BADEN is a unique winegrowing region in Germany
Well-protected by the Odenwald and Black Forest mountains on one side and the Vosges on the other, the region in the centre of the Upper Rhine valley enjoys the sunniest and warmest climate in Germany - a climate that you would otherwise only expect to find in Mediterranean areas. This explains why warmth-loving flora and fauna live here in abundance.

The mild climate and the good soil make BADEN one of the best winegrowing regions in Europe. Baden provides visitors with idyllic destinations for day trips. Numerous hiking and cycling routes through lovely vineyard countryside are perfect for long days out. In addition to large, famous tourist towns such as Heidelberg, Baden-Baden, Freiburg and Bad Mergentheim, with their wide variety of cultural events and historic sights, small picturesque winegrowing villages are also typical of the region. And cozy wine taverns mean that travelling through this wonderful countryside is also a culinary experience.

Top quality wine and food, enjoyment and hospitality are characteristic of the BADEN way of life. The BADEN region is a Mecca for lovers of fine food and wine.

Those who know this unique treasure of the European wine industry combine knowledge of the countryside, the culture and its traditions with enjoyment of the wines from Baden. Baden is easy to get to via the Rhine valley motorway and it is the perfect place for visitors to spend delightful days in unique and varied countryside. For the many thousands of holiday-makers who travel through Baden on their way south or north, Baden is also an attractive stopover and gives them the opportunity to taste the wine in its original setting.


BADEN is Germany's "sunbed",
as it is the warmest and sunniest area in the country. However, the grapevines also receive plenty of water as sufficient summer rain accumulates over the Black Forest mountains. There are hardly any other winegrowing regions in the world where the climate is such an ideal combination of warmth, sunshine and rain. Therefore the grapevines can form sugar excellently and a high proportion of minerals are deposited in the grapes - the best natural conditions for producing high quality wines.

Most Baden family vineyards have joined together to form producer collectives (winegrowers cooperatives), which grow grapes in accordance with stringent quality standards. 77 winegrowers cooperatives produce 80 % of Baden's wines. A further 300 vineyards produce  their high-quality wines independently with a great deal of care and diligence and therefore make their contribution to the interesting variety of Baden wines and to the excellent reputation of the wine region. The very special microclimates of the extremely varied landscapes have an effect on the particular characteristics of the individual vineyards in the 9 wine regions.

BADEN is a 400 km long, narrow piece of land, stretching from Lake Constance in the south to the Tauberfranken wine area and is divided into 9 wine regions. The large area has a very diverse landscape, therefore numerous different soils can be found - sulphurous moraine deposits, tertiary chalk, clay and marl soils, enormous loess deposits, volcanic soils, residual granite soil as well as shell limestone and keuper. The variety of soils is reflected in the wines and makes the Baden winegrowing area of particular interest to lovers of wine.

The Mediterranean climate and the extremely pleasant countryside influence the way of life of the people in the Baden wine region. People from Baden are genial and hospitable and know how to enjoy life. Guests can indulge their every wish - just what the Baden way of life is famous for.  Nowhere else in Germany are there so many Michelin star restaurants as in this region. But taverns without stars are also excellent representatives of Baden gastronomy.