Location and designation
Tamsel is the legally defined single-vineyard Auerstedter Tamsel in Auerstedt. It belongs to the Thuringian area of the wine-growing region Saale-Unstrut and is located on Auerstedt vineyard land near the Emsenteich, as well as in a small side valley on the Emsenbach.
Area and grape varieties
The officially planted vineyard area of Auerstedter Tamsel was 14.4328 hectares as at 31 December 2024. Plantings with Gutedel, Kerner and Regent are documented. In addition, from the year 2000, Müller-Thurgau, Kerner and Traminer are documented in connection with the reawakening of the wine-growing site and the first harvest.
History
On Auerstedt land near the Emsenteich, a large vineyard was established in 1975. Wine-growing in Auerstedt was revived between 1999 and 2001; the first documented harvest of the newly planted Auerstedter Tamsel took place in 2000.
Documented wines
Auerstedter Tamsel has documented sweet Prädikat wines such as Kerner Beerenauslese and Traminer ice wine. The first documented harvest of the replanting also produced in 2000 the red wine Duc d’Auerstaedt.
