Location and climate
Neustadt an der Weinstraße lies in the Vorderpfälzer lowlands at the transition between the Haardt foothills and the northern Upper Rhine Plain. The town centre is located at the outlet of the Speyerbach valley. In the lee of the Haardt, the long-term average annual temperature is 10.7 °C, and the annual precipitation is around 650 mm. On average, about 1,850 hours of sunshine are reached per year.
Winegrowing in Neustadt
The climate is described as favourable for winegrowing and for the ripening of crops that require warmth. In Neustadt, Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Weißburgunder, Dornfelder, Spätburgunder and Portugieser are grown, among others.
Vogelsang
The Vogelsang is an officially recorded single vineyard site in the Pfalz, Mittelhaardt/Deutsche Weinstraße area, Großlage Meerspinne. The vineyard area specified in the 2024 harvest cadastre is 7.9 hectares. The single vineyard site carries the number 820921.
Vogelsang was created by a town council resolution of 19 June 2018 from a contiguous part area of the former vineyard site Mönchgarten. The deciding factors were documented differences in topography and soil: the vines in Vogelsang grow on shell limestone, whereas the other Mönchgarten areas are predominantly characterised by sandy loam and clay.
