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Horn

single vineyard in the municipality of Ingelheim ( Bingen area) in the German wine-growing region of Rheinhessen. The name refers to the geographical features. Horn" refers to a district characterised by terrain and rocky outcrops. The neighbouring sites look more like hollows, while the "Horn" is a small elevation. The south to southwest-facing vineyards with a slope of 5 to 10% cover 21 hectares of vineyards on fossil shell limestone with loess and sandy loam with good water storage capacity. The varieties cultivated here include Riesling, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir. The Gräff-Schmitt and J. Neus wineries, for example, have shares in the vineyard. There is another single vineyard called Horn in the municipality of Wachenheim (Rheinhessen).