Fächern

Fächern is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Mosel in Germany, covering 24.4 ha in Niederfell. It makes up 3.0% of the Großlage Weinhex. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 10 km south-west of Koblenz and 15 km south of Neuwied.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Mosel

Area

24.4 ha

Separate plots

4

Extent N–S × E–W

1.83 × 0.63 km

Centre

50.2947° N, 7.4684° E

Region

Mosel

Bereich

Bereich Burg Cochem

Großlage

Weinhex

Where it is

Nearest town

10 km south-west of Koblenz

Nearest city

15 km south of Neuwied 66,805 people

To the sea

280 km

Rivers nearby

Mosel (0.8 km)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

72–190 m

Mean elevation

126 m

Mean slope

30.6° (59 %)

Steepest tenth

above 43°

Faces

west

Measured over the whole outline on 26,853 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Mosel and German Riesling

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)91%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Gemarkungen · 1

• Niederfell

Neighbours

• Heilgraben

Sources

Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland-Pfalz, Weinbergslagen (dl-de/by-2-0)