Location and landscape
Kandern lies in the Kandertal at the foot of the Southern Black Forest. The town area extends from about 280 to 711 metres above sea level. In the town forest, around 200 hectares are on sandstone, while the other Markgräfler hills are shaped by clay-rich soils such as fine clay, loam and marl.
Tannenkirch and winegrowing
Since 1974, Tannenkirch has belonged as a district to Kandern and is located in the Markgräflerland. The village has 22 hectares of vineyard area and is described by the town as having a mild climate. The vineyards lie on fertile slopes in the pre-foothills zone of the Black Forest; the local path through the Steingässle leads past vines, meadows and woodland.
Winegrowing tradition and grape varieties
Winegrowing has been documented in Tannenkirch since 1196. Steingässle is a designation for a vineyard site and is one of the larger vineyard sites of the Bezirkskellerei Markgräflerland in Efringen-Kirchen. Today, Gutedel, Müller-Thurgau, Silvaner, Blue Spätburgunder and Regent are grown in Tannenkirch. Over the past two centuries, Elbling and Gutedel were the predominant grape varieties. The Bezirkskellerei processes almost the entire wine harvest from Tannenkirch.
