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Baden · Sub-regions
Badische Bergstraße
Baden's smallest sub-region around Heidelberg – top estate Weingut Seeger sets international Pinot Noir standards.
Grape Varieties
Riesling, Spätburgunder
Most Famous Site
Heidelberger Herrenberg, Leimener Herrenberg
Vineyard Area
385 ha
Harvest
September – October
TERROIR PROFILE · Baden
Badische Bergstraße Sandstone Pinot Noir around Heidelberg
Badische Bergstraße — Weingut Seeger in Leimen is the top address for German Pinot Noir.
SOILS
Loessround, fruity, full
Loess stores water and nutrients. Wines tend to be rounder, juicier and fuller.
Graniteelegant, lightly spicy
Weathered granite produces elegant, slender wines with fine, lightly spicy profile.
Muschelkalk limestoneprecise, salty-mineral
Muschelkalk yields a crisp mineral acidity and salty depth.
Sandstonewarm, dry, spicy
Sandstone warms quickly and yields ripe, fragrant wines with yellow fruit and fine spice.
CLIMATE · Warm · Dry · Sunny
Mild: the Odenwald shields from cold east winds, and the Neckar valley around Heidelberg has a particularly mild microclimate. Rainfall is around 750 to 850 mm, sunshine during the growing season up to 1,600 hours.
TOPOGRAPHY · moderate
A strip about 30 kilometres long on the Odenwald edge from Laudenbach in the north to Wiesloch south of Heidelberg, with villages such as Weinheim, Schriesheim and Leimen. The hills rise to about 400 metres.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Typical Flavours of the Region
Region aroma cloud
Baden overview
This sub-region is part of Baden. The map shows all 9 sub-regions — Badische Bergstraße is highlighted.
Overview
Typical Varieties
Terroir & Climate
Wine Character
The Badische Bergstraße, at around 385 hectares, is the smallest of the nine Baden wine districts. It runs from Laudenbach via Weinheim and Schriesheim to Heidelberg and Wiesloch on the western edge of the Odenwald and joins the Hessische Bergstraße to the north. Most growers farm small plots, and only a few estates have more than five hectares.
The vineyard slopes at the edge of the Odenwald lie in the sheltered Upper Rhine Graben and are mild and sunny. The soils consist of Buntsandstein, loess and loam, with weathered granite at the margin.
Riesling and Spätburgunder stand alongside Grauburgunder and Weissburgunder. Among the well-known estates is Weingut Seeger in Leimen, a VDP member since 2010 with twelve generations of winegrowing; it farms about 12 hectares in the Heidelberger and Leimener Herrenberg.
Soil Type
Sandstone, loess loam, local granite
Climate
Mild and sunny, sheltered by Odenwald; ~1,700 sunshine hours
Top profiles
8 detailed profiles — all filterable in the list below
Weingut Seeger
Baden · Badische Bergstraße · Leimen
Spätburgunder, Weißburgunder, Grauburgunder
Oktavian Wagner
Baden · Badische Bergstraße · Malsch
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Pinot Noir
Weingut Becker
Baden · Badische Bergstraße · Malsch
Spätburgunder, Chardonnay, Merlot
Weingut Raffl
Baden · Badische Bergstraße
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Chardonnay
Weingut Adam Müller
Baden · Badische Bergstraße · Leimen
Weingut Chamäleon-Wein Konrad
Baden · Badische Bergstraße
Riesling, Grauburgunder, Silvaner
All Wineries
20 resultsWeingut Seeger
Baden · Badische Bergstraße · Leimen
Spätburgunder, Weißburgunder, Grauburgunder
Oktavian Wagner
Baden · Badische Bergstraße · Malsch
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Pinot Noir
Weingut Becker
Baden · Badische Bergstraße · Malsch
Spätburgunder, Chardonnay, Merlot
Weingut Raffl
Baden · Badische Bergstraße
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Chardonnay
Weingut Adam Müller
Baden · Badische Bergstraße · Leimen
Harald Kempf
Baden · Badische Bergstraße · Malsch
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Pinot Noir
Weingut Chamäleon-Wein Konrad
Baden · Badische Bergstraße
Riesling, Grauburgunder, Silvaner
Weingut Fleckenstein
Baden · Badische Bergstraße · Malsch
Svens Weinladen
Baden · Badische Bergstraße · Heidelberg
Weingut / Vinothek und Badische Weinstube Jägerlust
Baden · Badische Bergstraße · Leimen
Weingut Bös
Baden · Badische Bergstraße · Malsch
Weingut Clauer
Baden · Badische Bergstraße · Heidelberg
Weingut Edwin Menges
Baden · Badische Bergstraße · Rauenberg
Weingut Hans Winter
Baden · Badische Bergstraße · Heidelberg
Weingut Hummel
Baden · Badische Bergstraße · Malsch
Weingut Karl-Heinz Wehweck
Baden · Badische Bergstraße · Schriesheim
Weingut Koch
Baden · Badische Bergstraße · Dielheim
Weingut Michael Ihle
Baden · Badische Bergstraße · Rauenberg
Events in Baden
All events in Baden →10 Oct – Sun, 8 November 2026
KaiserHerbst at the Kaiserstuhl
Wine festival · Vogtsburg im Kaiserstuhl
28 Feb – Mon, 1 March 2027
EUROVINO Karlsruhe
Trade event · Karlsruhe
24 Apr – Sun, 25 April 2027
Baden Wine Fair Offenburg
Wine fair · Offenburg
25 Apr – Mon, 26 April 2027
VDP.Weinbörse Mainz
Tasting · Mainz
9 Jul – Mon, 12 July 2027
Meersburg Winegrowers' Festival
Wine festival · Meersburg
20 Aug – Mon, 23 August 2027
Ihringen Wine Festival
Wine festival · Ihringen
Frequently Asked Questions
Which estate is known on the Badische Bergstraße?
Weingut Seeger in Leimen has belonged to the VDP since 2010, has farmed vines for twelve generations and works around 12 hectares in the Heidelberger and Leimener Herrenberg. Most winegrowers in the region farm only small plots.
Which soils shape the Badische Bergstraße?
The soils consist of Buntsandstein, loess and loess loam, with granite weathering at the margin. The vineyard slopes on the edge of the Odenwald are mild and sunny.
Where is the Badische Bergstraße and how large is it?
The Badische Bergstraße runs from Laudenbach via Weinheim and Schriesheim to Heidelberg and Wiesloch on the western edge of the Odenwald. At around 385 hectares it is the smallest of Baden's nine wine-growing districts.
Which grape varieties define Badische Bergstraße?
The key grape varieties in Badische Bergstraße are Riesling and Spätburgunder. The best-known vineyard is Heidelberger Herrenberg, Leimener Herrenberg.
When is the best time to visit Badische Bergstraße for wine?
The harvest in Badische Bergstraße takes place September – October – when vineyards and cellars are busiest. May to July suits tastings without harvest bustle; many estates open their tasting rooms off-season by appointment.
How many wineries are there in Badische Bergstraße?
Cellarmap lists 20 wineries in Badische Bergstraße across roughly 385 hectares of vines. Every profile shows location, contact, grape varieties and, where available, vineyards, classification and visitor information.
All wineries in Badische Bergstraße, A to Z
- Harald Kempf · Malsch
- Oktavian Wagner · Malsch
- Svens Weinladen · Heidelberg
- Weingut / Vinothek und Badische Weinstube Jägerlust · Leimen
- Weingut Adam Müller · Leimen
- Weingut Becker · Malsch
- Weingut Bös · Malsch
- Weingut Chamäleon-Wein Konrad
- Weingut Clauer · Heidelberg
- Weingut Edwin Menges · Rauenberg
- Weingut Fleckenstein · Malsch
- Weingut Hans Winter · Heidelberg
- Weingut Hummel · Malsch
- Weingut Karl-Heinz Wehweck · Schriesheim
- Weingut Koch · Dielheim
- Weingut Michael Ihle · Rauenberg
- Weingut Raffl
- Weingut Seeger · Leimen
- Weingut Teutsch · Schriesheim
- Winzerhof Dachsbuckel · Heidelberg
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