 Grapes have been grown in the region since Roman times, and viticulture was promoted by Charlemagne.The denomination Glöck is documented by a deed of donation from the year 742, it is the oldest appellation in Germany.When the owners of Stadecken-Elsheim the Counts of Katzenelnbogen first cultivated Riesling in 1435 they called the wine from this part of their county the Wine from the Gau.