Location and classification
Kroatenpfad is an officially registered single vineyard in the Lachen-Speyerdorf district of Neustadt an der Weinstraße in the Palatinate. The site belongs to the Pfaffengrund large vineyard in the Mittelhaardt/Deutsche Weinstraße area. The official site number is 821007.
Area and soils
The 2024 viticulture cadastre shows that Kroatenpfad has 99.4 hectares of planted vineyard area. For the site, sandy loam soils are documented.
Grape varieties and wines
For Kroatenpfad, Grauburgunder, Weißburgunder, Spätburgunder and Chardonnay are listed. In addition, a dry Neustadt Kroatenpfad Regent from the 2016 vintage is documented as red wine bottled by the winery.
Cultivation and vinification
For vineyard areas including the Lachener Kroatenpfad, ecological cover cropping and the use of rock meal are described. Herbicides are avoided for decades according to the winery’s information; vegetation beneath the vines is removed mechanically. The processing of the grapes is carried out gently, and fermentation is controlled.
