The diversity of sorts in the Stuttgart region

The soil, climate, location and sorts of grapes decisively determine the unique character of a wine. Therefore viniculture is only maintained in climatically advantageous areas.
The grapes are on the sunniest slopes, steep or terraced position on clay or Jurassic, loose, Keuper or limestone soil. The very diverse viniculture areas don't make it easy to make a distinction between the many types of wine.
In addition to this there is the differing cultivation of the wines, ours are mostly "dry" (there are wines here with a residual sugar contents of 0.0%) which ensures that really for each "tongue" the right "drops" are offered (don't take the "drops" literally).
Another word, in case you should miss your special type of grape here: in the following of course only some of the types of grapes are named which you will find here. Those which you will find again and again in all locations.

Riesling
Originating from a Rhineland wild grape, the Riesling has become Germany's most demanding and beloved type of wine and has a position of honor in Wuerttemberg. Riesling is very demanding when it comes to location and climate. It prefers warm and mainly dry locations. On the heavy Keuper and limestone soils of Wuerttemberg, it generates, in the best locations, wines full of character with manifold nuances of taste. What especially qualifies this grape is a decent bouquet, the fine fruity aroma, a savory acidity and dignified race. The Riesling is a very elegant wine and is suitable for all occasions.
Silvaner
The grape from Transylvania looks back on a long history in Wuerttemberg. The vines are quite undemanding but however love warm locations. On our limestone soil, the Silvaner is especially finely flowery and fruity. It is a very harmonic, mild wine and an ideal companion for many occasions, especially for the return after long hiking tours through a vineyard.
Kerner
Here we have the Wuerttemberg white wine. It was cultivated at the first German viniculture school in Weinsberg (Baden-Wuerttemberg) from a cross-breeding of Trollinger and Riesling. It was named after the poet, doctor and fan of wines Justinus Kerner. So far already a very congenial matter. The Kerner is a typical Wuerttemberg wine. It has few demands pertaining to the soil and is quickly satisfied. It only doesn't like it when it's too cool. The result is a powerful wine with a fine, aromatic fruit. The finely racy acidity is a result of the Riesling. Year for year, the Kerner delivers wines of high and highest quality. You definitely should try a Kerner during your visit to the state!
Müller - Thurgau
Ín the year 1882, Hermann Müller from the Swiss Thurgau created this grape as a cross-breed of Riesling and Silvaner at the viniculture institute in Geisenheim. The Müller-Thurgau has very low climatic demands but however loves deep and nutritional limestone and clay soils. A mild, fresh wine is pressed with a very clear bouquet and a distinctive musk note. This grape is the most common one in the Federal Republic of Germany today.
Ruländer
The Ruländer, also known as the gray Burgundy, probably comes from the Rhön Valley region. It feels best on warm, deep and nutritional soils and likes good to very good locations. The Ruländer grape produces very rich, full bodied, and also bulky wines. The golden yellow color and a delicate bouquet are the characteristics of this unique white wine.
Gewürztraminer
A variety of the red Traminer which comes from the south Tyrol (Italy). The Gewürztraminer or Traminer is a very old type of grape which is cultivated in Wuerttemberg in the best locations and for the very special wines. The grape is very demanding and needs deep, nutritional soils in the best locations. The result of the efforts of the wine farmers is a golden yellow wine with a fine and fruity taste. It is mild and full of bouquet and has an abundance of the finest aromas in a perfect body. The Gewürztraminer is, especially as a late vintage or Auslese, a very estimated top notch wine and is preferably  served with desserts.
Trollinger
Originally from Tyrol (Tirolinger > Trollinger), it is today the Swabian red wine par excellence. After all it is only cultivated here in Wuerttemberg. It is quite demanding, likes deep, nutritional, very warm, stony Keuper and limestone soils and only feels well in protected locations. Many rainfalls between the blossoming and the maturation bring a fresh, hearty red wine with a light to middle red color. The Trollinger is a very popular and beloved companion for Swabian cuisine (both in the dish as well as with it). Although the Trollinger is often cut (with Lemberger or Dornfelder grapes), it is an experience to try a pure Trollinger (in the wine inns here or there, or also in some wine taverns).
Lemberger
This grape comes from the Danube lands and makes one of the most popular Wuerttemberg wines. The grape is very demanding and loves fertile, deep, warm southern locations which are protected by the wind. With so many demands, it is clear that the cultivation is only possible to a limited extent. But the Lemberger is grateful through a very valuable result. It creates a fruity, very full-bodied red wine which is full of character. With a strong body and a deep dark color, the Lemberger is among the world's elite red wines. Whether uncut or embracing a Trollinger, the Lemberger is exactly the right wine for a clear fall evening, a sociable stag party or a cultivated Viertele with a couple in front of the fireplace.
Schwarzriesling
Originating from the family of the Burgundy grapes, the Schwarzriesling is a mutation from the grapes of the blue Burgundy. For centuries it has been cultivated in Wuerttemberg and feels especially good on deep soils with lots of lime. It is less demanding than the Trollinger and the Lemberger and is also satisfied with the middle locations. The Schwarzriesling is a robust red wine, ruby red in color and velvety with a fine bouquet. Its gentle harmony makes it to a very beloved wine which fits in well with the cozy evening with stimulating conversations as well as the profound discussions about "everything under the sun" or for a quiet, lonely consideration.
Spätburgunder (late-ripening Pinot Noir)
This grape, which probably comes to us from the Rhön Valley, has become more and more popular in the past years. It likes the warm, deep and nutritional soils in the middle and good locations. Many connoisseurs are surprised when they try the Wuerttemberg Pinot Noir for the first time. It is often more elegant and lively than some bulky representatives from other regions. It develops a ruby red color and is characterized by its vigor and its richness as well as its fine bouquet.
Weißherbst
It is actually a red wine which is pressed and processed like a white wine. Whereas with red wine the pressed must still lies on the mash for a while, with the Weissherbst the must and the mash are separated from each other only a few hours after pressing. Thus only a little red coloration (which is found in the skin of the fruit) comes into the must and gives the Weissherbst its rosy color. Weissherbst can be won from all Wuerttemberg red wines and a Viertele Weissherbst from Trollinger or from Schwarzriesling strongly recommendable, especially in the warm period of the year, because the Weissherbst is a typical "summer wine".
Schiller
Another typical Wuerttemberg "house brand". A wine which is pressed from red and white grapes has to be called a "Rotling" everywhere else in Germany. But first of all the Swabians don't like this official word and secondly the "Schiller" is a traditional wine (it may only be called so in Wuerttemberg and the used grapes may as well only come from Wuerttemberg). Earlier in the wine gardens people often had mixed stocks and the grapes were pressed together to reduce risks. This resulted in a wine which dazzled between white for which reason it received this noticeable name.
Dornfelder
With pride we present the youngest Wuerttemberg type of grape (this is a bit of a swindle, more in the following). In the first German viniculture school in Weinsberg, the Dornfelder was won as a cross-breed of the Helfensteiner and the Herold grapes. The big, blue grapes create exquisitely color intensive red wines with a strong body. First rather a cuvee wine (e.g. with Trollinger, Lemberger, Riesling or Silvaner), the Dornfelder is winning more and more importance as a unique wine, also with a special processing, for example as a Barique wine in small oak wooden barrels.