single vineyard in the municipality of Niederhausen in the German wine-growing region of
Nahe. The origin of the name probably goes back to Roman times and refers to an ancient place of worship. Hermann is possibly a corruption of Hermes, the Roman patron god of all messengers and travellers. The second part of the name can be traced back to a small gallery in the middle section, where powder for copper mining in what is now the neighbouring single vineyard
Kupfergrube used to be stored. In 1902, the Prussian state government bought an area of land interspersed with rocky outcrops and low oak woodland in order to expand the site, which had already been known for centuries. The clearing work was mainly carried out by prisoners, for whom a separate branch prison had even been built. In the neighbourhood is the single vineyard
Hermannsberg.
For over a hundred years, Hermannshöhle has been the best or highest-rated site on the Nahe and served as a benchmark for the classification of all other vineyards in the area. The south to southwest-facing vineyards at 130 to 175 metres above sea level with 35 to 60% slopes cover just under nine hectares of vines. The predominant black-grey slate weathered soils are intermixed with a coglomerate of volcanic igneous rocks, sandstone, limestone, porphyry and stony-gritty loam with lots of fine soil. There is a risk of erosion in some areas. Riesling is mainly cultivated here. Shares in the site are held, for example, by the wineries
Dönnhoff Hermann,
Mathern,
Racknitz and
Schneider Jakob.
