Location and wine-growing region
Neuffen lies on the foothills and the steep drop of the Central Swabian Alb in Baden-Württemberg. The town belongs to the Württemberg wine-growing region and to the Hohenneuffen wine-growing region. The vineyards are on sun-exposed slopes below Hohenneuffen.
Soils and vineyard sites
The geological surroundings are shaped by formations of the Middle and Upper Jurassic. The Alb escarpment at Hohenneuffen consists of Lower rock lime and massive limestone of the White Jurassic. The Neuffen Schloßsteige lies on old marine sediment and is documented as a vineyard site in the area of Schlossberg.
In the Schlosssteige, Silvaner and Schwarzriesling are particularly well represented. For Neuffen, Müller-Thurgau, Kerner, Riesling, Weißburgunder, Ruländer, Spätburgunder, Dornfelder, Portugieser, Lemberger, Trollinger and Acolon are also documented.
History and wine production
Winegrowing in Neuffen has been documented since 1239. In the Middle Ages, the town had four wine presses for secular and ecclesiastical lords and levied annual wine dues. The Hohenneuffen-Teck winegrowers’ cooperative was founded on 9 May 1948 by eight winegrowing communities including Neuffen.
The documented range of wines includes white and red wines, Schillerwein, Spätlese and Eiswein. The winegrowers’ cooperative uses interconnected underground cellars for storing bottled wines and maintains a historic wine cellar for tastings.
