Location
Teufelskopf is a named wine-growing site in Dielheim in the wine-growing region of Baden. The field name refers to the north-western tip of a broad, wooded ridge south of the A8 motorway.
Single-vineyard
Dielheimer Teufelskopf is classified in Baden as EL, that is as a single-vineyard. On the projecting, exposed terrain spur there is the site of a former castle.
Varieties and wine styles
Documented wines from the site include Riesling, Spätburgunder, Ruländer, or Grauburgunder and Weißburgunder. These include Riesling Spätlese, Riesling Kabinett, feinherb, dry Spätburgunder, Ruländer Kabinett halbtrocken, and dry Weißburgunder Kabinett.
Historical reference
The terrain spur is associated with a small castle that no longer exists today, whose construction is dated to around 1380. The site was later abandoned and had disappeared by the 16th century.
