As early as 1828, the special position of the church piece was recognized among the Palatinate vineyards and therefore rated it with the highest number of points. Due to its location close to the outskirts, the church has a special climatic position: the sandstone buildings and the knee-high walls that border the church store the solar energy during the day and release it again at night. This leads to a dry and warm wind current that occurs in the church piece in the late evening and blows existing moisture and cold out of the location. The church piece gets its name because of its location directly behind the Forster church. At the beginning of the 19th century the location was called Kirchenbuckel and was owned by the Prince Diocese of Speyer. The vineyard extends at an altitude of 120-150 m above sea level and has a slight slope. The soil formations in the church piece are diverse. They vary from red sandstone weathered soils to sandy clay soils to sandy loam soils. Partly limestone rubble and basalt can also be found in the location. This heterogeneous mix of different soils explains the complexity of the wines that come from this location. (Source: VDP. The Prädikatsweingüter)