single vineyard in the municipality of Sommerhausen (Maindreieck area) in the German wine-growing region of Franconia. The origin of the name is a small stream which carries water in winter. In summer, however, there is only the dry stream bed known as the Steinbach. The vineyards, which are mainly west-southwest and partly south-southwest facing, are in the form of a basin at an altitude of 200 to 280 metres above sea level with a slope of 25 to 65% and cover 41 hectares of vineyards. The shallow soils consist of extremely skeleton-rich shell limestone. The main varieties cultivated here are Riesling and Silvaner. The retaining walls running through the mountain act as heat reservoirs. The wineries Felshof - Wenninger, Meier Markus, Schloss Sommerhausen and Steinmann Artur, for example, have shares in the site.
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