is , ▁H esse , ▁Germany . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁northern most ▁v ine yard ▁in ▁H esse ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁organ ic ▁v ine y ards ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁V ine ▁was ▁already ▁grown ▁in ▁this ▁region ▁during ▁medieval ▁times , ▁however ▁at ▁some ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁modern ▁era ▁the ▁production ▁ceased . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁the ▁entrepr ene ur ▁Georg ▁Ang ers bach ▁rev ived ▁the ▁wine ▁production ▁and ▁laid ▁the ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁current ▁v ine yard . ▁Fin an cial ▁difficulties ▁and ▁har vest ▁loss ▁due ▁to ▁har sh ▁weather ▁conditions ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁inter ruption ▁of ▁the ▁production ▁after ▁Ang ers bach ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁The ▁property ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁H esse , ▁which ▁used ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁ther apy ▁center ▁for ▁drug ▁add iction . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁a ▁local ▁society ▁formed ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁v ine ▁growing ▁tradition . ▁It ▁r ented ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁v ine yard ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁started ▁to ▁produce ▁organ ic ▁wine . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁the ▁v ine yard ▁also ▁became ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁legal ▁battle , ▁when ▁state ▁authorities ▁tried ▁to ▁shut ▁down ▁the ▁wine ▁production ▁in ▁this ▁region ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁better ▁known ▁wine ▁regions ▁Southern ▁H esse . ▁The ▁authorities ▁however ▁lost ▁in ▁court ▁and ▁the ▁wine ▁production ▁continued . ▁ ▁External ▁links