Raumbach

Raumbach is a municipality in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies between Meisenheim and Rehborn on the left-hand side of the lower Glan valley in the North Palatinate uplands. The landscape is shaped mainly by arable fields and woodland; the municipality includes a narrow valley and vineyards on the slopes.

The vineyard holdings Schloßberg and Schwalbennest belong to the Nahe wine-growing region, Nahetal area, Großlage Paradiesgarten. In Raumbach, the Schloßberg comprises 3.0 hectares of planted vineyard area and is oriented to the south. The slope gradient is between 40 and 75 per cent, and the altitude ranges from 210 to 290 metres. The soil is characterised by sandstone weathering with a proportion of loam.

The Raumbach portion of the Schwalbennest comprises 1.8 hectares of planted vineyard area; the wine-growing area also extends to Meisenheim. It is oriented from south to south-west, has a slope gradient of 40 to 60 per cent and an altitude range of 75 to 230 metres. The soil is documented as clay slate with a component of sandstone weathering.

Among the wines documented from the Raumbach vineyards are Riesling, Red Riesling, Spätburgunder, Pinot Noir, Lemberger, Dornfelder, Kerner, Gewürztraminer, Red Traminer, Weißer Burgunder, Grauer Burgunder and Spätburgunder Blanc de Noir. Dry and delicately off-dry wines are represented, as well as Kabinett, Spätlese and Auslese. These include Riesling and Red Riesling from the Schwalbennest, as well as Riesling, Kerner, Gewürztraminer, Spätburgunder, Pinot Noir and Lemberger from the Schloßberg.

In Raumbach, wine-growing was previously prominent, but declined as a result of agricultural mechanisation and structural changes. A paved road connection between Meisenheim and Martinstein was built by Raumbach in 1846 and improved year-round connections between the settlements. The local nature education trail leads from the Schwalbennest in the direction of the Raumberg and includes a steep ascent.