wein.plus
Attention
You are using an old browser that may not function as expected. <br><strong>For a better, safer browsing experience, please upgrade your browser.</strong>

Log in Become a Member

Halenberg

single vineyard in the municipality of Monzingen in the German wine-growing region of Nahe. The name is derived from the steep, bare slope. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) already praised a "Monzinger" in 1815. He did not mention a site, but Halenberg is considered the best site in the municipality. The vineyard, which faces south to southwest at an altitude of 160 to 240 metres above sea level with a slope of 25 to 60%, covers eight hectares of vines. The easily heated soil consists of a conglomerate of blue-grey slate with quartzite and pebbles, in the flatter part with admixtures of clay and on the steep slope with a lot of gravel and sand. The nightly cold fall winds are diverted by a hill above the vineyard. This is also where the small vineyard Auf der Ley, defined as a cadastral site, is located, a small part of which extends across the vineyard into the neighbouring single vineyard Frühlingsplätzchen. Only Riesling is cultivated here. The special climate favours the production of noble sweet wines. The Anheuser Paul, Emrich-Schönleber, Hehner-Kiltz, Schäfer-Fröhlich and Schauß Erich wineries, for example, have shares.

Voices of our members

Dr. Christa Hanten

For my many years of work as an editor with a wine and culinary focus, I always like to inform myself about special questions at Wine lexicon. Spontaneous reading and following links often leads to exciting discoveries in the wide world of wine.

Dr. Christa Hanten
Fachjournalistin, Lektorin und Verkosterin, Wien

The world's largest Lexicon of wine terms.

26,079 Keywords · 46,829 Synonyms · 5,323 Translations · 31,413 Pronunciations · 186,887 Cross-references
made with by our author Norbert F. J. Tischelmayer. About the Lexicon

EVENTS NEAR YOU