German Wine Queen
Hochstätten is known for its winegrowing. Once precious locations have had to be given up because the steep slopes had become ever more troublesome to work, and thus unprofitable. The vines on the southern slopes, on soil that is in part slaty, produce good wine, known far beyond the borders of the Nahegau as "Hochstätter Liebesbrunnen". Today, about 32 ha (80 acres) of vineyards are worked. Hochstätten was home to Ilse Theobald, German Wine Queen "Ilse I" in 1966-67, and also to Barbara Laubenstein, the Nahe Wine Queen "Barbara I" in 1984-85. Sandra Laubenstein shared this honour in 1996-97.