Württemberg is a region (Anbaugebiet) for qualitywine in Germany,[1] and is located in the historical region ofWürttemberg in southwesternGermany, which today forms part of the federal state ofBaden-Württemberg. Under German wine legislation, Württemberg andBaden are separate wine regions.
With 11,511 hectares (28,440 acres) under vine in 2008, Württemberg is Germany's fourth largest wine region.[2] Winemaking cooperatives are very common in Württemberg, number around 70, and are responsible for almost 75% of the region's production.[3] Unlike most other German regions, Württemberg has a long history of producing red wines, although from somewhat different varieties than other German wine regions.
Most of the Württemberg wine region is situated around the riverNeckar and several of its tributaries,Rems,Enz,Kocher andJagst. The geography of the wine region is dominated by these river valleys and include several south-facing slopes. The main part of Württemberg is situated between the cities ofStuttgart andHeilbronn.[4] There are also vineyards onLake Constance that belong to Württemberg.
71% of the vines grown in Württemberg are of red grape varieties. The most common variety in Württemberg, and the region's signature grape, is the red wine grapeTrollinger, which was planted on 21.2% of the vineyard surface in 2008.[2] Trollinger gives red wines which are light in both colour and style (and occasionally made in a slightly sweet style) and Württemberg accounts for over 98% of plantings of Trollinger in Germany. Other common red varieties areSchwarzriesling (Pinot Meunier, which despite its German name is not related to "genuine" Riesling) at 15.1%,Lemberger (same as Austria'sBlaufränkisch) at 13.9% andSpätburgunder (Pinot noir) at 11.1%. The most common white variety isRiesling (18.1%).
| Leading grape varieties in Württemberg (date 2022)[5] | ||||
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| Variety | colour | synonym | cultivated area (%) | cultivated area (ha) |
| 1.Riesling | white | 18,7 | 2134 | |
| 2.Trollinger | red | 16,7 | 1908 | |
| 3.Blaufränkisch | red | Lemberger | 15,5 | 1769 |
| 4. Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) | red | Pinot noir | 11,5 | 1309 |
| 5. Schwarzriesling (Pinot Meunier) | red | Pinot Meunier | 10,5 | 1201 |
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