Location and classification
Klosterberg is an officially registered single vineyard site in the municipality of and in the winegrowing region Norheim on the Nahe. In the register of vineyard sites, the site is assigned to the Nahetal area and the larger site Burgweg.
Area and landscape
For the Norheim Klosterberg, the Rhineland-Palatinate register of vineyard sites, as at “Harvest 2024”, states a planted vineyard area of 18.3 hectares. Norheim lies in the Nahetal at an altitude of around 135 metres. The municipality describes the climate as mild and with low rainfall, favoured by surrounding rock formations and wooded hills.
Grape varieties in the surrounding area
In Norheim, Riesling is the most important white grape variety. There are also plantings of Sauvignon Blanc, Müller-Thurgau, Bacchus, Weißburgunder, Grauburgunder, Scheurebe and Chardonnay. Around one third of the Norheim vineyard area is planted with red grape varieties, including Spätburgunder, Dornfelder, Regent and Cabernet Sauvignon. These details relate to the municipality and should not be understood as a complete list of varieties for Klosterberg.
Viticulture
A winery in Norheim lists Norheimer Klosterberg as a vineyard site for producing white and red wines. For the winery’s vineyard areas, work with machinery is only possible to a partial extent; a large part of the work is carried out by hand.
