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Baden · Sub-regions
Ortenau
The Ortenau between Baden-Baden and Offenburg – home of Klingelberger (Riesling) on weathered granite slopes.
Grape Varieties
Riesling, Spätburgunder
Klingelberger
Most Famous Site
Durbacher Plauelrain, Schloss Staufenberg
Vineyard Area
2.800 ha
Harvest
September – October
TERROIR PROFILE · Baden
Ortenau Granite Klingelberger heartland
Ortenau — Andreas Laible, Schloss Staufenberg. Klingelberger is the local Riesling name.
SOILS
Graniteelegant, lightly spicy
Weathered granite produces elegant, slender wines with fine, lightly spicy profile.
Sandstonewarm, dry, spicy
Sandstone warms quickly and yields ripe, fragrant wines with yellow fruit and fine spice.
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
Mild and sunny in the foothill zone of the Black Forest, but wetter than the Rhine plain (up to about 1,100 mm). By day sun and Rhine air warm the sites, at night downslope winds from the Black Forest cool the vine rows.
TOPOGRAPHY · steep
Steep, often terraced slopes on the western edge of the Black Forest between Baden-Baden and Offenburg; steep sites make up about 60 per cent of the vineyard area. Wine villages include Durbach, Neuweier and Oberkirch.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Typical Flavours of the Region
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Baden overview
This sub-region is part of Baden. The map shows all 9 sub-regions — Ortenau is highlighted.
Overview
Typical Varieties
Terroir & Climate
Wine Character
The Ortenau between Baden-Baden and Offenburg is one of Baden's most traditional wine regions. On about 2,800 hectares of weathered granite, sandstone and local marl, Klingelberger (the local name for Riesling) and Pinot Noir dominate.
Known sites include Durbacher Plauelrain, Schloss Staufenberg, Neuweier Mauerberg and Sasbachwaldener Klotzberg. Key producers: Andreas Laible, Schloss Neuweier, Markgräflich Badisches Weinhaus Schloss Staufenberg, Gräflich Wolff Metternich. The Ortenau has its own Riesling style – powerful, spicy, with granitic minerality.
Soil Type
Weathered granite, sandstone, gneiss, marl
Climate
Mild, sunny, sheltered by Black Forest; ~1,800 sunshine hours
Top profiles
22 detailed profiles — all filterable in the list belowWeingut Andreas Laible
Baden · Ortenau · Durbach
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Weißburgunder
Weingut Wöhrle
Baden · Ortenau · Lahr
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Weißburgunder
PIEPER BASLER
Baden · Ortenau · Offenburg
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Chardonnay
Weingut Freiherr Roeder von Diersburg
Baden · Ortenau · Hohberg-Diersburg
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Grauburgunder
Weingut Heinrich Männle
Baden · Ortenau · Durbach
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Weißburgunder
Weingut Andreas Männle
Baden · Ortenau · Durbach
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Chardonnay
All Wineries
56 resultsWeingut Andreas Laible
Baden · Ortenau · Durbach
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Weißburgunder
Weingut Wöhrle
Baden · Ortenau · Lahr
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Weißburgunder
PIEPER BASLER
Baden · Ortenau · Offenburg
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Chardonnay
Weingut Freiherr Roeder von Diersburg
Baden · Ortenau · Hohberg-Diersburg
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Grauburgunder
Weingut Heinrich Männle
Baden · Ortenau · Durbach
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Weißburgunder
Familien-Weingut Renner
Baden · Ortenau · Fessenbach
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Chardonnay
Weingut Andreas Männle
Baden · Ortenau · Durbach
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Chardonnay
Winzergenossenschaft Waldulm / Baden e.G.
Baden · Ortenau · Waldulm
Spätburgunder, Pinot Noir
Alde Gott Winzer eG
Baden · Ortenau · Sasbachwalden
Affentaler Winzer eG
Baden · Ortenau
Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot
Weingut Kopp
Baden · Ortenau · Sinzheim
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Pinot Noir
Weingut Iselin
Baden · Ortenau · Gernsbach
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Grauburgunder
Weingut Schloss Neuweier
Baden · Ortenau · Baden-Baden
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Pinot Noir
Winzerkeller Hex vom Dasenstein eG
Baden · Ortenau · Kappelrodeck
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Chardonnay
Weingut Holger Dütsch
Baden · Ortenau · Baden-Baden
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Chardonnay
s'Wilde Weingut
Baden · Ortenau · Sasbachwalden
Gewürztraminer, Frühburgunder
Wein & Hof Glanzmann
Baden · Ortenau · Durbach
Weingut Alfred Huber
Baden · Ortenau · Durbach
Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc
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
Where is the Ortenau and which producers are known?
The Ortenau lies between Baden-Baden and Offenburg and is one of Baden's wine regions with the longest traditions. Important producers are Andreas Laible, Schloss Neuweier, the Markgräflich Badisches Weinhaus Schloss Staufenberg and Gräflich Wolff Metternich.
Which soils shape the Ortenau?
The Ortenau has granite weathering, Buntsandstein, gneiss and locally marl. Riesling there has a powerful, spicy style with granite minerality.
Which sites are known in the Ortenau?
Known sites are the Durbacher Plauelrain, Schloss Staufenberg, the Neuweier Mauerberg and the Sasbachwaldener Klotzberg. The Ortenau lies between Baden-Baden and Offenburg.
Which grape varieties define Ortenau?
The key grape varieties in Ortenau are Riesling, Spätburgunder and Klingelberger. The best-known vineyard is Durbacher Plauelrain, Schloss Staufenberg.
When is the best time to visit Ortenau for wine?
The harvest in Ortenau 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 Ortenau?
Cellarmap lists 56 wineries in Ortenau across roughly 2,800 hectares of vines. Every profile shows location, contact, grape varieties and, where available, vineyards, classification and visitor information.
All wineries in Ortenau, A to Z
- Affentaler Winzer eG
- Alde Gott Winzer eG · Sasbachwalden
- Familien-Weingut Renner · Fessenbach
- Ferienhaus Wörner · Durbach
- Ferienhof Mayer · Lautenbach
- Gengenbacher Winzer eG · Gengenbach
- Hof Baßler · Kappelrodeck
- Klostergut Fremersberg
- Lieb & König
- Obst- und Winzerhof Sester · Gengenbach-Reichenbach
- Obstgut Knoerzer · Gaggenau
- Ortenauer Weinkeller · Offenburg
- Pension Gästehaus Rösch · Sasbachwalden
- PIEPER BASLER · Offenburg
- Roserhof Weinanbau mit Leidenschaft + Tradition · Gengenbach
- s'Wilde Weingut · Sasbachwalden
- Wein & Hof Glanzmann · Durbach
- Weingut & Brennerei Burg Windeck · Bühl
- Weingut Alexander Laible · Durbach
- Weingut Alfred Huber · Durbach
- Weingut Andreas Laible · Durbach
- Weingut Andreas Männle · Durbach
- Weingut Angelika Vogel · Sinzheim
- Weingut Becker
- Weingut Bernhard Huber · Gengenbach
- Weingut Bimmerle · Renchen
- Weingut Brennerei Christian Erb · Friesenheim
- Weingut Burkhart · Sasbach-Jechtingen,
- Weingut Danner · Durbach
- Weingut Erb · Friesenheim
- Weingut Freiherr Roeder von Diersburg · Hohberg-Diersburg
- Weingut Freiherr von Neveu · Durbach
- Weingut Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein · Offenburg
- Weingut Fröhlich-Leonetti · Neuweier
- Weingut Graf Wolff Metternich · Durbach
- Weingut Hans-Peter Decker · Oberkirch-Ringelbach
- Weingut Heinrich Männle · Durbach
- Weingut Herztal Badischer Wein Weinregion Baden weingueter.de · Oberkirch-Nußbach
- Weingut Holger Dütsch · Baden-Baden
- Weingut Iselin · Gernsbach
- Weingut Jakob Duijn · Bühl
- Weingut Josef Schwab · Durbach
- Weingut Kopp · Sinzheim
- Weingut Markgraf von Baden · Durbach
- Weingut Martin Michael Erb · Friesenheim
- Weingut Maximilian Bohnert · Achern
- Weingut Oberkirch-Ödsbach · Oberkirch/Ödsbach
- Weingut Schloss Neuweier · Baden-Baden
- Weingut Schloss Ortenberg Württemberger Wein Weinregion Württemberg weingueter.de · Ortenberg
- Weingut Vollmer · Durbach
- Weingut Wöhrle · Lahr
- Weingut-Weinhaus Schwörer GmbH · Durbach/Offenburg (Baden)
- Weinkeller & Vinothek Zeller-Abtsberg · Zell-Weierbach
- Winzergenossenschaft Rammersweier · Rammersweier
- Winzergenossenschaft Waldulm / Baden e.G. · Waldulm
- Winzerkeller Hex vom Dasenstein eG · Kappelrodeck
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