single vineyard in the municipality of Nierstein (Nierstein area) in the German wine-growing region of Rheinhessen. It is located between Brudersberg and Ölberg and is part of the so-called "Red Slope" within the Rhine front. There are a few versions about the meaning of the name, as there were different spellings in the past such as Hüppingen, Hoppeling, Huppbuhl and Hüttebühl. According to the most common reading, the name could derive...
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