Location
Astheim is a district of Volkach and lies directly on the Main in the Volkach Mainschleife. The place belongs to the wine-growing region Franken.
Winegrowing and vineyard sites
Winegrowing and fruit growing in Astheim are documented as sources of income. The Astheimer Karthäuser comprises about 55 hectares. Silvaner and Weißburgunder are grown there. The site has a warm local microclimate and lies at an altitude of 190 to 220 metres with a southerly exposure and slope gradients of about 10 to 30 percent. Its loose soils consist of shell limestone marl and fluvial sands and can store water.
History
Astheim was first mentioned in writing in 906. In 1409, Erkinger of Seinsheim founded the Carthusian monastery Marienbrück there. The church and priory were built in 1603, before secularisation dissolved the monastic community in 1803. The name of the wine site Karthäuser is derived from this former monastery.
Classification under wine law
The sites Karthäuser and Fürstenberg are assigned in the official Bavarian directory of vineyard sites to the Großlage Kirchberg in the area of the Volkach Mainschleife. For the 11.56-hectare Karthäuser classification area, the VDP site profile lists Weißburgunder as the classified grape variety.
