Location and landscape
Breitbach is a municipal part of the market town of Oberschwarzach in the district of Schweinfurt in Bavaria and belongs to the region Franconia. Kammerforst lies within the Breitbach cadastral area at the foot of the Steigerwald and is directly connected to Breitbach.
Climate and soils
The vineyards around Kammerforst are on sunny slopes. The area of Markt Oberschwarzach has a moderately warm climate; in the higher-lying parts on the Steigerwald the average annual rainfall is approximately 700 millimetres. The soils of the Kammerforster Teufel site are locally associated with Keuper.
Viticulture in Kammerforst
Viticulture in Kammerforst has been dated by the municipality to the period between about 800 and 900. The officially registered vineyard site Kammerforster Teufel belongs to the Weinpanorama Steigerwald area. There, among others, Silvaner, Müller-Thurgau, Bacchus and Domina are documented; the wines include dry Kabinett wines, a sweet Silvaner Auslese and a red Domina quality wine. The name of the site goes back to the Teufel family based in Oberschwarzach.
