single vineyard in the municipality of Nierstein (Nierstein area) in the German wine-growing region of Rheinhessen. It lies between Brudersberg and Ölberg and is part of the so-called "Red Slope" within the Rhine front. There are several versions of the meaning of the name, as there have been various spellings in the past, such as Hüppingen, Hoppeling, Huppbuhl and Hüttebühl. According to the most common interpretation, the name could derive from the Middle High German "Hübel" for "hill" or from "Hippe" for "goat" (which perhaps once grazed here).
The south-east facing vineyards at 90 to 160 metres above sea level with slopes of up to 70% cover 23 hectares of vines. The soils consist of red clay slate (Rotliegendes) with a thin layer of soil and a limestone subsoil. The main variety cultivated here is Riesling and some Pinot Blanc. The wineries Bunn Lisa, Evangelische Kirche von Hessen und Nassau, Gehring Theo, Gunderloch, Heyl zu Herrnsheim, Keller Klaus, Kühling-Gillot, Louis Guntrum, Manz Erich, Schätzel Kai, Schneider Georg Albrecht, Seebrich, St. Antony, Strub Walter and Turmglück, for example, have shares in the site, which often has only a few rows of vines.
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