Württemberg

Württemberg had 10,694 hectares under vine in 2025, making it Germany's fourth-largest winegrowing region. Vineyards extend along the Neckar and through the sheltered valleys of the Rems, Enz, Kocher, Jagst and Tauber, reaching Lake Constance. Württembergisches Unterland lies on the middle Neckar, with Remstal-Stuttgart to the south. Many of the region's 210 listed single vineyards are steep and divided into small plots. Red grapes cover about 65 percent of plantings. Trollinger and Lemberger, the local name for Blaufränkisch, are widely grown. Spätburgunder, or Pinot Noir, and Schwarzriesling are also important. Riesling accounts for about half of white-wine production. A wine called Schillerwein combines red and white grapes. Keuper marl, a clay-rich sedimentary soil, is widespread. Steep slopes of Muschelkalk, or shell limestone, have narrow terraces supported by natural-stone walls. More than 50 cooperatives market about 80 percent of Württemberg wine.