Location and classification
Kirschgarten is an officially listed single vineyard in the district of Erpolzheim within the Pfalz. It belongs to the Mittelhaardt/Deutsche Weinstraße area and to the Großlage Kobnert. The site is entered as a single vineyard in the German wine designation system and assigned to the protected designation of origin Pfalz.
Area and soils
In the 2024 vineyard register, 89.4 hectares of planted vineyard area were recorded for Erpolzheim’s Kirschgarten. The soils are described as loamier sand as well as calcareous loam and marl.
History of the name
The name Kirschgarten is traced back to a special crop area connected with the Nonnenhof estate of the Kirschgarten monastery in Worms.
Grape varieties and wine styles
From Erpolzheim’s Kirschgarten, Riesling is produced; documented are dry wines as well as the designations Kabinett and Spätlese. For a Riesling Spätlese, gentle processing with subsequent longer ageing on lees is specified. In addition, Tempranillo from this site is documented by the organic winery Kohl.
