wines from the Baden region
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Baden and the wine of Baden
Baden is the southernmost of Germany 's wine regions. It is primarily a long, slim strip of vineyards nestled between the hills of the Black Forest and the Rhine River ; it extends some 400 km from north to south. It runs parallel with Alsace on the other side of the Rhine . The area is the home to made co-operatives and the flatter land is easier for mechanical harvesting. Comprised of nine districts, Baden has many soil types and grape varieties.
After the Ice Age the meadow forests on the upper Rhine in Baden were the first that were populated again with the wild vine. Already in the 2nd century AD wine-growing spread from Lake Constance to the North and reached its peak in the 16th century. Wine from the upper Rhine was praised as: "... of bright colour, powerful taste, very healthy and of such a nature that you can drink twice as much than from other wines without damaging head or stomach." Therefore the per capita consumption was probably at about 140 litres per year. Wines from Baden were (and still are) very popular and were already exported in early years downstream by ship to Cologne , the Netherlands and England . In Breisach is therefore the biggest wine growers' organization of Europe , the "Badischer Winzerkeller" (vintners' cellar of Baden ), with 160 million liters storage capacity.
The wines of Bereich Bodensee are some times known as seeweine. These wines are influenced by the large lozenge shaped lake and a warm wind that can enhance ripening called the föhn that is peculiar to the surrounding Alpine area.
The Bereich Kaiserstuhl - Tuniberg ... The Kaiserstuhl is of volcanic origin and the mingled clay and volcanic soil gives rich red wines and darkish wines with an amber tinge
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Nearly half of the vineyards are planted with Burgunder (Pinot) varieties: Spätburgunder (also known as the Pinot Noir), yielding velvety to fiery red wine and refreshing Weissherbst (rosé), ranging in style from dry to slightly sweet; Grauburgunder (which is also known as Pinot Gris), a dry, food-compatible wine, or marketed under the synonym Ruländer to denote a richer, fuller-bodied (and sweeter) style; and Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), neutral enough to accompany many foods. Spicy Gewürztraminer and the noble Riesling are specialties of the Ortenau district near Baden-Baden , where they are known as Clevner and Klingelberger, respectively. Light, mild Gutedel (synonymous with the Chasselas of France and Fendant of Switzerland) is a specialty of the Markgräflerland district between Freiburg and the Swiss border. (The name comes from Markgraf a German title equivalent to a marquis; the Markgraf Karl Friedrich planted vines in this southern tip of Germany in the late eighteenth century)
In 2001 the region of Baden which has 15.917ha under vine produced 1.167.621 hectolitres of grape must which gives a yield of 76,1 hectolitres per hectares this was split into 0,1% table wine 33,6 % qba wine and 66,3% qmp wines.
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Geographical location:
The north-central portion of the Tauber Valley and the upper Rhine Valley adjacent to the Black Forest , stretching from Heidelberg to the Swiss border and the Bodensee ( Lake Constance ). Most southern German wine-growing region, extends over 400 km from Lake Constance along east of the Rhine river in northern direction to Heidelberg and to the Badisches Frankenland on the Tauber river in the Northeast. Baden is the only German wine-growing region that belongs to the wine-growing zone "B" of the EC. Therefore the requirements for wines from Baden are higher than in the rest of the regions (zone "A").
Major town(s): Heidelberg , Karlsruhe , Baden-Baden , and Freiburg
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Climate:
Sunny and warm. The Kaiserstuhl district is Germany 's warmest area. Due to the large geographical extension the climate is very varied. At Lake Constance and in the Rhine graben moderate-warm climate with lighter variations in temperature because the water stores a lot of warmth and so balances extreme temperatures. In the North and especially in the Tauber valley the danger through late and early frosts strongly increases .
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Geology:
Shell-limestone in Tauberfranken. Elsewhere, a wide variety including keuper, loam, loess, granite, clay, limestone and sand. The Kaiserstuhl is an extinct volcano, while glacial deposits (moraine) are typical of the Bodensee district In the area of Lake Constance mostly moraine gravel, in the Markgräflerland, Breisgau, Ortenau, Tuniberg, and Kraichgau deep loess-clay soils. In the centre of the Kaiserstuhl area we also find basaltic tuffs of volcanic origin. The Tauber valley shows mostly muschelkalk rocks.
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Grape varieties [white 62.1% · red 37.9%)
Spätburgunder 5.290 ha which is 33, 3 % of total area
Müller-Thurgau 3.779 ha which is 23, 8 % of total area
Grauburgunder 1.466 ha which is 9, 2 % of total area
Riesling 1.309 ha which is 8, 3 % of total area
Gutedel 1.146 ha which is 7, 2 % of total area
Weißburgunder 1.046 ha which is 6, 6 % of total area
Vineyard area:
15.917 Ha· 9 districts · 16 collective vineyard sites · 300+ individual sites (see below)
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Bereich Tauberfranken
GROSSLAGEN Tauberklinge
Dertingen (village)
Mandelberg
Sonnenberg
Kembach (village)
Sonnenberg
Lindelbach (village)
Edenrain
Wertheim (village)
Schloßberg
Reichholzheim (village)
First
Satzenberg
Josefsberg
Kemelrain
Bronnbach (village)
Josefsberg
Kemelrain
Höhefeld (village)
Kemelrain
Uissigheim (village)
Stahlberg
Kulsheim (village)
Hoher Hergott
Werbach (village)
Hirschberg
Beilberg
Groß-Rinderfeld (village)
Beilberg
Impfingen (village)
Silberquell
Tauberbischofsheim (village)
Edelsberg
Distelhausen (village)
Kreuzberg
Dittigheim (village)
Steinschmetzer
Dittwar (village)
Ölkuchen
Königheim (village)
Kirchberg
Gissigheim (village)
Gützenberg
Gerlachsheim (village)
Herrenberg
Oberlauda (village)
Steinklinge
Altenberg
Lauda (village)
Altenberg
Frankenberg
Nonnenberg
Marbach (village)
Frankenberg
Beckstein (village)
Nonnenberg
Kirschberg
Königshofen (village)
Kirschberg
Walterstal
Turmberg
Unterbalbach (village)
Vogelsberg
Oberbalbach (village)
Mühlberg
Sachsenflur (village)
Walterstal
Kailberg
Unterschüpf (village)
Mühlberg
Oberschüpf (village)
Altenberg
Herrenberg
Krautheim (village)
Heiligenberg
Klepsau (village)
Heiligenberg
Daibach (village)
Alte Burg
Bereich Badische Bergstrasse/Kraichgau
GROSSLAGEN Rittersberg
Laudenbach (village)
Sonnberg
Hemsbach (village)
Herrnwingert
Sulzbach (village)
Herrnwingert
Weinheim (village)
Hubberg
Wüstberg
Lützelsachsen (village)
Stephansberg
Hohensachsen (village)
Stephansberg
Großcahsen (village)
Sandrocken
Leutershausen (village)
Kahlberg
Staudenberg
Schriesheim (village)
Staudenberg
Kuhberg
Madonnenberg
Schloßberg
Dossenheim (village)
Ölberg
Heidelberg (village)
Heiliggenberg
Sonnenseite ob der Bruck
GROSSLAGEN Mannaberg
Heidelberg (village)
Burg
Dachsbuckel
Herrenberg
Dormenacker
Leimen (village)
Herrenberg
Kreuzweg
Nußloch (village)
Wihlelmsberg
Wiesloch (village)
Bergwälde
Spitzenber
Hägenich
Rauenberg (village)
Burggraf
Dielheim (village)
Teufelkopf
Rosenberg
Tairnbach (village)
Rosenberg
Dielheim orsteil Horrenberg (village)
Osterberg
Rotenberg (village)
Schloßberg
Malschenburg (village)
Ölbaum
Rettigheim (village)
Ölbaum
Mühlhausen (village)
Heiligenstein
Malsch (village)
Ölbaum
Rotsteig
Bad Schönborn orsteile Mingolsheim und Langenbrücken (village)
Goldberg
Östringen (village)
Ulrichsberg
Hummelberg
Rosenkranzweg
Zeutern (village)
Himmelreich
Stettfeld (village)
Himmelreich
Ubstadt (village)
Weinhecke
Bruschsal (village)
Weinhecke
Klosterberg
Obergrombach (village)
Burgwingert
Helmseim (village)
Birgwingert
Untergrombach (village)
Michaelsberg
Heidelsheim (village)
Altenberg
Bretten orsteil Neibsheim (village)
Altenberg
Kraichtal, orstille Oberöwisheim und Unteröwisheim (village)
Kirschberg
GROSSLAGEN Stiftsberg
Eberbach (village)
Schollerbuckel
Binau (village)
Herzogsberg
Diedesheim (village)
Herzogsberg
Haßmersheim (village)
Kirchweinberg
Neckarmühlbach (village)
Haßmersheim
Hohberg
Heinsheim (village)
Burghrenberg
Eschelbach (village)
Sonnenberg
Waldangelloch (village)
Sonnenberg
Eichtersheim (village)
Sonnenberg
Kletterberg
Michelfeld (village)
Sonnenberg
Himmelberg
Steinsfurt (village)
Steinsberg
Weiler (village)
Steinsberg
Goldberg
Hilsbach (village)
Eichelberg
Eichelbergodenheim (village)
Kapellenberg
Odenheim (village)
Königsbecher
Spiegelberg
Tiefenbach (village)
Schellenbrunnen
Spiegelberg
Elsenz (village)
Spiegelberg
Kraichal, orsteil landshausen und menzingen (village)
Spiegelberg
Berwangen (village)
Vogelsang
Meenzingen, münzesheim und Neuenbürg (village)
Silberberg
Kraichtal, orsteil Bahnbrücken, gochsheim und Oberacker (village)
Lerchenberg
Eppingen (village)
Lerchenberg
Eppingen Orsteil Rohrbach a. G (village).
Lerchenberg
Eppingen Orsteil Mühlbach (village)
Lerchenberg
Zaisenhausen (village)
Lerchenberg
Kürnbach (village)
Lerchenberg
Flehingen (village)
Lerchenberg
Bretten Orsteil Bauerbach (village)
Lerchenberg
Sulzfeld (village)
Lerchenberg
Burg Ravensburger Husarenkappe
Burg Ravensburger Löchle
Burg Ravensburger Dicker Franz
GROSSLAGEN Hohenberg
Weingarten (village)
Katzenberg
Petersberg
Jöhlingen (village)
Hasensprung
Grötzingen (village)
Lichtenberg
Turmberg
Berghausen (village)
Sonnenberg
Wöschbach (village)
Steinwingert
Söllingen (village)
Rotenbusch
Durlach (village)
Turmberg
Bilfingen (village)
Klepberg
Ersingen (village)
Klepberg
Kämpfelbach
Eisingen (village)
Klepberg
Steig
Dürrn (village)
Eichelberg
Dietingen (village)
Klepberg
Keulebuckel
Ellmendingen (village)
Keulebuckel
Bereich Ortenau
GROSSLAGEN Schloss Rodeck
Baden-Baden (village)
Eckberg
Sätzler
Sinzheim (village)
Sätzler
Frühmeßler
Sonnenberg
Klostergut Fremersberger Feigenwäldchen
Varnhalt (village)
Sonnenberg
Klosterbergfelsen
Steingrübler
Steinbach (village)
Stich den Buden
Neuweier (village)
Altenberg
Schloßberg
Maurerberg
Gänsberg
Heiligenstein
Eisental (village)
Betschgräbler
Altschweier (village)
Sternenberg
Bühl (village)
Sternenberg
Wolfhag
Burg Windeck Kastanienhalde
Neusatz (village)
Sternenberg
Wolfhag
Burg Windeck Kastanienhalde
Bühlertal (village)
Engelsfelsen
Klotzberg
Ottersweier (village)
Wolfhag
Althof
Lauf (village)
Gut Alsenhof
Alde Gott
Obersasbach (village)
Alde Gott
Eichwäldele
Sasbachwalden (village)
Alte Gott
Klostergut Schelzberg
Oberachern (village)
Alte Gott
Bienenberg
Kappelrodeck (village)
Hex von Dassenstein
Waldulm (village)
Pfarrberg
Kreuzberg
Renchen (village)
Kreuzberg
Mösbach (village)
Kreuzberg
Obertsrot (village)
Grafensprung
Weisenbach (village)
Kestelberg
Staufenberg (village)
Großenberg
Hilpertsau (village)
Kestelberg
Önsbach (village)
Pulverberg
GROSSLAGEN Fürsteneck
Ulm (village)
Renchtäler
Erlach (village)
Renchtäler
Haslach (village)
Schloßberg
Stadelhofen (village)
Schloßberg
Tiergarten (village)
Schloßberg
Ringelbach (village)
Schloßberg
Oberkirch (village)
Schloßberg
Renchtäler
Lautenbach (village)
Renchtäler
Ödsbach (village)
Renchtäler
Bottenau (village)
Renchtäler
Nußbach (village)
Renchtäler
Nesselried (village)
Renchtäler
Durbach (village)
Schlossberg
Plauelrain
Ölberg
Josephsberg
Steinberg
Kapellenberg
Bienengarten
Kasselberg
Schloß Grohl
Kochberg
Rammersweier (village)
Kreuzberg
Zell-Weierbach (village)
Abstberg
Fessenbach (village)
Bergle
Franzenberger
Kirschherrenberg
Ortenberg (village)
Franzenberger
Freudental
Andreasberg
Schloßberg
Ohisbach (village)
Kinzigtäler
Reichenbach (village)
Kinzigtäler
Amselberg
Gengenbach (village)
Kinzigtäler
Nollenköpfle
Bermersbach (village)
Kinzigtäler
Berghaupten (village)
Kinzigtäler
Diersburg (village)
Kinzigtäler
Schloßberg
Zunsweier (village)
Kinzigtäler
Halde
Hofweier (village)
Kinzigtäler
Neiderschopfheim (village)
Kinzigtäler
Bereich Breisgau
GROSSLAGEN Schutterlindenberg
Oberschofheim (village)
Kronenbühl
Oberweier (village)
Kronenbühl
Friesenheim (village)
Kronenbühl
Heiligenzell (village)
Kronenbühl
Hugsweier (village)
Kronenbühl
Lahr (village)
Kronenbühl
Mietersheim (village)
Kronenbühl
Sulz (village)
Haselstaude
Kippenhim (village)
Haselstaude
Mahlberg (village)
Haselstaude
Schmieheim (village)
Kirchberg
Wallburg (village)
Kirchberg
Münchweier (village)
Kirchberg
GROSSLAGEN Burg Lichteneck
Altdorf (village)
Kaiserberg
Ettenheim (village)
Kaiserberg
Ringsheim (village)
Kaiserberg
Herbolzheim (village)
Kaiserberg
Tutschfelden (village)
Kaiserberg
Broggingen (village)
Kaiserberg
Bleichheim (village)
Kaiserberg
Wagenstadt (village)
Hummelberg
Kenzingen (village)
Hummelberg
Roter Berg
Nordweil (village)
Herrenberg
Bombach (village)
Sommerhalde
Hecklingen (village)
Schloßberg
Malterdingen (village)
Bienenberg
Heimbach (village)
Bienenberg
Köndringen (village)
Alte Burg
Mundlingen (village)
Alte Burg
GROSSLAGEN Burg Zähringen
Hochburg (village)
Halde
Sexau (village)
Sonnhalde
Buchholz (village)
Sonnhalde
Denzlingen (village)
Sonnhalde
Eichberg
Glottertal (village)
Eichberg
Roter Burg
Heuweiler (village)
Eichberg
Wildtal (village)
Sonnenberg
Freiburg (village)
Schloßberg
Lehen (village)
Bergle
Bereich Kaiserstuhl
GROSSLAGEN Vulkanfelsen
Nimburg (village)
Steingrube
Nimberg-Bottingen
Neuershasen (village)
Steingrube
Buchheim (village)
Rebstuhl
Riegel (village)
St Michaelsberg
Bahlingen (village)
Silberberg
Eichstetten (village)
Herrenbuck
Lerchenberg
Bötzingen (village)
Lasenberg
Eckberg
Wasenweiler (village)
Lotberg
Kreuzhalde
Ihringen (village)
Kreuzhalde
Fohrenberg
Winklerberg
Schloßberg
Castelberg
Steinfelsen
Blankenhornsberg (village)
Doktorgarten
Achkarren (village)
Schloßberg
Castelburg
Bickensohl (village)
Steinfelsen
Herrenstuck
Oberrotweil (village)
Schoßberg
Käsleberg
Eichberg
Henkenberg
Kirchberg
Oberbergen (village)
Pulverbuck
Baßgeige
Schelingen (village)
Kirchberg
Bischoffingen (village)
Enselberg
Rosenkranz
Steinbuck
Burkheim (village)
Feuerberg
Schloßgarten
Schloßberg
Jechtingen (village)
Enselberg
Steingrube
Hochberg
Eichert
Gestühl
Sasbach (village)
Scheibenbuck
Lützelberg
Rote Halde
Limburg
Leiselheim (village)
Gestühl
Kiechlinsbergen (village)
Teufelsburg
Ölberg
Königsschaffhausen (village)
Hasenberg
Steingrüble
Amoltern (village)
Steinhalde
Endingen (village)
Engelsberg
Steingrube
Tannacker
Breisach (village)
Augustinerberg
Eckartsberg
Bereich Tuniberg
GROSSLAGEN Attilafelsen
Gottenheim (village)
Kirchberg
Merdingen (village)
Bühl
Waltershofen (village)
Steinmauer
Opfingen (village)
Sonnenberg
Niederrimsingen (village)
Rotgrund
Tiengen (village)
Rebtal
Oberrimsingen (village)
Franziskaner
Munzingen (village)
Kappellenberg
Bereich Markgräflerland
GROSSLAGEN Lorettoberg
Freiburg (village)
Jesuitsenschloß
Freiburg orsteil st Georgen (village)
Steinier
Merzhausen (village)
Jesuitsenschloß
Au (village)
Altberg
Wittnau (village)
Kapuzinerbuck
Schmidhofen und Gallenweiler (village)
Maltesergarten
Schallstadt (village)
Balzenberg
Bingen (village)
Maltesergarten
Schlatt (village)
Steingrüble
Maltesergarten
Tunsel (village)
Maltesergarten
Wolfenweiler (village)
Batzenburg
Dürrenberg
Ebringen (village)
Sommerberg
Bad Krozingen (village)
Steingrüble
Scherzingen (village)
Batzenberg
Norsingen (village)
Batzenberg
Pfaffenweiler (village)
Batzenberg
Oberdürrenberg
Kirshhofen (village)
Batzenberg
Höllhagen
Kirchberg
Ehrenstetten (village)
Oelberg
Rosenberg
Bollschweil (village)
Steinberg
Staufen im Breisgau (village)
Schloßberg
Wettelbrunn (village)
Maltesegarten
Grunern (village)
Schloßberg
Altenberg
Eschbach (village)
Maltesergarten
Heitersheim (village)
Maltesergarten
Sonnhohle
Seefelden (village)
Maltesergarten
Buggingen (village)
Maltesergarten
Höllberg
GROSSLAGEN Burg Neuenfels
Ballrechten-dottingen (village)
Castellberg
Altenberg
Sulzburg (village)
Altenburg
Laufen (village)
Altenberfg
Britzingen (village)
Altenberg
Sonnhole
Rosenberg
Dattingen (village)
Altenbeerg
Sonnhole
Rosenberg
Zunzigen (village)
Rosenberg
Hügelheim (village)
Höllberg
Gottesacker
Schloßgarten
Mülheim (village)
Sonnhalde
Reggenhag
Pfaffenstück
Vögisheim (village)
Sonnhalde
Niederweiler (village)
Römerberg
Badenweiler (village)
Römerberg
Lipburg (village)
Kirchberg
Feldburg (village)
Paradies
Auggen (village)
Letten
Schäf
Mauchen (village)
Frauenberg
Sonnenstück
Schliengen (village)
Sonnenstück
Steinenstadt (village)
Schäf
Sonnenstück
Niedereggenen (village)
Sonnenstück
Obereggenen (village)
Sonnenstück
Liel (village)
Sonnenstück
Bad Bellingen (village)
Sonnenstück
GROSSLAGEN Vogtei Rötteln
Feuerbach (village)
Steinässie
Hertingen (village)
Sonnhohle
Tannenkirch (village)
Steinässie
Riedlingen (village)
Steinässie
Holzen (village)
Steinässie
Wollbach (village)
Steinässie
Bamlach (village)
Kapellenberg
Rheinweiler (village)
Kapellenberg
Blansingen (village)
Wolfer
Klienkems (village)
Wolfer
Welmlingen (village)
Steingässie
Huttingen (village)
Kirchberg
Istein (village)
Kirchberg
Winterweiler (village)
Steingässie
Efingen-kirchen (village)
Steingässle
Kirschberg
Oelberg
Sonnhohle
Egringen (village)
Sonnhohle
Schallbach (village)
Sonnhohle
Fischingen (village)
Weinarten
Rümmingen (village)
Sonnhohle
Eimeldingen (village)
Sonnhohle
Binzen (village)
Sonnhohle
Ötingen (village)
Sonnhohle
Stiege
Haltingen (village)
Stiege
Weil am Rhein (village)
Stiege
Schlipf
Lörrach (village)
Sonnenbrunnen
Grenzac (village)
Hornfelsen
Herten (village)
Steinacker
Bereich Bodensee
GROSSLAGEN Sonnenufer
Reichenau (village)
Hochwart
Bodman (village)
Königsweingarten
Überlingen (village)
Felsengarten
Oberuhidingen (village)
Kirchhalde
Meersburg (village)
Chorherrenhalde
Fohrenberg
Rieschen
Jungfernsteig
Bengel
Haltnau
Lerchenberg
Sängerhalde
Stetten (village)
Fohrenberg
Lerchenberg
Sängerhalde
Hagnau (village)
Burgstall
Kirchberg (village)
Schloßberg
Kippenhausen (village)
Burgstall
Immenstaad (village)
Burgstall
Bermatingen (village)
Leopoldsberg
Markdorf (village)
Sängerhalde
Burgstall
Konstanz (village)
Sonnenhalde
Singen (village)
Elisabthenberg
Olgaberg
Hilzingen (village)
Elisabthenberg
Rechberg (no grosslagen)
Kapellenberg
Erzingen (no grosslagen)
Kapellenberg
Nack (no grosslagen)
Steiner
Gailingen (no grosslagen)
Ritterhalde
Schloß Rheinburg
Hohentengen (no grosslagen)
Ölberg