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Darmstadt District

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

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Spätlesereiter Statue at Schloss Johannisberg

Darmstadt District

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Rheingau

Spätlesereiter Statue at Schloss Johannisberg

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Spätlesereiter Statue at Schloss Johannisberg

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Location: Rheingau, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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Veronika 2020

November 3, 2023

Beautiful statue of the Spätlese Rider (1775) - The Spätlese Rider is a figure in a local legend that is supposed to explain the accidental discovery of the Spätlese in the Schloss Johannisberg winery in the Rheingau. However, the figure is not historically documented (Wikipedia)

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🇺🇦Uwe 🏃‍♂️1098🏍

August 18, 2024

Because the courier from the Prince Abbot of Fulda arrived too late with the harvest permit, the late harvest was discovered on Johannisberg in 1775.
In contrast to the other Rheingau wineries, for which the time of the grape harvest was prescribed by the communities, the cellar master of Johannisberg once needed a special permit from the Prince Bishop of Fulda, the owner of the castle at the time. In 1775, however, the courier sent with the harvest permit was late.
The monks on Johannisberg waited day after day to start the harvest and had to watch as the grapes on the vines became increasingly affected by rot and shrunk. When the rider finally arrived with the Prince Bishop's harvest permit, the harvest seemed to have been destroyed. Nevertheless, the monks conscientiously collected the apparently spoiled grapes. And the cellar master was soon amazed: the wine from the rotten grapes surpassed everything that had come before in terms of quality. The noble rot that makes it possible for the Rheingau to produce wines of exceptional quality, including berry and dry berry selections, in certain years was discovered. The cellar masters on the Johannisberg deserve credit for recognizing this coincidence and using it to improve the quality of their wines.
Source: rheingau.de/wein/spaetlese

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Location: Rheingau, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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