Location and landscape
Arnstein lies in the Wern Valley in the Main-Spessart district in Franconia and thus in Lower Franconia, Bavaria. The town is located at about 205 to 218 metres above sea level and is surrounded by wooded hills as well as vineyard slopes.
Geological subsoil
In the area of Arnstein, formations of Muschelkalk, including Upper Muschelkalk, as well as Keuper units have been mapped.
Viticulture and history
The vineyard site Bischofsberg is listed in Arnstein and several of Arnstein’s districts. It belongs to the designated winegrowing region Franconia, Middle Main area, and to the large vineyard Roßtal. Historical records name viticulture in Halsheim already for the year 770 and for Arnstein around 70 hectares of vineyard area in 1705. In the 19th and early 20th century, vineyard areas declined sharply due to phylloxera as well as true and false mildew; afterwards, grafted vines were introduced and viticulture instruction in the Arnstein area was resumed.
