Gundheimer Mandelbrunnen

Almond or coat? In any case white wine

Such a melodious name, so much uncertainty in naming! The site was first mentioned in a document in 1581 with the name "am Mandelborn". But is the name really based on an almond tree? Today, figs and lemons grow in the Wonnegau without any problems, almond trees blossom. But in the 16th century this is unlikely. Another interpretation could be the word "coat". This does not mean the garment, but the pine tree. And why the term "Born"? It stands for well or spring. On loess soil grows here mainly white grape varieties, such as Riesling, Silvaner, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer or Kerner.

> The beautiful trullo in the photos is not old (cf. https://www.rheinhessen.de/rheinhessen-trullo), but was only built in 2014 by the Wonnegauer Hof winery. https://wonnegauer-hof.de/unser-trullo.html