Baden is the southernmost of Germany 's wine regions. It is primarily a long, slim strip of vineyards nestled between the hills of the Black Forest and the Rhine River ; it extends some 400 km from north to south. It runs parallel with Alsace on the other side of the Rhine . The area is the home to made co-operatives and the flatter land is easier for mechanical harvesting. Comprised of nine districts, Baden has many soil types and grape varieties.

After the Ice Age the meadow forests on the upper Rhine in Baden were the first that were populated again with the wild vine. Already in the 2nd century AD wine-growing spread from Lake Constance to the North and reached its peak in the 16th century. Wine from the upper Rhine was praised as: "... of bright colour, powerful taste, very healthy and of such a nature that you can drink twice as much than from other wines without damaging head or stomach." Therefore the per capita consumption was probably at about 140 litres per year. Wines from Baden were (and still are) very popular and were already exported in early years downstream by ship to Cologne , the Netherlands and England . In Breisach is therefore the biggest wine growers' organization of Europe , the "Badischer Winzerkeller" (vintners' cellar of Baden ), with 160 million liters storage capacity.

The wines of Bereich Bodensee are some times known as seeweine. These wines are influenced by the large lozenge shaped lake and a warm wind that can enhance ripening called the föhn that is peculiar to the surrounding Alpine area.

The Bereich Kaiserstuhl - Tuniberg ... The Kaiserstuhl is of volcanic origin and the mingled clay and volcanic soil gives rich red wines and darkish wines with an amber tinge

Nearly half of the vineyards are planted with Burgunder (Pinot) varieties: Spätburgunder (also known as the Pinot Noir), yielding velvety to fiery red wine and refreshing Weissherbst (rosé), ranging in style from dry to slightly sweet; Grauburgunder (which is also known as Pinot Gris), a dry, food-compatible wine, or marketed under the synonym Ruländer to denote a richer, fuller-bodied (and sweeter) style; and Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), neutral enough to accompany many foods. Spicy Gewürztraminer and the noble Riesling are specialties of the Ortenau district near Baden-Baden , where they are known as Clevner and Klingelberger, respectively. Light, mild Gutedel (synonymous with the Chasselas of France and Fendant of Switzerland) is a specialty of the Markgräflerland district between Freiburg and the Swiss border. (The name comes from Markgraf a German title equivalent to a marquis; the Markgraf Karl Friedrich planted vines in this southern tip of Germany in the late eighteenth century)

In 2001 the region of Baden which has 15.917ha under vine produced 1.167.621 hectolitres of grape must which gives a yield of 76,1 hectolitres per hectares this was split into 0,1% table wine 33,6 % qba wine and 66,3% qmp wines.

Geographical location:

The north-central portion of the Tauber Valley and the upper Rhine Valley adjacent to the Black Forest , stretching from Heidelberg to the Swiss border and the Bodensee ( Lake Constance ). Most southern German wine-growing region, extends over 400 km from Lake Constance along east of the Rhine river in northern direction to Heidelberg and to the Badisches Frankenland on the Tauber river in the Northeast. Baden is the only German wine-growing region that belongs to the wine-growing zone "B" of the EC. Therefore the requirements for wines from Baden are higher than in the rest of the regions (zone "A").

Major town(s): Heidelberg , Karlsruhe , Baden-Baden , and Freiburg

Climate:

Sunny and warm. The Kaiserstuhl district is Germany 's warmest area. Due to the large geographical extension the climate is very varied. At Lake Constance and in the Rhine graben moderate-warm climate with lighter variations in temperature because the water stores a lot of warmth and so balances extreme temperatures. In the North and especially in the Tauber valley the danger through late and early frosts strongly increases

Baden and the wine of Baden

Bereich Tauberfranken

GROSSLAGEN Tauberklinge

Dertingen (village)

Mandelberg

Sonnenberg

Kembach (village)

Sonnenberg

Lindelbach (village)

Edenrain

Wertheim (village)

Schloßberg

Reichholzheim (village)

First

Satzenberg

Josefsberg

Kemelrain

Bronnbach (village)

Josefsberg

Kemelrain

Höhefeld (village)

Kemelrain

Uissigheim (village)

Stahlberg

Kulsheim (village)

Hoher Hergott

Werbach (village)

Hirschberg

Beilberg

Groß-Rinderfeld (village)

Beilberg

Impfingen (village)

Silberquell

Tauberbischofsheim (village)

Edelsberg

Distelhausen (village)

Kreuzberg

Dittigheim (village)

Steinschmetzer

Dittwar (village)

Ölkuchen

Königheim (village)

Kirchberg

Gissigheim (village)

Gützenberg

Gerlachsheim (village)

Herrenberg

Oberlauda (village)

Steinklinge

Altenberg

Lauda (village)

Altenberg

Frankenberg

Nonnenberg

Marbach (village)

Frankenberg

Beckstein (village)

Nonnenberg

Kirschberg

Königshofen (village)

Kirschberg

Walterstal

Turmberg

Unterbalbach (village)

Vogelsberg

Oberbalbach (village)

Mühlberg

Sachsenflur (village)

Walterstal

Kailberg

Unterschüpf (village)

Mühlberg

Oberschüpf (village)

Altenberg

Herrenberg

Krautheim (village)

Heiligenberg

Klepsau (village)

Heiligenberg

Daibach (village)

Alte Burg

Bereich Badische Bergstrasse/Kraichgau

GROSSLAGEN Rittersberg

Laudenbach (village)

Sonnberg

Hemsbach (village)

Herrnwingert

Sulzbach (village)

Herrnwingert

Weinheim (village)

Hubberg

Wüstberg

Lützelsachsen (village)

Stephansberg

Hohensachsen (village)

Stephansberg

Großcahsen (village)

Sandrocken

Leutershausen (village)

Kahlberg

Staudenberg

Schriesheim (village)

Staudenberg

Kuhberg

Madonnenberg

Schloßberg

Dossenheim (village)

Ölberg

Heidelberg (village)

Heiliggenberg

Sonnenseite ob der Bruck

GROSSLAGEN Mannaberg

Heidelberg (village)

Burg

Dachsbuckel

Herrenberg

Dormenacker

Leimen (village)

Herrenberg

Kreuzweg

Nußloch (village)

Wihlelmsberg

Wiesloch (village)

Bergwälde

Spitzenber

Hägenich

Rauenberg (village)

Burggraf

Dielheim (village)

Teufelkopf

Rosenberg

Tairnbach (village)

Rosenberg

Dielheim orsteil Horrenberg (village)

Osterberg

Rotenberg (village)

Schloßberg

Malschenburg (village)

Ölbaum

Rettigheim (village)

Ölbaum

Mühlhausen (village)

Heiligenstein

Malsch (village)

Ölbaum

Rotsteig

Bad Schönborn orsteile Mingolsheim und Langenbrücken (village)

Goldberg

Östringen (village)

Ulrichsberg

Hummelberg

Rosenkranzweg

Zeutern (village)

Himmelreich

Stettfeld (village)

Himmelreich

Ubstadt (village)

Weinhecke

Bruschsal (village)

Weinhecke

Klosterberg

Obergrombach (village)

Burgwingert

Helmseim (village)

Birgwingert

Untergrombach (village)

Michaelsberg

Heidelsheim (village)

Altenberg

Bretten orsteil Neibsheim (village)

Altenberg

Kraichtal, orstille Oberöwisheim und Unteröwisheim (village)

Kirschberg

GROSSLAGEN Stiftsberg

Eberbach (village)

Schollerbuckel

Binau (village)

Herzogsberg

Diedesheim (village)

Herzogsberg

Haßmersheim (village)

Kirchweinberg

Neckarmühlbach (village)

Haßmersheim

Hohberg

Heinsheim (village)

Burghrenberg

Eschelbach (village)

Sonnenberg

Waldangelloch (village)

Sonnenberg

Eichtersheim (village)

Sonnenberg

Kletterberg

Michelfeld (village)

Sonnenberg

Himmelberg

Steinsfurt (village)

Steinsberg

Weiler (village)

Steinsberg

Goldberg

Hilsbach (village)

Eichelberg

Eichelbergodenheim (village)

Kapellenberg

Odenheim (village)

Königsbecher

Spiegelberg

Tiefenbach (village)

Schellenbrunnen

Spiegelberg

Elsenz (village)

Spiegelberg

Kraichal, orsteil landshausen und menzingen (village)

Spiegelberg

Berwangen (village)

Vogelsang

Meenzingen, münzesheim und Neuenbürg (village)

Silberberg

Kraichtal, orsteil Bahnbrücken, gochsheim und Oberacker (village)

Lerchenberg

Eppingen (village)

Lerchenberg

Eppingen Orsteil Rohrbach a. G (village).

Lerchenberg

Eppingen Orsteil Mühlbach (village)

Lerchenberg

Zaisenhausen (village)

Lerchenberg

Kürnbach (village)

Lerchenberg

Flehingen (village)

Lerchenberg

Bretten Orsteil Bauerbach (village)

Lerchenberg

Sulzfeld (village)

Lerchenberg

Burg Ravensburger Husarenkappe

Burg Ravensburger Löchle

Burg Ravensburger Dicker Franz

GROSSLAGEN Hohenberg

Weingarten (village)

Katzenberg

Petersberg

Jöhlingen (village)

Hasensprung

Grötzingen (village)

Lichtenberg

Turmberg

Berghausen (village)

Sonnenberg

Wöschbach (village)

Steinwingert

Söllingen (village)

Rotenbusch

Durlach (village)

Turmberg

Bilfingen (village)

Klepberg

Ersingen (village)

Klepberg

Kämpfelbach

Eisingen (village)

Klepberg

Steig

Dürrn (village)

Eichelberg

Dietingen (village)

Klepberg

Keulebuckel

Ellmendingen (village)

Keulebuckel

Bereich Ortenau

GROSSLAGEN Schloss Rodeck

Baden-Baden (village)

Eckberg

Sätzler

Sinzheim (village)

Sätzler

Frühmeßler

Sonnenberg

Klostergut Fremersberger Feigenwäldchen

Varnhalt (village)

Sonnenberg

Klosterbergfelsen

Steingrübler

Steinbach (village)

Stich den Buden

Neuweier (village)

Altenberg

Schloßberg

Maurerberg

Gänsberg

Heiligenstein

Eisental (village)

Betschgräbler

Altschweier (village)

Sternenberg

Bühl (village)

Sternenberg

Wolfhag

Burg Windeck Kastanienhalde

Neusatz (village)

Sternenberg

Wolfhag

Burg Windeck Kastanienhalde

Bühlertal (village)

Engelsfelsen

Klotzberg

Ottersweier (village)

Wolfhag

Althof

Lauf (village)

Gut Alsenhof

Alde Gott

Obersasbach (village)

Alde Gott

Eichwäldele

Sasbachwalden (village)

Alte Gott

Klostergut Schelzberg

Oberachern (village)

Alte Gott

Bienenberg

Kappelrodeck (village)

Hex von Dassenstein

Waldulm (village)

Pfarrberg

Kreuzberg

Renchen (village)

Kreuzberg

Mösbach (village)

Kreuzberg

Obertsrot (village)

Grafensprung

Weisenbach (village)

Kestelberg

Staufenberg (village)

Großenberg

Hilpertsau (village)

Kestelberg

Önsbach (village)

Pulverberg

GROSSLAGEN Fürsteneck

Ulm (village)

Renchtäler

Erlach (village)

Renchtäler

Haslach (village)

Schloßberg

Stadelhofen (village)

Schloßberg

Tiergarten (village)

Schloßberg

Ringelbach (village)

Schloßberg

Oberkirch (village)

Schloßberg

Renchtäler

Lautenbach (village)

Renchtäler

Ödsbach (village)

Renchtäler

Bottenau (village)

Renchtäler

Nußbach (village)

Renchtäler

Nesselried (village)

Renchtäler

Durbach (village)

Schlossberg

Plauelrain

Ölberg

Josephsberg

Steinberg

Kapellenberg

Bienengarten

Kasselberg

Schloß Grohl

Kochberg

Rammersweier (village)

Kreuzberg

Zell-Weierbach (village)

Abstberg

Fessenbach (village)

Bergle

Franzenberger

Kirschherrenberg

Ortenberg (village)

Franzenberger

Freudental

Andreasberg

Schloßberg

Ohisbach (village)

Kinzigtäler

Reichenbach (village)

Kinzigtäler

Amselberg

Gengenbach (village)

Kinzigtäler

Nollenköpfle

Bermersbach (village)

Kinzigtäler

Berghaupten (village)

Kinzigtäler

Diersburg (village)

Kinzigtäler

Schloßberg

Zunsweier (village)

Kinzigtäler

Halde

Hofweier (village)

Kinzigtäler

Neiderschopfheim (village)

Kinzigtäler

Bereich Breisgau

GROSSLAGEN Schutterlindenberg

Oberschofheim (village)

Kronenbühl

Oberweier (village)

Kronenbühl

Friesenheim (village)

Kronenbühl

Heiligenzell (village)

Kronenbühl

Hugsweier (village)

Kronenbühl

Lahr (village)

Kronenbühl

Mietersheim (village)

Kronenbühl

Sulz (village)

Haselstaude

Kippenhim (village)

Haselstaude

Mahlberg (village)

Haselstaude

Schmieheim (village)

Kirchberg

Wallburg (village)

Kirchberg

Münchweier (village)

Kirchberg

GROSSLAGEN Burg Lichteneck

Altdorf (village)

Kaiserberg

Ettenheim (village)

Kaiserberg

Ringsheim (village)

Kaiserberg

Herbolzheim (village)

Kaiserberg

Tutschfelden (village)

Kaiserberg

Broggingen (village)

Kaiserberg

Bleichheim (village)

Kaiserberg

Wagenstadt (village)

Hummelberg

Kenzingen (village)

Hummelberg

Roter Berg

Nordweil (village)

Herrenberg

Bombach (village)

Sommerhalde

Hecklingen (village)

Schloßberg

Malterdingen (village)

Bienenberg

Heimbach (village)

Bienenberg

Köndringen (village)

Alte Burg

Mundlingen (village)

Alte Burg

GROSSLAGEN Burg Zähringen

Hochburg (village)

Halde

Sexau (village)

Sonnhalde

Buchholz (village)

Sonnhalde

Denzlingen (village)

Sonnhalde

Eichberg

Glottertal (village)

Eichberg

Roter Burg

Heuweiler (village)

Eichberg

Wildtal (village)

Sonnenberg

Freiburg (village)

Schloßberg

Lehen (village)

Bergle

Bereich Kaiserstuhl

GROSSLAGEN Vulkanfelsen

Nimburg (village)

Steingrube

Nimberg-Bottingen

Neuershasen (village)

Steingrube

Buchheim (village)

Rebstuhl

Riegel (village)

St Michaelsberg

Bahlingen (village)

Silberberg

Eichstetten (village)

Herrenbuck

Lerchenberg

Bötzingen (village)

Lasenberg

Eckberg

Wasenweiler (village)

Lotberg

Kreuzhalde

Ihringen (village)

Kreuzhalde

Fohrenberg

Winklerberg

Schloßberg

Castelberg

Steinfelsen

Blankenhornsberg (village)

Doktorgarten

Achkarren (village)

Schloßberg

Castelburg

Bickensohl (village)

Steinfelsen

Herrenstuck

Oberrotweil (village)

Schoßberg

Käsleberg

Eichberg

Henkenberg

Kirchberg

Oberbergen (village)

Pulverbuck

Baßgeige

Schelingen (village)

Kirchberg

Bischoffingen (village)

Enselberg

Rosenkranz

Steinbuck

Burkheim (village)

Feuerberg

Schloßgarten

Schloßberg

Jechtingen (village)

Enselberg

Steingrube

Hochberg

Eichert

Gestühl

Sasbach (village)

Scheibenbuck

Lützelberg

Rote Halde

Limburg

Leiselheim (village)

Gestühl

Kiechlinsbergen (village)

Teufelsburg

Ölberg

Königsschaffhausen (village)

Hasenberg

Steingrüble

Amoltern (village)

Steinhalde

Endingen (village)

Engelsberg

Steingrube

Tannacker

Breisach (village)

Augustinerberg

Eckartsberg

Bereich Tuniberg

GROSSLAGEN Attilafelsen

Gottenheim (village)

Kirchberg

Merdingen (village)

Bühl

Waltershofen (village)

Steinmauer

Opfingen (village)

Sonnenberg

Niederrimsingen (village)

Rotgrund

Tiengen (village)

Rebtal

Oberrimsingen (village)

Franziskaner

Munzingen (village)

Kappellenberg

Bereich Markgräflerland

GROSSLAGEN Lorettoberg

Freiburg (village)

Jesuitsenschloß

Freiburg orsteil st Georgen (village)

Steinier

Merzhausen (village)

Jesuitsenschloß

Au (village)

Altberg

Wittnau (village)

Kapuzinerbuck

Schmidhofen und Gallenweiler (village)

Maltesergarten

Schallstadt (village)

Balzenberg

Bingen (village)

Maltesergarten

Schlatt (village)

Steingrüble

Maltesergarten

Tunsel (village)

Maltesergarten

Wolfenweiler (village)

Batzenburg

Dürrenberg

Ebringen (village)

Sommerberg

Bad Krozingen (village)

Steingrüble

Scherzingen (village)

Batzenberg

Norsingen (village)

Batzenberg

Pfaffenweiler (village)

Batzenberg

Oberdürrenberg

Kirshhofen (village)

Batzenberg

Höllhagen

Kirchberg

Ehrenstetten (village)

Oelberg

Rosenberg

Bollschweil (village)

Steinberg

Staufen im Breisgau (village)

Schloßberg

Wettelbrunn (village)

Maltesegarten

Grunern (village)

Schloßberg

Altenberg

Eschbach (village)

Maltesergarten

Heitersheim (village)

Maltesergarten

Sonnhohle

Seefelden (village)

Maltesergarten

Buggingen (village)

Maltesergarten

Höllberg

GROSSLAGEN Burg Neuenfels

Ballrechten-dottingen (village)

Castellberg

Altenberg

Sulzburg (village)

Altenburg

Laufen (village)

Altenberfg

Britzingen (village)

Altenberg

Sonnhole

Rosenberg

Dattingen (village)

Altenbeerg

Sonnhole

Rosenberg

Zunzigen (village)

Rosenberg

Hügelheim (village)

Höllberg

Gottesacker

Schloßgarten

Mülheim (village)

Sonnhalde

Reggenhag

Pfaffenstück

Vögisheim (village)

Sonnhalde

Niederweiler (village)

Römerberg

Badenweiler (village)

Römerberg

Lipburg (village)

Kirchberg

Feldburg (village)

Paradies

Auggen (village)

Letten

Schäf

Mauchen (village)

Frauenberg

Sonnenstück

Schliengen (village)

Sonnenstück

Steinenstadt (village)

Schäf

Sonnenstück

Niedereggenen (village)

Sonnenstück

Obereggenen (village)

Sonnenstück

Liel (village)

Sonnenstück

Bad Bellingen (village)

Sonnenstück

GROSSLAGEN Vogtei Rötteln

Feuerbach (village)

Steinässie

Hertingen (village)

Sonnhohle

Tannenkirch (village)

Steinässie

Riedlingen (village)

Steinässie

Holzen (village)

Steinässie

Wollbach (village)

Steinässie

Bamlach (village)

Kapellenberg

Rheinweiler (village)

Kapellenberg

Blansingen (village)

Wolfer

Klienkems (village)

Wolfer

Welmlingen (village)

Steingässie

Huttingen (village)

Kirchberg

Istein (village)

Kirchberg

Winterweiler (village)

Steingässie

Efingen-kirchen (village)

Steingässle

Kirschberg

Oelberg

Sonnhohle

Egringen (village)

Sonnhohle

Schallbach (village)

Sonnhohle

Fischingen (village)

Weinarten

Rümmingen (village)

Sonnhohle

Eimeldingen (village)

Sonnhohle

Binzen (village)

Sonnhohle

Ötingen (village)

Sonnhohle

Stiege

Haltingen (village)

Stiege

Weil am Rhein (village)

Stiege

Schlipf

Lörrach (village)

Sonnenbrunnen

Grenzac (village)

Hornfelsen

Herten (village)

Steinacker

Bereich Bodensee

GROSSLAGEN Sonnenufer

Reichenau (village)

Hochwart

Bodman (village)

Königsweingarten

Überlingen (village)

Felsengarten

Oberuhidingen (village)

Kirchhalde

Meersburg (village)

Chorherrenhalde

Fohrenberg

Rieschen

Jungfernsteig

Bengel

Haltnau

Lerchenberg

Sängerhalde

Stetten (village)

Fohrenberg

Lerchenberg

Sängerhalde

Hagnau (village)

Burgstall

Kirchberg (village)

Schloßberg

Kippenhausen (village)

Burgstall

Immenstaad (village)

Burgstall

Bermatingen (village)

Leopoldsberg

Markdorf (village)

Sängerhalde

Burgstall

Konstanz (village)

Sonnenhalde

Singen (village)

Elisabthenberg

Olgaberg

Hilzingen (village)

Elisabthenberg

Rechberg (no grosslagen)

Kapellenberg

Erzingen (no grosslagen)

Kapellenberg

Nack (no grosslagen)

Steiner

Gailingen (no grosslagen)

Ritterhalde

Schloß Rheinburg

Hohentengen (no grosslagen)

Ölberg