Location and classification
Steinhalde is an officially recognised single vineyard in the wine-growing region Württemberg. In the wine law register, it is linked to Bad Cannstatt and Mühlhausen, both of which belong to Stuttgart. Steinhalde is located in the northern and north-eastern wine-growing area of the city and is assigned to the Großlage Weinsteige.
Terraces and soils
The vineyard site is predominantly steep and terraced. It is associated with the Muschelkalk geology and weathered soils of the Bad Cannstatt wine-growing area. For the site, a total of 6.0 hectares of planted vineyard area were recorded in the Stuttgart viticulture statistics for 2015.
Cultural landscape
The terraced Muschelkalk vineyards in Bad Cannstatt, including Steinhalde, are maintained and cared for by the Wengerter. Their dry-stone wall structures are part of the documented cultural landscape. The vineyard complex Zuckerberg and Steinhalde is documented as a cultural heritage site in accordance with Section 2 of the Baden-Württemberg monument protection law.
