[AHR] With only about 1,300 acres planted, Ahr is the fourth smallest of the thirteen German anbaugebiete (quality-wine regions). It's located on the river Ahr, a tributary of the Rhine, just south of the city of Bonn in western Germany. Winemaking in the Ahr region goes back to Roman times, and the region claims Germany's first cooperative cellar, which local growers established in 1868. Even though it is located the farthest north of all the Anbaugebiete, over 70 percent of its vineyards are planted with red varieties, which is unusual because of the cooler climate. The main varieties here are Spätburgunder (pinot noir) and portugieser and the red wines are usually pale and lightly flavored. The main white varieties are riesling and müller-thurgau. Even though Ahr's white wines are usually better than the reds, they're not as good as those made from the same varieties in some of the southern regions. Most of the wines are consumed locally, and few are exported. Ahr has one bereich Walporzheim/Ahrtal; one grosslage Klosterberg; and forty-three einzellagen. The principal wine-producing towns are Ahrweiler and Bad Neuenahr (the region's capital).
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| Origin | Eifel |
| Mouth | Rhine |
| Basin countries | Germany |
| Length | 86 km |
| Source elevation | 520 m |
| Basin area | ±900 km² |
The Ahr is a river in Germany, a left tributary of the Rhine. Its source is at a height of approximately 520 meters above sea level in Blankenheim in the Eifel, in the cellar of a half-timbered house near the castle of Blankenheim. After 18 kilometers it crosses from North Rhine-Westphalia into Rhineland-Palatinate.
The Ahr flows through the towns Schuld, Altenahr and Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler. Between Remagen and Sinzig (south of Bonn), at about 50 m above sea level, it flows into the Rhine. The length is approx. 86 km, of which 68 kilometers within Rhineland-Palatinate. The Ahr has a gradient of 0.4% in its lower course, and 0.4-0.8% in its upper course.
The Ahr and its tributaries are a main drainage system of the eastern Eifel. The watershed is approximately 900 km². Tributaries of the Ahr are (from the mouth to the source): Harbach (Ahr), Hellenbach, Bachemer Bach, Leimersdorfer Bach, Liersbach, Vischelbach, Sahrbach, Kesselinger Bach, Armuthsbach, Dreisbach (brook), Eichenbach, Adenauer Bach, Trierbach and Ahbach.
There were isolated settlements in the Ahr valley at the latest since the Roman times, evidenced by the Roman mansion near Ahrweiler. Due to its isolated position, the upper and middle course were sparsely populated.
That changed from the mid-19th century. The development of the settlements, the traffic routes and the agricultural areas in the Ahr valley led to the fact that the riverbed was fixed.
The Ahr valley belongs to Germany's best known vinegrowing areas.
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