📍 Kraichgau
Hills between the Black Forest and the Odenwald.
Kraichgau is a Baden wine district in the hills between the Black Forest and the Odenwald, with roughly 1,200 ha of vines. Deep calcareous loess dominates its soils, with keuper marl and clay at sites such as Löchle. Riesling makes up about 20 percent of plantings, which makes Kraichgau one of Baden's Riesling enclaves.
The district's wine route is the Weinstraße Kraichgau-Stromberg.
How it connects to Wine
📍 Kraichgau ← grows in ← 🍇 Riesling → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 📍 Baden
- Grapes
- 🍇 Riesling, 🍇 Müller-Thurgau
Frequently asked questions
What soils does Kraichgau have?
Deep calcareous loess, with keuper marl and clay at sites like Löchle.
What is the district's wine route?
The Weinstraße Kraichgau-Stromberg.
How much Riesling is planted?
About 20 percent of plantings.
Similar
📍 Bodensee (Baden) · 📍 Breisgau · 📍 Badische Bergstraße · 📍 Tauberfranken · 📍 Markgräflerland · 📍 Tuniberg
Sources
- Deutsches Weininstitut
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register
- Wines of Germany - Baden
- VDP Baden
- Wine With Seth - Kraichgau/Tauberfranken