Location and topography
Lehrensteinsfeld is a municipality in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg and belongs to the wine-growing region of Weinsberger Tal in Württemberg. The settlement lies in a hollow between the streams Lauchbach and Neuhäldenbach at about 220 metres above sea level.
Soils and wine growing
For wine growing, favourable soil, climate and site conditions are listed for Weinsberger Tal. A locally important subsoil is Gipskeuper, which is covered in the deeper areas of Lehrensteinsfeld by loess and is suitable for wine growing. Wine growing and fruit growing are of major economic significance; the local winegrowing cooperative was founded in 1904.
Grape varieties and wine style
In Lehrensteinsfeld, among other varieties, Lemberger, Trollinger, Schwarzriesling, Samtrot, Burgundies, Helfensteiner, Riesling, Kerner and Müller-Thurgau are grown. The Riesling is linked with the Lehrensteinsfeld site Steinacker. The municipality describes the characteristic white wines as lively and identifies the place particularly with Riesling.
Riesling from Lehrensteinsfeld
The current price list of the Heilbronn cooperative winery lists Lehrensteinsfeld Riesling as German Qualitätswein in the styles dry and gently off-dry. The wines are produced by the Heilbronn cooperative winery eG and contain sulphites.
