Location
Schwanfeld is a municipality in the Schweinfurt district in Franconia and lies on the southern edge of the district, on the border with the Würzburg district.
Viticulture
The municipality is recognised as a wine-growing municipality; official recognition as a wine-growing locality took place in 1988. Wine-growing in the surrounding area is already described for the early Middle Ages; in addition, there is a reference to a mention in the 12th century in connection with the Heiligenthal monastery.
Location and natural conditions
The vineyard Mühlberg is registered in the Franconia wine-growing region in the area of the Volkacher Mainschleife. It is oriented towards the south-west and has a slope of around 25 per cent. Muschelkalk characterises the subsoil and is described as suitable for wine-growing. Schwanfeld lies in the Maingau climatic zone, which is characterised as one of Germany’s warmer wine-growing climate zones. For the Mühlberg, Müller-Thurgau is documented as the most important grape variety.
