Location and Names
Hundsberg is documented as a named Gewann (local field area) in the Eschenau district of today’s Obersulm on a Wurttemberg historical cadastral map from 1834. The vineyard name is also attested as Eichelberger Hundsberg and is assigned to the wine-growing region Württemberg.
Landscape and History
The north-west-facing slopes of Hundsberg are called locally Paradies. A municipal hiking trail description refers to vineyards along the route over Hundsberg. The Paradies–Hundsberg area was already documented as a historical wine-growing landscape before the land consolidation (Flurbereinigung) of 1978; this included fallow vineyard plots, dry stone or retaining walls, hedges, slopes and a forest edge.
In 1738, a wine-press house (Kelterhaus) was built at Hundsberg for the wine and fruit growers of Eichelberg. It was expanded in 1838 and again in 1839/40 and moved to Eichelberg in 1924.
Soils and Wines
For the vineyards of the Dr. Baumann winery, including its sites at Eichelberger Hundsberg, Keuper soils are documented. From Hundsberg, among others, Grauburgunder and Merlot are attested. The Grauburgunder documented in 2021 was vinified dry and bottled at 14.0 % vol.
The Dr. Baumann winery specifies cold soaking (Kaltgärung) for its white wines. Red wines there are subjected to mash fermentation (Maischegärung) and are developed predominantly in small and large oak barrels.
