Location and Climate
The Mühlberg is a vineyard site in the municipal area of Schwanfeld in Bavaria. Schwanfeld lies in the Maingau climate zone, which there is among the warmer climate zones in Germany.
Topography and Soils
The site is oriented to the south-west and has a slope of around 25 per cent. Around Schwanfeld, shell limestone soils have been documented, which are regarded there as suitable for viticulture.
Vines and Area Size
The documented area of the Mühlberg was five hectares in 1993 and four hectares in 2017. The most important grape variety documented is Müller-Thurgau. The wine-growing area in the vicinity of Schwanfeld is small; in the town, a winegrower was active in a side occupation.
Name and Classification
Wine from the site has been marketed under the name Schwanfelder Mühlberg since the 1970s. The name Mühlberg is locally associated with two mill operations near Schwanfeld. The site belongs to the Großlage Volkacher Kirchberg in the area of the Volkacher Mainschleife within the Franconian quality winegrowing region Franken.
