Information on German wine

Wine growing regions / appelations

Mosel-Saar-Ruwer:
the wine growing region on the borders of Luxembourg and France and along the rivers Mosel, Saar and Ruwer. About 12,500 hectares of vineyards, mainly Riesling and Müller-Thurgau.

Winemakers:
Moselland, Weingut Dr. Loosen, Weingut J.J. Prüm, Gutsverwaltung von Schubert, Weingut J.J. Christoffel Erben, Weingut Grans Fassian.

Rheingau:

Starting south of Wiesbaden along the rivers Main and Rhein up to the town of Rüdesheim. About 3,200 hectares of vineyards, mainly Riesling and Pinot Noir.

Winemakers:
Weingut Künstler, Weingut Langewerth von Simmern, Domäne Kloster Eberbach, Domäne Assmannshausen, Weingüter Geheimrat J. Wegeler.

Pfalz:

Starting south of Worms up to the border with France. About 23,500 hectares of vineyards, mainly Riesling and M?ler-Thurgau, but also Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir.

Winemakers:
Weingut J.L. Wolf, Weingut von Bassermann-Jordan, Weingüter Geheimrat J. Wegeler, Weingut Müller-Catoir.

Nahe:
Located between the winegrowing regions of Mosel, Rheingau and Rheinhessen; named after the river Nahe that runs through the growing area. About 4,600 hectares of vineyards, mainly planted with Riesling, but also Burgundy grape varieties.

Winemakers:
Weingut Tesch, Weingut Bamberger, Nahe Winzer.



Baden:

Starting from the Bodensee Lake in the South, along the French border and the river Rhein up to Heidelberg. About 16,000 hectares of grapes, such as Mueller-Thurgau, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc.

Winemakers:
Weingut Heger, Weingut Salwey, Gräflich Wolff Metternich'sches Weingut, Winzergenossenschaft Bötzingen.


Rheinhessen:

A square of vineyards between the towns of Bingen, Mainz, Alzey and Worms. With 26,500 hectares, Germany's biggest wine growing region, mainly Mülller-Thurgau, Silvaner, Riesling, Kerner and Scheurebe grapes, but also with a growing number of red wine varieties, such as Pinot Noir or Dornfelder.

Weinerzeuger:
Weingut Keller, Weingut Gunderloch, Weingut Wittmann, Staatliche Domäne Oppenheim, Winzergenossenschaft Westhofen.


Franken:

Along the south-faced slopes of the river Main and its tributaries. 6,000 hectares of vineyards, cultivated with Müller-Thurgau, Silvaner, Bacchus, Kerner, Scheurebe and Riesling grapes.

Winemakers:
Weingut Fürst, Weingut Sauer, Weingut Juliusspital, Weingut Bürgerspital, Winzergenossenschaft Franken.