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Rüdesheimer Berg Schlossberg

See under Berg Schlossberg.

single vineyard in the municipality of Rüdesheim on the Rüdesheimer Berg in the German wine-growing region of Rheingau. The name refers to Ehrenfels Castle, built in 1211; the vineyards were established around the same time. These were owned by the Electorate of Mainz for a long time. The ruins of the castle, destroyed in 1689, offer a unique vantage point on the bend in the Rhine known as the "Binger Loch" after a laborious climb through the steep terraces. From here, the four wine-growing regions of the Middle Rhine, Nahe, Rheingau and Rheinhessen are in view. Until the end of the 1960s, the...

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