“… The flora and fauna found here is characterised – and that also applies to the effect on the style of the wines – by the acidic reaction and the lack of nutrients of the porphyric soil. In the eye of the observer, this can be seen in the frequent alternation of vineyards with lilac-coloured areas of heath. A unique landscape in Rheinhessen , well-known and very popular with many hikers.”
—Romana Echensperger
If you allow your gaze to move from the typical Rheinhessen landscape, with its gently undulating hills and vineyards, to the utmost Western border of Rheinhessen and the town of Siefersheim, the frequently characteristic picture of wavy, harmonious hills is directly broken in this region.
Bare outcrops of volcanic origin, stone quarries and steep cliffs above narrow valleys can be found there. A wide-ranging heather landscape with its own characteristic flora and fauna marks the borders of the growing region visibly in this landscape.
The Siefersheim Horn marks the highest peak of this unique landscape. It creates a kind of high plateau with a diversified mix of vineyards, quarries and heather landscape. A place to hold out and linger – and let your gaze wander over the vast landscape of the Rheinhessen hills.
