Niersteiner Glöck

Since 1925, the vineyard belongs[4] exclusively to the Staatliche Weinbaudomäne Oppenheim (State Domain Oppenheim Winery), which is owned by the government of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, and is part of the Dienstleistungszentrum Ländlicher Raum Rheinhessen-Nahe-Hunsrück (Service Centre Rural Zone Rheinhessen-Nahe-Hunsrück).

The Niersteiner Glöck is classified as a "Großes Gewächs Rheinhessen" vineyard by the Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (VDP).

[6] The slope gradient of 20% and the microclimate resulting from the protection of a centuries old stone wall which completely surrounds the vineyard, allow for the production of high quality grapes.

Geologically, the vineyard is situated on the Rotliegend formation with a light sandy loess layer.

At the time of the donation Carloman, the eldest son of Charles Martel, majordomo or mayor of the palace and duke of the Franks, brother of King Pepin the Short, donated the Marienkirche (Our Ladies Church, later Kilians church) in Nierstein, including the vineyard, to the diocese of Würzburg.

A view to the inside of the Glöck vineyard, with the wall and the church St. Kilian.
Vines next to the wall with view to Martinskirche.