A term used in viticulture for a small piece of land or part of a vineyard. In English-speaking countries, this roughly corresponds to a block, which can also consist of several parcels. It is usually referred to as a parcel of land and is the smallest unit of land ownership recorded in the property cadastre or land register. The term is derived from the Latin "particula", which means "particle" (small part). However, this is by no means standardised in terms of size or quality, but simply comprises a smaller part of a larger area.

In viticulture, it is often used to refer to demarcated property shares or parts that belong together for other reasons, such as "planted with the same grape variety", "same sun orientation" or "same soil type or soil composition". In viticulture, this is a general term for a smaller part of a vineyard, a vineyard (Weingarten) or a single vineyard or Riede. In Germany, there is the term Gewann or, with the appropriate authorisation, the legally defined term Katasterlage.
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