🇩🇪GERMANY–Ahr

AHR IS–   Bereiche– 1     Grosslage– 1     Einzellage– 43     @Bad Neuenahr

  • WEIS= Riesling 8%, Muller-Thurgau 3%, Weissburgunder 1%, Grauburgunder, Kerner, Optima, Ortega
  • ROT= Spatburgunder 63%, Portugieser 8%, Fruhburgunder 6%, Regent 3%, Dornfelder 3%, Domina 2%, Dunkerfelder, Rotberger, Sonstige

GEOGRAPHY– Germany(South-West), ANBAUGEBIETE-Ahr, LATITUDE: 50°- 51° ‘N’

  • MAIN CITIES-Altenahr, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Mayschob, (25km. Long)
  • BORDERS: Mittlerhein(North-East), Ahr River Join Rhine River South of Bonn
  • Sub-Zones- Upper Ahr River, Lower Ahr River
    • Bereiche- Walporzheim-Ahrtal
    • Landweingebiete- Ahrtaler landwein, Landwein Rhein

TOPOGRAPHY– FEATURES- “Rolling/ Hilly/ Terraced/ Valley(Ahr)”

    • SLOPES/ Ahr Mountains/ Hohe Eifel Hills, +Alt.100mt.- 260mt.
    • On~Ahr~River~Tributary~Rhine~River~(Converge at Remagen)
    • In Rhenish Massif AKA=Rhenish Slate Mountains(Group of Low Mountain Ranges)
  • TOPOGRAPHIC EVENTS- In Eifel Volcanic Field, Collection of Volcanic “Hot-Spots”

SOILS– “Metemorphic”, “Volcanic”, “Sedimentary”

  • Slate(Devonian), Basalt, Greywacke, Clay, Cliff Loam, Loess, Loam

CLIMATE– “Continental”,  *Summers– Sunny, Long   |   *Winters– Wet Cold

  • RAIN SHADOW EFFECT– Eiffel Range/ Hohe Venn

VITICULTURE– 560 ha. Planted, (12% White/ 88% Red)

  • CHALLENGE– Spring Frost
  • Varieties That Can Be Used to Produce Grosses Gewachs-
    • Fruhburgunder, Riesling, Spatburgunder

VINICULTURE– World Most “Northern” Producer of Quality Red Grapes.

CULTURE

  • GASTRONOMY…               |   CHEESE…

**Refer to “GERMANY/ Overview” For Detailed Information On Germany as a Country.

WALPORZHEIM-AHRTAL–Bereiche     @Bachem

  • WEIS=  Grauburgunder, Kerner, Muller-Thurgau, Optima, Ortega, Riesling, Weissburgunder
  • ROT= Fruhburgunder, Domina, Dornfelder, Dunkerfelder, Portugieser, Regent, Rotberger, Spatburgunder, Sonstige
  • GEOGRAPHY– Germany, ANBAUGEBIETE-Ahr, @Hw.#61
    • Glosslage-(1)– Klosterberg
  • TOPOGRAPHY– “Rolling/ Hilly/ Mountainous/ Terraced”
  • VITICULTURE-  ? ha. Planted
  • GOING THERE- Ruins of Are Castle, Kreuzberg Castle, Bachem’s “Old Town”.

KLOSTERBERG–Grosslage     @

  • GEOGRAPHY– Ahr, BEREICHE-Walporzheim-Ahrtal(Greater)
    • Villages- Ahrweier, Altenahr, Bachem, Dernau, Marienthal, Mayschoss, Neuenahr, Rech, Walporzheim
    • Einzellage–(43)– Alte Lay Blume,  Burg Burgberg,  Burggarten~G.G.~(14.3ha.),  Daubhaus,  Domlay(9.7ha.),  Eck~G.G.~(7.8ha.),  Forstberg,  Garkammer~G.G.~(.6ha.),  Goldhaul,  Hardtberg~G.G.~(22.2ha.),  Herrenberg~G.G.~(17ha.), Himmelchen,  Jesuitsgarten,  Kappellenberg,  Karlskopf,  Kirchturmchen~G.G.~(9ha.),  Klostergarten,  Krauterberg~G.G.~(3.7ha.), Laacherberg,  Landskrone~G.G.~(15ha.),  Lochm u Hierlay,  Monchberg~G.G.~(56ha.), Pfaffenberg,  Pfarrwingert~G.G.~(8.8ha.), Riegelfeld,  Rosenberg,  Rosenthal(21ha.),  Schieferlay(12.1ha.),  Silberberg~G.G.~(13.8ha.),  Sonnenberg~G.G.~(26ha.),  Sonnenschein,  Stiftberg,  Steinhaul,  Trotzenberg(5.8ha.), Ubigberg,  Ursulinengarten
  • TOPOGRAPHY– “Rolling/ Hilly/ Mountainous/ Terraced”, +Alt. 115mt.- 197mt., +Aspect/ 4-41
  • VITICULTURE-  ? ha. Planted
    • Estate/ Producers– Bertram-Baltes(7.5ha.), Burggarten, Brogsitter, Dagernova, Deutzerhof, H.J. Kreuzberg(9ha./*1953), JJ Adeneuer, Jean Stodden, Julia Bertram, Maibachfarm, Mayer-Nakel, Mayscholl-Altenahr(Co.Op.), Nelles, Peter Lingen, Reinhold Riske, Sermann-Kreuzberg, Sonnenberg

**Refer to “BIBLIOGRAPHY/ Sources” For Details On Scholarly Works Referenced.