Location and landscape
Schweighofen is located in Rhineland-Palatinate in the district of Südliche Weinstraße and in the collective municipality of Bad Bergzabern. The municipality lies at an altitude of about 160 metres and covers 1,123 hectares. It is situated at the transition between the South Palatinate hill country and the Bienwald; along the lowland area, the Lauter forms a local boundary.
Viticulture
Schweighofen belongs to the Pfalz. In the vineyard directory for 2024, the single vineyards Sonnenberg with 36.6 hectares of planted vineyard area and Wolfsberg with 69.7 hectares are listed. Both sites belong to the Großlage Guttenberg in the Südliche Weinstraße region. For the Wolfsberg, Riesling is documented; in addition, in 2016 a machine harvest using a harvester was recorded there.
History
Schweighofen was first mentioned in writing in 1311. The local history also states that wine was sold directly from the farm.
