Location and Climate
Ihringen is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg. It is located at the southern end of the Kaiserstuhl, to the west of Freiburg, in the Southern Upper Rhine region. The municipal territory spans elevations from 189 to 557 metres. The southern Kaiserstuhl location provides a mild, Mediterranean-influenced climate, with warm summers and mild winters.
Landscape and Soils
The landscape is shaped by terraced vineyards, steep slopes, and historic loess hollow paths. The volcanic origin of the Kaiserstuhl can be seen in weathered volcanic rock, lava formations and loess deposits. In individual areas, the loess layers reach a thickness of 30 to 60 metres.
Viticulture
With around 600 hectares of vineyard area, Ihringen is one of the larger wine-growing municipalities in Germany and belongs to the wine-growing region Baden. Slopes facing south and south-west provide a high level of sunshine. Cultivars include, among others, Burgunder varieties, Müller-Thurgau, Silvaner, Sauvignon Blanc and Merlot. The wines are characterised by full-bodied, mineral and powerful profiles.
Historic Vineyards
Viticulture in Ihringen has been documented as far back as the year 962. On the Winklerberg, Ernst Georg Lythin planted Burgundy, Traminer and Muscatel vines in 1813. The site is characterised by steep, well-ventilated slopes, old vines and weathered volcanic rock with calcareous inclusions. In the Doktorgarten, the vines grow at elevations of 200 to 280 metres on south- and south-west-facing slopes with around 35 percent gradient.
