Wine

 

Vineyards since the Roman times

The viniculture in and around Worms has an almost 2000 year old tradition. Perhaps the Roman legionaries found it too expensive to import decent wine. Whatever the case, since that era, winegrowing has been heralded in this region and today still shapes the agricultural structure of Rhine-Hessian and Palatine.

Liebfrauenmilch

When thinking of wine and Worms, „Liebfrauenmilch“ often springs to mind. Originally only made from vines “as far as the shadow of the Liebfrauenkirche tower reaches”, Liebfrauenmilch has become a general term for all sweet wines of the region. To taste the original Liebfrauenmilch you have to watch out for the “Liebfrauenstift-Kirchenstück” label.

Quality in Wonnegau

Not only Liebfrauenmilch prospers in Worms. A new generation of wine-growers believes in quality not quantity – even the traditional viniculture has moved with the times. More red wines are being cultivated, the environmentally-aware farming of the vineyards has won through. The many awards won by the Wonnegauer wine growers over the past few years, are the best advertisement for the wine from Worms and Rhine-Hessian.

An ode to wine

If we believe the author of the Nibelungenlied, „den gouten vin, den besten, den man kunde vinden umben Rin“ (the good wine, the best you could find along the Rhine) was already being served at the Royal Court in Worms. It was often said that the Nibelungen treasure which Hagen threw into the Rhine was also to be found in the gold of the wine.

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Region

 

Worms is an ideal starting point for excursions in the region. Here are a few ideas:

The Wonnegau

Monsheim is the borough covering the most southern part of Rhine-Hessian. The mild climate, lots of sunshine and good soil favour the cultivation of first class wines, juicy sugar beet and splendid cereal crops. Westhofen lies in the hilly part of Rhine-Hessian between the Rhine and Donnersberg in the triangle formed by Worms-Mainz-Alzey. The landscape of this former Platine area in the heart of the Wonnegau is typical for Rhine-Hessian.

Eich lies inside the nature reserve “Rheinhessisches Rheingebiet”. The old Rhine offers a variety of sights for all those who care about nature and the environment and their preservation.

The town of Osthofen is the heart of the Wonnegau. It is characterised by its neat rows of vines, hilly ground and the castle-like vineyard huts.

Palatinate - Odenwald - Bergstrasse

Palatinate is one of the most diverse regions in Germany. Whether on the “German Weinstrasse” with the nearby Pfälzer Wald, the “blossoming Bergstrasse” on the slopes of the Odenwald, the legendary Nibelungen-Siegfried route or on a trip down the Neckar from romantic Heidelberg to the much praised Neckar valley; Palatinate has a wealth of sights to see...