1999, we harvested one years hundreds of wine. 9750 kg grapes were harvested. With an average of 76 to 78 degrees Oechsle and 10.1 grams of natural acid per liter of wine just missed the Kabinett. 2000, the first wine queen was crowned.

The wine is characterized by its directness of expression. With a fine acidity of the wine surprises with fruity freshness and a harmonious balance of dryness and sweetness. The wine is drawn into the bottle Rheingau flute.

The vines are also versektet and distilled into brandy.