Alongside Altenberg, Herrenberg, Kapellenberg, Kirchberg, Klosterberg and Sonnenberg, it is one of the most common single-vineyard designations in Germany. It occurs around 45 times in 10 of the 13 growing regions.
During land consolidation in 1971, the formerly small original site was considerably expanded. The north-west facing vineyards at 125 to 230 metres above sea level with slopes of up to 15% cover 35 hectares of vines on clay and limestone marl soils. They extend over three municipal districts with Birkweiler as the lead municipality. The main varieties cultivated here are Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Scheurebe, Pinot Noir and St. Laurent. The wineries Dr Wehrheim, Gies-Düppel, Ökonomierat Rebholz, Scholler Helmut and SieneR - Wettstein, for example, have shares in the site.
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