Vogelsang

Vogelsang is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Rheinhessen in Germany, covering 36.6 ha in Zornheim. It makes up 1.0% of the Großlage Gutes Domtal. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 3.8 km south of Nieder-Olm and 13 km south-west of Mainz.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Rheinhessen

Area

36.6 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.87 × 0.85 km

Centre

49.8776° N, 8.2120° E

Region

Rheinhessen

Bereich

Bereich Nierstein

Großlage

Gutes Domtal

Where it is

Nearest town

3.8 km south of Nieder-Olm

Nearest city

13 km south-west of Mainz 222,889 people

To the sea

350 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

199–241 m

Mean elevation

222 m

Mean slope

3.7° (6 %)

Steepest tenth

above 6°

Faces

south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 39,037 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 rocks67%
• Unconsolidated sediments33%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Zornheim

Neighbours

• Guldenmorgen
• Knopf
• Moosberg

Sources

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