Sonnenberg

Sonnenberg is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Nahe in Germany, covering 5.3 ha in Schöneberg. It makes up 0.6% of the Großlage Pfarrgarten. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 12 km north-west of Bad Kreuznach and 39 km west of Wiesbaden.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Nahe

Area

5.3 ha

Separate plots

7

Extent N–S × E–W

0.27 × 0.93 km

Centre

49.9185° N, 7.7597° E

Region

Nahe

Bereich

Bereich Nahetal

Großlage

Pfarrgarten

Where it is

Nearest town

12 km north-west of Bad Kreuznach

Nearest city

39 km west of Wiesbaden 288,850 people

To the sea

322 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

264–348 m

Mean elevation

312 m

Mean slope

15.0° (27 %)

Steepest tenth

above 21°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 5,859 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

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)63%
• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)37%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Schöneberg

Sources

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