Ahrtaler Landwein

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The area lies within the Rhenish Slate Massif, geographically belonging to the northern eastern Eifel region.
• Viticulture along the Ahr: valley slopes up to 200 m high, partly steep to very steep sites.
• Geology: predominantly sandstones (greywackes) and clay slates of the Lower Devonian (upper Middle Siegenian).
• In the eastern part, rocks occur as deeply weathered saprolite; middle and main river terraces are often covered with Löss and loessic loam.
• Climate: average daily temperature 9.8 °C, annual precipitation 650 mm, approximately 1,450 sunshine hours.

• Viticulture is practiced along an approximately 18 km stretch of the Ahr between Altenahr and Bad Neuenahr.
• The valley slopes are steep to very steep (150–200 m high); Steillagen are especially characteristic of the western part of the Anbaugebiet.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-DE-A1278
• Official trade body site — Deutsches Weininstitut (DWI)