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Ihringer Winklerberg

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single vineyard in the municipality of Ihringen (Kaiserstuhl area) in the German wine-growing region of Baden. The Winklerberg forms the southern foothills of the Kaiserstuhl. Ernst Georg Lydtin, a doctor from Ihringen, rendered great services to the reclamation of the area. In 1813, he acquired part of a former dolorite quarry and planted vineyards. In the course of time, the land was constantly cleared and the terrain was partly fortified with retaining walls up to eight metres high. The Winklerberg,...

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