Germany · g.U. (PDO)
Pfalz
Wine region
Pfalz is a wine region in Germany across 142 communes. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks.
Warm, sunny region along the Haardt mountains, the northern continuation of Alsace. Famous sites around Forst, Deidesheim and Wachenheim.
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Key facts Type g.U. (PDO) Category Quality Sparkling Wine/Semi-Sparkling Wine/Wine Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 164,439 ha registered outline Separate plots 2 Extent N–S × E–W 78.65 × 48.32 km Centre 49.3563° N, 8.2027° E Grapes Accent, Acolon, Albalonga, Allegro, Auxerrois, Bacchus, Blauer Frühburgunder, Blauer Limberger, Blauer Portugieser, Blauer Spätburgunder, Blauer Trollinger, Blauer Zweigelt, Bolero, Cabernet Carbon, Cabernet Carol, Cabernet Cortis, Cabernet Cubin, Cabernet Dorio, Cabernet Dorsa, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Mitos, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Dakapo, Deckrot, Domina, Dornfelder, Dunkelfelder, Ehrenbreitsteiner, Ehrenfelser, Faberrebe, Früher Malingre, Früher Roter Malvasier, Färbertraube, Gelber Muskateller, Grüner Silvaner, Grüner Veltliner, Helfensteiner, Heroldrebe, Huxelrebe, Hölder, Johanniter, Juwel, Kanzler, Kerner, Kernling, Mariensteiner, Merlot, Morio Muskat, Muskat Ottonel, Müller Thurgau, Müllerrebe, Nobling, Orion, Ortega, Palas, Perle, Phoenix, Prinzipal, Prior, Regent, Regner, Reichensteiner, Rieslaner, Rondo, Roter Elbling, Roter Muskateller, Roter Traminer, Ruländer, Saint Laurent, Saphira, Sauvignon Blanc, Scheurebe, Schönburger, Siegerrebe, Sirius, Solaris, Staufer, Syrah, Weißer Burgunder, Weißer Elbling, Weißer Gutedel, Weißer Riesling, Würzer Other grapes Muscat Hamburg, Optima Max yield 105 hl/ha Where it is Nearest town 4.7 km east of Neustadt an der Weinstraße Nearest city 17 km north-west of Speyer 50,343 people To the sea 387 km Rivers nearby Rhine (19 km) · Neckar (25 km) Same latitude Okanagan Valley (Canada)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 47–668 m Mean elevation 208 m Measured over the whole outline on 167,232 elevation cells of about 100 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.
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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 Mixed sedimentary rocks43% Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)28% Unconsolidated sediments27% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 142 Show all 142 Albersweiler Albisheim (Pfrimm) Altdorf Annweiler Am Trifels Bad Bergzabern Bad Dürkheim Barbelroth Battenberg (Pfalz) Bellheim Billigheim-Ingenheim Birkweiler Bischheim Bissersheim Bobenheim Am Berg Bobenheim-Roxheim Bockenheim An Der Weinstraße Bolanden Bornheim Bubenheim Burrweiler Böbingen Böchingen Böhl-Iggelheim Dackenheim Dannstadt-Schauernheim Deidesheim Dierbach Dirmstein Dörrenbach Ebertsheim Edenkoben Edesheim Einselthum Ellerstadt Erpolzheim Eschbach Essingen Flemlingen Forst An Der Weinstraße Frankweiler Freckenfeld Freimersheim (Pfalz) Freinsheim Freisbach Friedelsheim Fußgönheim Gauersheim Gerolsheim Gleisweiler Gleiszellen-Gleishorbach Gommersheim Großfischlingen Großkarlbach Großniedesheim Grünstadt Göcklingen Gönnheim Hainfeld Haßloch Hergersweiler Herxheim Am Berg Herxheim Bei Landau Pfalz Herxheimweyher Heuchelheim Bei Frankenthal Heuchelheim-Klingen Heßheim Hochdorf-Assenheim Hochstadt (Pfalz) Ilbesheim Bei Landau In Der Pfalz Immesheim Impflingen Insheim Kallstadt Kandel Kapellen-Drusweiler Kapsweyer Kindenheim Kirchheim An Der Weinstraße Kirchheimbolanden Kirrweiler (Pfalz) Kleinfischlingen Kleinkarlbach Kleinniedesheim Klingenmünster Knittelsheim Knöringen Lambsheim Landau In Der Pfalz Laumersheim Leinsweiler Lingenfeld Lustadt Maikammer Marnheim Meckenheim Mertesheim Minfeld Morschheim Neuleiningen Neustadt An Der Weinstraße Niederhorbach Niederkirchen Bei Deidesheim Niederotterbach Oberhausen Oberotterbach Obersülzen Obrigheim (Pfalz) Offenbach An Der Queich Ottersheim Ottersheim Bei Landau Pleisweiler-Oberhofen Ranschbach Rhodt Unter Rietburg Rittersheim Rohrbach Roschbach Ruppertsberg Rödersheim-Gronau Römerberg Rüssingen Sankt Martin Schwegenheim Schweigen-Rechtenbach Schweighofen Siebeldingen Speyer Steinfeld Steinweiler Stetten Venningen Vollmersweiler Wachenheim An Der Weinstraße Walsheim Weingarten (Pfalz) Weisenheim Am Berg Weisenheim Am Sand Westheim (Pfalz) Weyher In Der Pfalz Winden Zeiskam Zellertal Inside Pfalz · 351
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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