Location and climate
Beuren is located in Baden-Württemberg at the foot of the Swabian Alb and within the wine-growing region Württemberg. The municipal area extends from around 335 to 733 metres above sea level and is shaped by the steeply rising Alb escarpment. The mild, sheltered valley-end climate is at the same time influenced by cooler air from the Swabian Alb.
Soils and vineyards
The wine-growing landscape lies on Jura formations with clay marl of the Middle Jura and limestone rock of the Upper Jura. Dark, calcareous loam and clay-marl soils in particular characterise the lower sites; in higher areas, angular limestone rubble results in more skeletal and more permeable soils. In the area of the Schlosssteige below Hohenneuffen, the rows of vines extend up to over 520 metres above sea level.
The Schlosssteige
The Schlosssteige is a single vineyard of 43 hectares that stretches across Beuren, Frickenhausen, Metzingen, Neuffen and Weilheim. Silvaner accounts for more than a quarter of the planted area, followed by Spätburgunder, Kerner, Schwarzriesling and Müller-Thurgau. Historic deep tillage increased the humus content in the long term and improved conditions for root penetration.
Winegrowing in Beuren
Historically, Beuren was a winegrowing village; the preserved winepress dates from the year 1457. For the production of local valley wines, the grapes are picked by hand. Documented local wines include the Schwarzriesling red wine Ratsherren-Trunk and the white wine Medicus from Kerner.
