Location and landscape
Kirschroth is a municipality in a side valley of the Nahe, to the south west of Bad Sobernheim. It lies at an elevation of about 260 metres and is characterised by gentle hills, wooded ridges and vineyards.
Viticulture and land area
The municipal area covers around 764 hectares, including about 80 hectares of vineyards and 284 hectares of woodland. In the 2024 register of vineyard sites, Lump and Wildgrafenberg are listed as individual sites of the Kirschroth winegrowing area. For Lump, 32.3 hectares of planted vineyard area are indicated, and for Wildgrafenberg 30.8 hectares. Both sites belong to the Nahe winegrowing region, the Nahetal area and the Großlage Paradiesgarten.
Locations and grape varieties
The vineyards are described as steep slopes facing south. For Kirschroth, a low-rainfall microclimate is mentioned. Wildgrafenberg has sandy, slate-containing loam soils, while Lump is associated with mineral-rich terroir and good ripening conditions. Grown varieties include Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Kerner, Weißburgunder, Grauburgunder, Bacchus, Dornfelder, Regent, Portugieser and Spätburgunder. Rieslings from Lump and Wildgrafenberg, as well as Scheurebe from Wildgrafenberg, are documented.
Historical development
Kirschroth was first mentioned in an official municipal history in 1364 under the name “Rodde”. Up until the 20th century, agriculture, alongside viticulture, was a defining feature. Since 1 January 2020, following the merger of the former Verbandsgemeinden Bad Sobernheim and Meisenheim, the municipality has belonged to the Verbandsgemeinde Nahe-Glan.
