Biengarten

Biengarten is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Pfalz in Germany, covering 34.5 ha in Gimmeldingen. It makes up 3.2% of the Großlage Meerspinne. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 3.5 km north-east of Neustadt an der Weinstraße and 26 km west of Mannheim.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Pfalz

Area

34.5 ha

Separate plots

2

Extent N–S × E–W

0.89 × 1.24 km

Centre

49.3800° N, 8.1553° E

Region

Pfalz

Bereich

Ber. Mittelhaardt/Dt. Weinstraße

Großlage

Meerspinne

Where it is

Nearest town

3.5 km north-east of Neustadt an der Weinstraße

Nearest city

26 km west of Mannheim 307,960 people

To the sea

382 km

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

146–261 m

Mean elevation

181 m

Mean slope

8.1° (14 %)

Steepest tenth

above 17°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 36,132 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Mosel and German Riesling

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks60%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)40%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Gemarkungen · 1

• Gimmeldingen

Neighbours

• Idig
• Jesuitengarten
• Kapellenberg
• Schlößel

Sources

Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland-Pfalz, Weinbergslagen (dl-de/by-2-0)