Location and classification
Kirschwingert is an officially designated wine-growing site in the district of Neu-Bamberg. It belongs to the Rheingrafenstein region and to the Bingen area in Rheinhessen. In the official directory of wine-growing sites, it is listed under wine-growing site number 710531. The planted vineyard area was 4.4 hectares in the 2024 directory.
Soil
The documented soil type is loess over pararendzina. The calcareous, deep and fine-grained soil has a high capacity for storing water available to plants and enables good rooting.
Grape varieties and wines
As important grape varieties on the loess and calcareous soils of the site, Riesling and Spätburgunder are documented. In addition, Chardonnay and further Burgunder varieties from Kirschwingert, as well as Riesling from another producer, are also mentioned. One producer additionally documented a dry Neu-Bamberger Kirschwingert Merlot from the 2012 vintage. The red wine had 13.5% alcohol, 0.4 grams per litre of residual sugar and 4.0 grams per litre of acid; it was dark violet with soft tannins and was matured in barrique.
Name
The name Kirschwingert is traced back to a historical misspelling of Kirchwingert and is associated with former ecclesiastical ownership.
