Ruppertsberger Reiterpfad is the largest vineyard site (Einzellage) in Ruppertsberg in the Rhineland-Palatinate or Pfalz region in western Germany. The name means ‘rider’s path’ and originates from its first manorial owner, the Prince Bishop of Speyer, former sovereign of Deidesheim and Ruppertsberg.
Size: 87 ha (215 acres) of gently sloping terraces lying west of Ruppertsberg in the direction and of Deidesheim to the north.
Soil: The soil comprises red and yellow sandstone rocks formed over thousands of years via the weathering of the Haardt hills.
Ruppertsberger Reiterpfad Hofstück: The highest 8ha piece of Ruppertsberger Reiterpfad is called Hofstück.
Wineries
Certified Biodynamic: Weingut A. Christmann.