Location and landscape
Endingen am Kaiserstuhl lies in the western part of the Emmendingen district between the A5 motorway and the Rhine. The town belongs to the wine-growing region Baden and comprises the wine-growing places Amoltern, Kiechlinsbergen and Königschaffhausen. The municipal area ranges from about 187 to 492 metres in elevation. Vineyards characterise the slopes of the Kaiserstuhl, while higher-lying areas from roughly 400 metres upwards are predominantly forested.
Climate and soils
Endingen lies in the warm Upper Rhine climate zone, with warm summers and mild, comparatively snow-poor winters. For the local planning area, a mean annual temperature of about 10 °C and around 700 millimetres of annual precipitation are given. Geologically, the town is located at the transition between the Tertiary volcanic rocks of the Kaiserstuhl and the Quaternary gravels and sands of the Upper Rhine plain. Large parts of the landscape are shaped by loess deposits, which are locally about 30 metres thick.
Winegrowing in Endingen
Within the town, more than 700 hectares are planted with vines, of which around 400 hectares fall on the Endingen cadastral district in the narrower sense. In the Kaiserstuhl, Burgundies varieties and Müller-Thurgau are grown above all; leading grape varieties include Spätburgunder, Müller-Thurgau, Grauburgunder and Weißburgunder. In Endingen, dry and sweet wines are produced from Grauburgunder, Weißburgunder, Spätburgunder, Riesling, Scheurebe, Müller-Thurgau and Muskateller, as well as rosé, Weißherbst, sparkling wine and red wines.
Vineyard sites and history
Known wine-growing sites include Engelsberg, Steingrube, Steingrüble, Hasenberg, Ölberg, Teufelsburg and Steinhalde. Depending on the site, they feature loess, volcanic weathering material or basaltic soils. Endingen was first mentioned in writing in 862; Amoltern, Kiechlinsbergen and Königschaffhausen were incorporated as part of the municipal reforms from 1971 to 1975.
