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The cultivation area of ​​557 acres with a vineyard located in the state Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany . Historically, the wine is here secured to the Franks from the 8th Century due. The production area is for a western tributary of the Rhine named. The Ahr rises in the Eifel mountains and flows into the Rhine south of Bonn. The vineyards are located on the south-facing slopes in the lower and middle part of the deep river valley for a distance of about 25 kilometers. In the upper region between Altenahr Marienthal and predominate in the narrow valley area slate floors. In this narrow valley portion of the vineyards extend almost to the river. In the region between the lower and Walporzheim Heimersheim prevail Lößlehmböden that are mixed with rock weathering. In the steep terraced vineyards save soil, rock and vineyard walls of schist and greywacke heat from the sun, at night they give back to the vines off and thus produce a mild, Mediterranean micro climate with relatively high temperatures. The only area-Ahr is Walporzheim which consists of a single major site Klosterberg with a total of 43 individual layers. The wine-growing communities and their individual layers are:

* Ahrweiler Daubhaus , Forstberg , Bar area, Rosenthal
* Ahrweiler Silberberg (single location, Germany) , Steinkaul, Ursuline Garden
* Altenahr with Corner , Charles Head Sunshine Steinkaul
* Bad Neuenahr with Church spiers , Schieferlay , Sonnenberg
* Dernau with Castle Garden (single location, Germany) , Goldkaul , Hardtberg , Pfarr Wingert , Schieferlay
* Ehlingen with Chapel Hill
* Heimersheim with Castle Garden (single location, Germany) , Chapel Hill, Crown land
* Heppingen with mountain, Castle Garden (single location, Germany)
* Marienthal with Jesuit garden, monastery garden, Rosenberg, male mountain Despite the mountain
* Mayschoss with Castle Hill, Laacher mountain Mönchsberg
* Neuenahr with church spiers, Schieferlay , Sonnenberg
* Calculation with flower Hardtberg, Herrenberg
* Reimerzhofen with corner
* Walporzheim with Lay old , Domlay , Fermentation chamber , Himmelchen , Herb Berg , Pfaffenberg (single location, Germany)

The community was already Mayschoss in 1868 one of the oldest Winzergenossenschaft the world. Well-known producers are Adeneuer , Ahrweiler wine-club eG , Ahr Winzer eG , Castle Garden (Ahr wine) , Deutzerhof , Jean Stodden , Kreuzberg , Peter Kriechel , Maibachfarm , Meyer Näkel , Thomas Nelles , Riske Erwin , Riske Reinhold , Sermann-Kreuzberg , Vineyard Sonnenberg and Winzergenossenschaft Walporzheim .

Although Ahr is the northern German region are cultivated here, 85% red varieties. It is dominated by Pinot Noir (Pinot Noir) with over 60% of the vineyard. The pre-eminence also underlined the "Ahr-wine street" and the parallel running "wine trail". Former Chancellor Konrad Adenauer (1876-1967) drew some of its wineries red wines. In the event series "Gourmet & Wine" restaurateurs are working together with top winemakers of the region and present culinary delights in accordance with art and culture. The Blend as of 2009 (0 = less than 0.5 ha):

Grape dt principal name	In Germany common synonyms	Color	Hectare 2009	% - Ant
Pinot Noir including Samtrot	Pinot Noir , P. Blue, Pinot Noir Pinot Noir clone Samtrot	red	343	61.7
Riesling	White Riesling, Rhine Riesling	white	44	7.9
Portuguese	Blue Portugal	red	41	7.3
Frühburgunder	Blue Frühburgunder, Clevner	red	36	6.5
Regent	-	red	19	3.4
Dornfelder	-	red	17	3.0
Müller-Thurgau	Rivaner, Riesling-Sylvaner	white	15	2.7
Domination	-	red	10	1.7
White Burgundy	Pinot Blanc , White Burgundy	white	10	1.8
Acolon	-	red	3	0.5
Ruland	Pinot Gris , Pinot Gris	white	3	0.5
Dark Fields	-	red	2	0.4
Kerner	-	white	2	0.4
Blauer Zweigelt	Zweigelt , Rotburger	red	A	0.2
Cabernet Mitos	-	red	A	0.2
Cabernet Sauvignon	-	red	A	0.2
Dakapo	-	red	A	0.2
Hegel	-	white	A	0.2
Merlot	-	red	A	0.2
Ortega	-	white	A	0.2
Rotberger	-	red	A	0.2
Solaris	-	white	A	0.2
Bacchus	-	white	0	-
Cabernet Franc	-	red	0	-
Chardonnay	-	white	0	-
Huxelrebe	-	white	0	-
John	-	white	0	-
Müllerrebe	Meunier And Pinot Meunier	red	0	-
Palas	-	red	0	-
Gewurztraminer	Traminer , Gewurztraminer	white	0	-
Saint Laurent	St. Laurent	red	0	-
Würzer	-	white	0	-
usual white varieties	-	white	A	0.2
usual red varieties	-	red	A	0.2
WHITE VARIETIES			79	14.2
RED VARIETIES			478	85.8
TOTAL			557	100