Liebfrauenstift-Kirchenstück

Historical single vineyard in the city of Worms (Wonnegau area) in the German wine-growing region of Rheinhessen. The famous vineyard was once part of the ecclesiastical property of the Capuchin monastery Liebfrauen-Stiftskirche, which gave it its name. In the course of Napoleonic secularisation, the vineyards were bought by wine merchant Peter Joseph Valckenberg (1764-1837) in 1808 and are still partly owned by his descendants and owners of the Liebfrauenstift winery. From the historic part with nine hectares came the famous wine Liebfrauenmilch, originally produced only from here. The wine from the core has a smoky flavour that comes from the wooden house rubble from the Palatinate War of Succession (1688-1697). At that time, the rubble from the town was deposited around the Liebfrauenkirche and vineyards were built on top of it. Around 1900, it was considered one of the best in Europe and was consumed at the British royal court, among other places.

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