Location and landscape
Vögelein is a vineyard site in Nordheim am Main in the wine-growing region Franken. The site is situated on the Main island connected with Nordheim am Main and extends along the Altmain. Its slopes are predominantly oriented to the south-west to west; the municipal description gives an orientation from south-west to north-west.
Relief and soils
The slope gradient is about 10 to 20 per cent in the area classified by the VDP, and 10 to 25 per cent in the municipal description. The classified area lies at around 200 to 270 metres above sea level. Documented are shell limestone, loamy sand, windblown sands, terrace sands and a clay marl weathering layer.
Cultivation and wines
The VDP-classified area comprises 105 hectares and is farmed by the VDP winery Glaser-Himmelstoss. The classified grape varieties mentioned are Silvaner, Riesling, Weißer Burgunder, Scheurebe, Traminer and Rieslaner. Silvaner and Müller-Thurgau are among the traditional predominant grape varieties of the site. Documented wines from Vögelein are dry Rieslings, Traminer, Rieslaner and Silvaner, as well as Prädikatsweine such as Spätlese, Auslese and Beerenauslese.
History and classification
Winegrowing in Nordheim am Main and thus in the area of the site is evidenced in a document from the year 918, which records the transfer of two estates in Nordheim am Main to the Münsterschwarzach abbey. According to the municipal description, the name Vögelein refers to the historically exceptional richness and diversity of birds at the site. Nordheimer Vögelein is classified by the VDP as VDP.ERSTE LAGE.
