Location and landscape
Wörrstadt is a town in the district of Alzey-Worms in Rhineland-Palatinate and lies in the wine-growing region Rheinhessen. The area belongs to the Hügelland of Rheinhessen. The landscape is characterised by gentle hills that extend from the Rhine terraces to the steeper slopes of the Rheinhessen Switzerland. The district of Rommersheim lies within the municipal area in a hollow.
Climate and soils
The local administration describes the climate as mild and sunny-rich. The historic town report also mentions a sheltered location, dry soils and favourable temperatures. On the Kachelberg near Rommersheim, marl and Pelosol soils from calcareous clay deposits of the Tertiary Sea are found, as well as loess and Pararendzina soils from calcareous deposits from the Ice Ages. The Rheingrafenberg has limestone and Rendzina soils from tertiary marine deposits with calcareous reef formations by algae, as well as marl and Pelosol soils.
Vineyard sites
The registered wine-growing sites of Wörrstadt are Kachelberg and Rheingrafenberg. In the vineyard site directory for 2024, for Kachelberg 98.2 hectares of planted vineyard area are listed in the cadastral area of Rommersheim and 31.1 hectares in the cadastral area of Wörrstadt. For Rheingrafenberg, 102.2 hectares are recorded in the cadastral area of Wörrstadt. Both sites, in the Rheinhessen cultivation area, belong to the Bingen area and the Großlage Adelberg.
Historical reference
Wörrstadt was first documented in the year 772; records from the period 772 to 804 mention vineyards as part of the holdings associated with the settlement. The name Kachelberg is connected with the course of Rommersheimerstraße and the historic Wingert site. The name Rheingrafenberg refers to the historic connection of Wörrstadt with the Rheingrafen, under whose ownership the town remained until the French Revolution.
