Steinberg

Steinberg is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Rheinhessen in Germany, covering 56.4 ha in Wackernheim. It makes up 1.7% of the Großlage Kaiserpfalz. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 5.8 km west of Gonsenheim and 11 km west of Mainz.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Rheinhessen

Area

56.4 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

1.07 × 0.87 km

Centre

49.9790° N, 8.1238° E

Region

Rheinhessen

Bereich

Bereich Bingen

Großlage

Kaiserpfalz

Where it is

Nearest town

5.8 km west of Gonsenheim

Nearest city

11 km west of Mainz 222,889 people

To the sea

338 km

Rivers nearby

Rhine (6 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

155–226 m

Mean elevation

206 m

Mean slope

5.9° (10 %)

Steepest tenth

above 14°

Faces

west

Measured over the whole outline on 60,058 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

• Mixed sedimentary rocks100%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Wackernheim

Neighbours

• Schwalben
• Steinacker

Sources

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