Location and landscape
Hohberg is a municipality in the western Ortenau district of Baden-Württemberg and belongs to the wine region Baden. The municipal area ranges from the Schutter lowland in the Upper Rhine plain, via remnants of the lower terrace, and the Kinzig alluvial fan, to the foothill zone of the Black Forest. Elevations extend from 140.52 to 605.33 metres above sea level.
Soils and viticulture
In the foothill zone, loess is widespread, while the lower-lying areas are shaped by deposits from the lower terrace and the Kinzig alluvial fan. Winegrowing is concentrated on south- and south-west-facing slopes, including the Diersburger Tal. The warm regional climatic conditions and the steep south-facing slopes shape the local vineyard sites.
Diersburger Schlossberg
The Diersburger Schlossberg comprises steep slopes with a gradient of up to 50 per cent above the former castle site. There, weathered hard rock soils with limited fertility are described. Riesling and Spätburgunder are associated with mineral and elegant wine characteristics. In Hohberg, Müller-Thurgau, Cabernet Dorsa and Burgunder varieties are also documented; another winegrowing area is listed under Kinzigtäler.
History
The present-day municipality was formed in 1973 through the merger of Diersburg, Hofweier and Niederschopfheim. A museum at the Weingut Roeder in Diersburg documents the local history of winegrowing and the history of the majorat farm. The Roeder family of Diersburg has been based in Diersburg since 1455. Oberschopfheim marks the southern boundary of the winegrowing area of Ortenau, named by the Badischer Weinbauverband.
