Sonnenberg

Sonnenberg is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Mittelrhein in Germany, covering 10.1 ha in Heister, Unkel. It makes up 5.0% of the Großlage Burg Hammerstein. Regional bedrock: metamorphic rocks. It lies 4.8 km south of Bad Honnef and 9 km south of Königswinter.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Mittelrhein

Area

10.1 ha

Separate plots

3

Extent N–S × E–W

0.95 × 0.53 km

Centre

50.5998° N, 7.2243° E

Region

Mittelrhein

Bereich

Bereich Loreley

Großlage

Burg Hammerstein

Where it is

Nearest town

4.8 km south of Bad Honnef

Nearest city

9 km south of Königswinter 41,164 people

To the sea

248 km

Rivers nearby

Rhine (0.9 km)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

56–148 m

Mean elevation

82 m

Mean slope

23.4° (43 %)

Steepest tenth

above 48°

Faces

south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 11,389 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Mosel and German Riesling

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)100%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Gemarkungen · 1

• Heister, Unkel

Sources

Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland-Pfalz, Weinbergslagen (dl-de/by-2-0)