Location in the Zellertal
Immesheim lies in the Zellertal in the Donnersberg district of Rhineland-Palatinate. The village is situated on the gently sloping, north-facing hillside of the Zellertal and is protected to the south-west by the rising Saukopf. Immesheim belongs to the wine-growing region Pfalz.
Viticulture and vineyard sites
Around 9 hectares of vineyard area are cultivated in the cadastral area of Immesheim. The vineyards adjoining the Saukopf form the vineyard site Sonnenstück. It is assigned to the Mittelhaardt/Deutsche Weinstraße area and belongs to the Großlage Schnepfenpflug from the Zellertal.
Climate and soils
For the wine-growing region Pfalz, an average annual mean temperature of about 10 °C, a mean temperature during the growing season of 14.7 °C and an annual precipitation of around 655 millimetres are given. About 60 per cent of the precipitation falls during the growing season; in this period the vines receive around 665,000 Wh/m² of direct sunshine. Important vineyard soils in the region include loess and loess loam; in addition, river loam, sand and gravel, as well as tertiary limestone and marl occur.
Grape varieties and wine law
Among the most important white grape varieties of Pfalz are Riesling, Weißburgunder and Grauburgunder, while the red ones are Dornfelder and Spätburgunder. Immesheim lies in the legally defined geographical area of the protected designation of origin Pfalz and is also approved for the protected geographical indication Pfälzer Landwein.
