Location and Landscape
Ohligpfad is a single vineyard in the northern part of the district of Bobenheim am Berg in the Palatinate. The site borders Kleinkarlbach and Kirchheim and is located in a gently rolling hilly landscape.
Climate and Soils
The vineyard lies in the wind shadow of the Haardt and has a long duration of sunshine. The soils consist predominantly of loamy sands, which contain gravel in places.
Vineyard Area and Grape Varieties
The official list of wine-growing sites from 2024 records 48.9 hectares of planted vineyard area for Ohligpfad. The white grape varieties documented there include Riesling, Grauburgunder and Weißburgunder.
Name and Classification
The name Ohligpfad has been used for the wine-growing site for more than two hundred years. It goes back to a dialect term for a path to the former Ohligmühle, which was also called Kandelmühle and was located on the Eckbach. In the official list of wine-growing sites, Ohligpfad is listed as a single vineyard of the Großlage Feuerberg in the area of Mittelhaardt/Deutsche Weinstraße.
