Steig

Steig is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Pfalz in Germany, covering 65.5 ha in Bißersheim. It makes up 2.0% of the Großlage Schwarzerde. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 4.6 km south-east of Grünstadt and 11 km west of Frankenthal.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Pfalz

Area

65.5 ha

Separate plots

2

Extent N–S × E–W

0.96 × 1.32 km

Centre

49.5329° N, 8.2057° E

Region

Pfalz

Bereich

Ber. Mittelhaardt/Dt. Weinstraße

Großlage

Schwarzerde

Where it is

Nearest town

4.6 km south-east of Grünstadt

Nearest city

11 km west of Frankenthal 47,438 people

To the sea

374 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

134–168 m

Mean elevation

158 m

Mean slope

2.5° (4 %)

Steepest tenth

above 4°

Faces

north

Measured over the whole outline on 68,728 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 rocks100%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Bißersheim

Neighbours

• Held
• Kreuz
• Mandelröth
• Osterberg

Sources

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