Uffhofener La Roche
Also known as:
Flonheimer La Roche
The only vineyard with a French name
Hard to believe, but true: This single vineyard is the only one with a French name. It was owned by the Huguenot family La Roche from Erbes-Büdesheim. The dialect spoken in Rheinhessen actually used many French words. In the center of the single vineyard: one of the most famous landmarks of Rheinhessen, the trullo at the Geistermühle. A small, whitewashed round building. There are two of them in Flonheim alone. They are unique for the Rheinhessen region. Rieslings and Pinot Noirs of great renown grow here on red clay and sandstone.
> Info about the Trulli: https://www.rheinhessen.de/rheinhessen-trullo
> French words in Rheinhessen: for example Määr (French maire) for mayor or Schåndarm (French gendarme) for policeman. See: http://post.gabsm.de/mundarten_in_rheinhessen.pdf
> Top 10 viewpoints on hiking trails: https://blog.rheinhessen.de/10-schoensten-aussichten-wanderwegen-rheinhessen/
> Uffhofen belongs to the municipality of Flonheim with very good tourist infrastructure: https://www.flonheim.de/tourismus-kultur/infothek-ortsmuseum.html