Badischer Landwein

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Soils of Granit, Gneis, Muschelkalk, or Vulkangestein, mostly overlaid with Löss deposits.
• Vineyard sites between 115 m and 520 m above sea level, with slope gradients of up to 60 % in river valleys and the Vorbergzone.
• Along the Oberrhein, at the Tuniberg and Kaiserstuhl, terraces of varying sizes predominate.
• Freiburg site: mean annual temperature 10.8 °C, 955 l/m² precipitation, 1,740 sunshine hours per year.
• The climate alternates between dry, hot periods and warm, humid conditions.

• Vineyard sites with slope gradients of up to 60 % are managed predominantly using the Direktzug method; along the Oberrhein, at the Tuniberg and Kaiserstuhl, terraces predominate.
• The hot and humid alternating climate of Germany's southernmost Anbaugebiet drives the intensive cultivation of Burgundy-family grape varieties.

• The alternating climate of drought/heat and humidity shapes the Badischer Landwein, imparting a distinctive vintage and varietal character.

• The alternation of dry/hot and warm, humid periods shapes the Badischer Landwein and lends it a distinctive vintage and varietal character.

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-A1279
• Official trade body site — Badischer Weinbauverband e.V.