Gimmeldinger sea spider

View from the vineyards of the "Gimmeldinger Meerspinne" to the wine region

The Gimmeldinger Meerspinne vineyard is a large 846 hectare site in the Palatinate wine-growing region in Rhineland- Palatinate ; here it belongs to the Mittelhaardt-German Wine Route area. Before it was upgraded to a major location, the Gimmeldinger Meerspinne was a single location in Gimmeldingen , an old Palatinate wine-growing town in the hilly region of the Weinstrasse (Palatinate) , which has been part of Neustadt an der Weinstrasse since 1969 .

Location, climate and soils

The original single layer, which is responsible for the reputation of the sea spider, extends in the north of the Gimmeldinger district. 2 km to the west, the 553 m high wine region shields the vineyards in its lee from excessive rainfall. The single site is now called the Almond Garden .

The tub has dry, predominantly sandy soils, where rapid warming is guaranteed. They rise mainly moderately from the southeast to the northwest and thus also have a favorable angle to the morning sun. This fact extends the time in which the grapes are exposed to the sun during the day and can form sugar . The slope of the slope also means that on frosty spring nights, cold air masses can flow off to the Rhine plain and the vines usually do not freeze .

Surname

A garden spider was introduced as a symbol by marketing people , but the name has nothing to do with the arthropod . Rather, it means "Mehrspänne", which is also evidenced by the local dialect pronunciation: "Mährspänn". The name is derived from "Mehrspännig"; because the inclination of the slopes of the original site made it necessary to harness a second draft horse when the wagon was loaded.

Another explanation can be derived from the Lobloch Interest Book from 1476, which is kept in the Bavarian State Archives in Bamberg. We are talking about parcels “in the merspin”. A derivation from “mers” (Middle High German for damp terrain) and “binn” (parcel close to a town) are obvious in view of the actual circumstances.