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Kaiserstuhl

The Kaiserstuhl is Germany's Pinot stronghold on volcanic soils – powerful Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris with Mediterranean ripeness.

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Grape Varieties

Spätburgunder, Grauburgunder

Weißburgunder

Most Famous Site

Ihringer Winklerberg, Achkarrer Schlossberg

Vineyard Area

4.400 ha

Harvest

September – October

TERROIR PROFILE · Baden

Kaiserstuhl Volcanic Pinot hotspot

Kaiserstuhl is Germany's Pinot volcano — Bercher, Salwey, Dr. Heger craft world-class wines here.

☀ Warm · Dry · Sunny⛰ Slope: terracedSpätburgunderGrauburgunderWeißburgunderMüller-Thurgau

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SOILS

Volcanic rocksmoky, mineral, powerful

Volcanic soils yield smoky, often iodine-mineral wines with dense structure.

Loessround, fruity, full

Loess stores water and nutrients. Wines tend to be rounder, juicier and fuller.

Marlbalanced, structured

Marl is a mix of limestone and clay — yields structured, balanced wines with acidity backbone.

CLIMATE · Warm · Dry · Sunny

Germany's warmest wine region: the volcanic massif stands in the Upper Rhine plain in the rain shadow of the Vosges. Ihringen with the Winklerberg is regarded as the country's warmest place; budbreak is early, ripening long and even.

TOPOGRAPHY · terraced

Extinct volcano rising to 557 metres (Totenkopf); viticulture reaches up to about 400 metres. Terraces and sunken lanes shape the slopes, and on the leeward side loess lies up to 40 metres thick over the volcanic rock.

WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS

dense smoky fruitpowerfulvolcanic mineralityfull bodyPinot with southern ripeness

Typical Flavours of the Region

Region aroma cloud

CherryRaspberryStrawberryVioletForest floorMushroomLeather (with age)PearAppleAlmondHoneyAlmond pastryCitrusAcacia

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Baden overview

This sub-region is part of Baden. The map shows all 9 sub-regions — Kaiserstuhl is highlighted.

Overview

Wineries57

Detailed profiles36

Typical Varieties

Spätburgunder

Grauburgunder

Weißburgunder

Terroir & Climate

Wine Character

The Kaiserstuhl is an extinct volcano in the middle of the Upper Rhine plain and Germany's warmest wine region. On about 4,400 hectares of volcanic rock, loess and marl, Pinot Noirs of international stature emerge alongside outstanding Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc.

Legendary sites include Ihringer Winklerberg (Germany's sunniest vineyard), Achkarrer Schlossberg, Oberrotweiler Henkenberg and Bickensohler Steinfelsen. Top producers: Bercher, Salwey, Dr. Heger, Karl H. Johner, Franz Keller. The Kaiserstuhl is Germany's Burgundy – Mediterranean climate meets volcanic minerality.

Soil Type

Volcanic rock, tephra, loess overlays, local marls

Climate

Germany's warmest spot; over 1,900 sunshine hours; Mediterranean-warm

Top profiles

36 detailed profiles — all filterable in the list below

Weingut Bercher

Baden · Kaiserstuhl · Vogtsburg-Burkheim

Kaiserstuhl

Kaiserstuhl Volcanic Pinot hotspot

Typical Flavours of the Region

Spätburgunder

Grauburgunder

Weißburgunder

Baden overview

Overview

Typical Varieties

Terroir & Climate

Wine Character

Soil Type

Climate

Top profiles

Weingut Bercher

Weingut Stigler

Weingut Michel

Weingut Salwey

Weingut Franz Keller

Weingut Freiherr von Gleichenstein

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Weingut Bercher

Weingut Stigler

Weingut Michel

Weingut Salwey

Weingut Franz Keller

Weingut Dr. Heger

Weingut Freiherr von Gleichenstein

Weingut Karl H. Johner

Weingut Reinhold und Cornelia Schneider

Weingut Knab

Weingut Rabenhof

Weingut L. Bastian

Staatsweingut Freiburg

Weingut Konstanzer

Winzergenossenschaft Oberbergen

Weingut Trautwein

Sasbacher Winzerkeller e.G.

Weingut Abril

Events in Baden

KaiserHerbst at the Kaiserstuhl

EUROVINO Karlsruhe

Baden Wine Fair Offenburg

VDP.Weinbörse Mainz

Meersburg Winegrowers' Festival

Ihringen Wine Festival

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