📍 Ortenau
Granite slopes near Offenburg.
Ortenau is a Baden district of steep granite slopes near Offenburg. Weathered granite and granite sand dominate the vineyards, as at Durbach's Plauelrain. In Durbach, Riesling is called Klingelberger after a local site, and Margrave Carl Friedrich of Baden ordered Riesling planted there in 1782.
The Durbach cooperative's members farm about 340 ha in the village. Estates include Andreas Laible and Andreas Männle in Durbach, and Schloss Neuweier's Mauerberg site. The Ortenau Wine Trail is a wine-hiking network totalling 160 km.
How it connects to Wine
📍 Ortenau ← grows in ← 🍇 Pinot Noir → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 📍 Baden
- Grapes
- 🍇 Pinot Noir
Frequently asked questions
When was Riesling planted in Durbach?
Margrave Carl Friedrich of Baden ordered it planted in 1782.
What soils does Ortenau have?
Weathered granite and granite sand on steep slopes.
How long is the Ortenau Wine Trail?
160 km in total.
Similar
📍 Markgräflerland · 📍 Tuniberg · 📍 Bodensee (Baden) · 📍 Kaiserstuhl · 📍 Breisgau · 📍 Kraichgau
Sources
- Deutsches Weininstitut
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register
- Wines of Germany - Baden
- Wein.plus glossary - Klingelberger
- En Primeur Club - Durbacher WG