Location and Landscape
Altmannsdorf is a district of the municipality of Michelau in the Steigerwald in the district of Schweinfurt, in Franconia and in Lower Franconian Bavaria. The place lies in the landscape of the Steigerwald. The municipality describes Altmannsdorf as a small, enclosed settlement with viticulture, asparagus and fruit growing. The vineyards are located on the Steigerwald hillside near the Vollburg.
Viticulture at the Sonnenwinkel
The vineyard site Sonnenwinkel is associated with Altmannsdorf as a protected geographical designation of origin for wine and is recorded in the official Bavarian wine sites directory. The vineyards lie in the Keuper strata landscape of the Steigerwald. For the sites Sonnenwinkel and Falkenberg, a special microclimate is described.
Grape Varieties and Wine Styles
Documented grape varieties include Müller-Thurgau, Silvaner, Weißburgunder, Bacchus, Gewürztraminer, Spätburgunder, Domina and Regent. From the site come dry and semi-dry white wines, rosé, redling and red wines. Historically, Spätburgunder ice wine, Müller-Thurgau Beerenauslese as well as wines from Weißburgunder, Silvaner and Domina are also recorded.
History and Cultivation
The name Altmannsdorf derives from the historical name Edelsmanndorf. A former Vogthof of the Ebrach monastery was demolished in 1977 due to structural damage; until 1772, an episcopal Würzburg sheep farm existed there. The vineyards are cultivated with moderate yields and nature-conscious methods. The wines are processed gently; red wines mature in traditional wooden casks or small barriques, Spätburgunder for twelve months in wood or barrique.
