Location and landscape
Külsheim lies in a sheltered basin with numerous springs that carry water. The Amorsbach drains the basin to the north-east, towards the Tauber. The surrounding area is characterised by a cuesta landscape, in which deeper-lying Bunter sandstone terrain and higher shell limestone plateaus alternate.
Geology and climate
The area lies at the transition between Bunter sandstone, linked with the Odenwald, and the shell limestone of Bauland and Tauberland. The soils described for viticulture consist of weathered shell limestone and Bunter sandstone. In the early morning hours, fog can rise from the Tauber valley towards Külsheim.
Viticulture in Külsheim
The Hohe Herrgott comprises around 36 hectares and has been cultivated again since 1951. About ten hectares are cultivated in the Stahlberg near Uissigheim, a district of Külsheim; the vineyard site lies on the south side of the Stahlberg. Külsheim and Uissigheim are shaped by viticulture, which is carried out by local producers as a sideline.
Grape varieties and wine style
The municipality names Müller-Thurgau and Kerner as the grape varieties of the Külsheim wine sites. In addition, a producer from Uissigheim grows Regent at the Uissigheimer Stahlberg. The wine sites are assigned to the Taubertal white wine region. Wines from Külsheimer Hohem Herrgott and Uissigheimer Stahlberg are bottled in a Bocksbeutel, a bottle format locally associated with Franconia. Viticulture has been documented for the area since the municipal regulations of 1528; a report from 1711 records extensive vine growing in the surrounding area of Uissigheim.
