The training and experimental farm is located in the municipality of Oppenheim ( Nierstein area) in the German wine-growing region of Rheinhessen. The wine-growing domain was founded in 1900 by Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig von Hessen und bei Rhein (1868-1937) and covered 83 hectares. The Grand Ducal School of Fruit and Viticulture, based in Oppenheim, was established on his initiative as early as 1895. The first director from 1902 to 1933 was Heinrich Fuhr (1870-1958). The German winegrowing pioneer founded a vine protection service in 1907, which became a model for all German winegrowing regions. Large-scale propagation of American rootstocks began and the famous SO 4 rootstock was created. This developed into one of the most popular rootstocks in German viticulture.
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