, ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁single ▁layers ▁at ▁Ro ß stein ▁opposite ▁Ober w es el , ▁or ▁below ▁St ah le ck ▁Castle ▁at ▁Bach ar ach , ▁or ▁around ▁G uten f els ▁Castle ▁at ▁Ka ub ▁des erve ▁the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁industry ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁appeal ▁of ▁the ▁cultural ▁landscape . ▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁Rh ine ▁Valley ▁cast les , ▁we ▁now ▁find ▁der el ict ▁v ine y ards ▁and ▁scr ub land . ▁ ▁Re int rodu cing ▁vit icult ure ▁would ▁restore ▁the ▁much ▁sought - after ▁picture ▁post card ▁id yll , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁light ▁and ▁fine - gra ined ▁green ▁and ▁rich ▁yellow ▁( in ▁the ▁aut umn ) ▁of ▁the ▁ter rac ed ▁v ine y ards , ▁with ▁their ▁small ▁parc els , ▁contrast s ▁nicely ▁with ▁the ▁dark er ▁green ▁of ▁the ▁forest . ▁ ▁Despite ▁par cel ▁cons olid ation , ▁use ▁of ▁mechan ization ▁is ▁limited , ▁as ▁most ▁v ine y ards ▁are ▁too ▁ste ep ▁to ▁allow ▁access ▁using ▁whe e led ▁tra ctors ▁or ▁gra pe ▁har vest ers . ▁ ▁This ▁means , ▁all ▁labour ▁is ▁still ▁done ▁manually . ▁ ▁Con sequently , ▁the ▁only ▁prof itable ▁v ine y ards ▁are ▁the ▁ones ▁s elling ▁their ▁own ▁bott led ▁wine , ▁and ▁even ▁they ▁need ▁the ▁extra ▁income ▁from ▁rent ing ▁out ▁apart ments ▁or ▁restaur ants ▁or ▁even ▁an ▁o str ich ▁farm . ▁By