Very frequent designation for vineyards (Lagen) in German-speaking countries. For the most part, it has nothing to do with the precious metal, but symbolically indicates the good quality of the wines grown there or high yields. In Austria there are at least nine with this name:
The vineyard was already mentioned in documents in the 14th century. Like the Hochberg vineyard, it is part of the old "Biiri" vineyard. The west-facing vineyards with mostly lime-rich sand and clay soils are bordered to the north by the Gleißbach stream. Here, mainly red wine varieties such as Blaufränkisch and Cabernet Sauvignon are cultivated. The wineries Heinrich Johann, Igler Josef, K+K Kirnbauer, Pfneisl, Reumann Josef and Strehn Monika, for example, have shares in the vineyard.
The vineyard is located on the Parndorfer Platte in northern Burgenland. The soils, formed from old Danube sediments, consist of sandy loam with calcareous gravel in the upper part and sand in the subsoil. Weathered iron oxides cause the reddish-brown colouring. The vineyard, which is gently oriented towards the northeast, covers 45 hectares. The red wine varieties St. Laur ent, Pinot Noir, Blaufränkisch, Zweigelt and Syrah, as well as the white wine varieties Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc are cultivated here. Shares are held, for example, by the wineries Achs Paul, Achs Werner, Bruckner Helmut, Gsellmann Andreas, Gsellmann Siegfried, Nittnaus Gebrüder, Preisinger Georg, Preisinger Helmut, Rommer Michael, Schmelzer Horst and Georg, Wendelin Andreas and Wendelin Paul.
Großriedenthal - Wagram (Lower Austria)
The soils of the vineyard alternate between loess and black earth, in the upper area there are marls and conglomerate inclusions. The white wine varieties Grüner Veltliner and Chardonnay are cultivated here, but also the red wine varieties Zweigelt and Pinot Noir. The Bauer Naturnaher Weinbau, Diwald Karl, Diwald Martin, Schuster Karl and Söllner wineries, for example, have shares.
The vineyard, which lies between the three wine-growing communities of Mörbisch, St. Margarethen and Rust, was first mentioned in 1382 as Golthperg. The long gentle eastern slope has deep brown earth soils with slate in the subsoil. The upper part is somewhat sheltered from the wind by an adjacent forest. Welschriesling, Blaufränkisch, Cabernet Sauvignon and Zweigelt are grown here. The Grenzhof-Fiedler and Rebhof Sommer wineries, for example, have shares in the vineyard.
Purbach - Leithaberg (Burgenland)
The vineyard is divided into an Upper Goldberg and a Lower Goldberg. It is exposed to very strong sunlight and therefore highly endangered by drought damage. Here mainly the varieties Sauvignon Blanc, Grüner Veltliner, Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent are cultivated.
Schützen - Leithaberg (Burgenland)
The slope, which is under nature conservation, has in the upper area mainly soils on mica slate, where mainly the Riesling is cultivated. The lower area is dominated by loamy sand, where mainly Blaufränkisch is cultivated. The Braunstein Birgit, Kloster am Spitz, Prieler Georg and Sommer Franz wineries, for example, have shares in the vineyard.
Other vineyards/sites named Goldberg
In Austria there are such vineyards in the Lower Austrian wine-growing regions of Kremstal in the two municipalities of Hollenburg and Stein-Krems (in the latter there is also a Großlage Goldberg) as well as Thermenregion in the municipality of Reisenberg. In Germany, there are more than 30 individual vineyards with the name Goldberg in 7 of the 13 wine-growing regions. This makes the name one of the most common vineyard names.
