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Vineyard Dry Stone Wall Steps

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Vineyard Dry Stone Wall Steps

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Vineyard Dry Stone Wall Steps

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Location: Grevenmacher Canton, Luxemburg

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2. Ahner Vineyards Stone Terraces – View of Niederdonven loop from Machtum

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3. View of the Moselle Valley – View of the Moselle and Nittel loop from Ahn

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May 24, 2021

At this point it goes up the vineyard walls twice over narrow steps. A rope is available by one of the two walls as a climbing aid. And that's how it works. From this point there is also a nice view.

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August 1, 2021

Vineyard terraces and dry stone walls

Unique variety in the smallest of spaces: vineyards, dry stone walls, fallow land, paths, brooks with embankments, woods, rocks. The naturalness and biodiversity of this landscape were preserved because humans hardly interfered with nature. Around 2,000 years ago, the Romans brought us wine, but also the dry stone walls. In dry stone walls, natural stones are piled up without mortar. They serve to fortify the vineyard terraces. The Romans quickly recognized that the walls store the sun's heat during the day (they are often heated up to 70 ° C) and only release it slowly in the evening - which has a positive effect on the vines. Thanks to the stone heat storage, the plants suffer less from high temperature fluctuations. Because of the modern machines in viticulture, the walls became an obstacle. In the. Most of our wine-growing regions have been carried out land consolidation (Remembrement) in the past few decades and almost all dry stone walls have been removed. Fortunately, some of the vineyards have been preserved in their original state. In order to preserve this cultivated landscape, which has become rare, the dry stone walls have to be repaired, using the old method from before. In this way, the rare "dry stone wall" habitat for animals and plants is preserved.

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Sabrina

July 25, 2022

Please be careful when getting on or off. The steps are very narrow. Surefootedness is required and please take children by the hand or even lift them up

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Vineyard Dry Stone Wall Steps

1. Ahner Vineyards Stone Terraces – Palmberg Cliffs loop from Wincheringen

2. Ahner Vineyards Stone Terraces – View of Niederdonven loop from Machtum

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