Location and viticulture
Langenlonsheim is a wine-growing municipality in the lower reaches of the Nahe in Rhineland-Palatinate. The municipality lies on the edge of the Rhine basin along the Nahe. A warm climate and fertile soils create the conditions for viticulture, which shapes the landscape.
History
Viticulture in Langenlonsheim has been documented since Roman times. The place was first mentioned in 769 under the name Longistisheim. The vineyard Löhrer Berg was cleared in the 17th century and replanted with Riesling; for the year 1688, exclusive planting with Riesling has been recorded.
Vineyard sites and soils
The south-facing Königsschild rises towards the Langenlonsheim forest and has deep loess enriched with shell limestone as well as, in part, river gravel. The Löhrer Berg consists of loess clay and river gravel; numerous water sources are also documented there. The Rothenberg, located to the west of Langenlonsheim, has south-exposed slopes with inclines of up to 45 percent and soils of reddish weathered rock, sandy loam and loamy sand with fossils. In the Steinchen, gravel, terrace deposits and fine earth from the foothills of the Soonwald can be found.
Legal framework for wine-growing
Langenlonsheim belongs to the geographical area of the protected designation of origin Nahe and to the municipalities that are approved for the protected geographical indication Nahegauer Landwein.
