Location and classification
Steingebiß, also spelled Steingebiss, is an official single vineyard in the district of Appenhofen of Billigheim-Ingenheim in the Pfalz. The 2024 vineyard register lists the site under code 810307 and shows, in the district of Appenhofen, 154.6 hectares of planted vineyard area.
Legal and natural characteristics
Steingebiss belongs to the wine-growing region Südliche Weinstraße and to the large site Kloster Liebfrauenberg. The vineyards lie on gently undulating hills. The soils are described as loess with yellow limestone, as well as, in a single plot, heavy clay with a high proportion of quartz.
Grape varieties and vinification
From this site, Riesling is documented both as dry wine and as Riesling Spätlese. Sauvignon Blanc is also offered as a dry Palatinate wine from this single vineyard. For a Sauvignon Blanc plot, a French clone is specified, and in the 2023 vintage, vines are described as being around 16 years old, with low-trained bow training. A documented Riesling was fermented and matured in a stainless steel tank.
