Heidingsfeld and its history
Heidingsfeld is a district of Würzburg. The place was first mentioned in 779, was an independent town from 1367, and has belonged to Würzburg since 1930.
The Würzburg Kirchberg
The Würzburger Kirchberg is regarded as the local hill of Heidingsfeld. The vineyard site extends below the A3 from the Randersacker/Eibelstadt viaduct to the Würzburg-Heidingsfeld motorway exit. It lies on the north-eastern slope of the Katzenberg, is oriented from north towards east, and has a moderate gradient. The wine and nature learning trail runs through the vineyards of Heidingsfeld and overcomes around 70 metres of elevation in the process.
Winegrowing and grape varieties
On the shell limestone soils of the Kirchberg, vines are cultivated on around 50 hectares by about 15 winemakers, who work largely together. Documented grape varieties include, among others, Silvaner, Müller-Thurgau, Bacchus, Ortega, Kerner, Riesling, Weissburgunder, Grauburgunder, Blauer Spätburgunder, Schwarzriesling, Dornfelder, Rieslaner, Regent and Domina. For individual wines, natural cultivation, gentle grape processing and variety-pure vinification are described.
Wine tradition
Winegrowing on the Kirchberg is already evidenced for the years 1314 to 1322 by two yokes of vineyards. In historic Heidingsfeld farmhouses, there were often deep wine cellars with naturally controlled temperatures. Today, dry, semi-dry and sweet white wines as well as red wines and red blends are documented from the Kirchberg, including wines from the quality and Prädikat wine categories from Franconia.
