Location and classification
Schlangenberg is an officially registered vineyard site in the municipality of Sulzthal in Bavaria. It belongs to the wine-growing region Franconia, the Frankens Saalestück wine-growing area and the Großlage Burg.
Landscape and soils
The site is located on one of the hills around Sulzthal. A local hiking trail leads via a footpath to Schlangenberg and offers views towards the vineyard sites of Wirmsthal and Ramsthal. Schlangenberg has been documented as a shelly limestone dry slope; in the wider area around Sulzthal, soils consisting largely of shelly limestone predominate.
Viticulture in Sulzthal
Viticulture in Sulzthal has been documented since 1097 and ended after the Second World War.
Legal designation
Schlangenberg is entered in the Bavarian vineyard register as an admissible geographical indication for Sulzthal. For its use, at least 85 per cent of the grapes must come from the specified geographical area. For Qualitätswein and Prädikatswein, an official testing number is also required.
