List of German wine regions

Germany's 13 regions for quality wine

German wine regions are classified according to the quality category that the wine falls into - Tafelwein, Landwein, Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) and Prädikatswein. The wine regions allowed to produce QbA and Prädikatswein are further subdivided into four categories, in descending order of size - Anbaugebiet (a major wine region), Bereich (a district within the wine region), Großlage (a collection of vineyards within a district) and Einzellage (a single vineyard).[1] A small number Einzellagen do not belong to a Großlage and are called "großlagenfrei", but all belong to a Bereich and Anbaugebiet.

The 13 major wine regions (Anbaugebiete) are Ahr, Baden, Franconia, Hessische Bergstraße, Mittelrhein, Mosel, Nahe, Palatinate, Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Saale-Unstrut, Saxony, and Württemberg. With the exceptions of Saxony and Saale-Unstrut, most of Germany's major wine regions are located in the western part of the country. As of 2010, there were 41 Bereiche, 160 Großlagen and 2,632 Einzellagen.[2]

Ahr

In the Ahr there is 1 Bereich (in bold) and 1 Großlage.[3]

Walporzheim/Ahrtal

Baden

In the Baden there are 9 Bereiche (in bold) and 16 Großlagen.[4][5]

Badische Bergstraße
Bodensee
Breisgau
Kaiserstuhl
Kraichgau
Markgräflerland
Ortenau
Tauberfranken
Tuniberg

Franconia

In Franconia there are 3 Bereiche (in bold) and 22 Großlagen. 2 Einzellagen are großlagenfrei.[4]

Maindreieck
Mainviereck
Steigerwald

Hessische Bergstraße

In the Hessische Bergstraße there are 2 Bereiche (in bold) and 3 Großlagen.[4]

Starkenburg
Umstadt

Mittelrhein

In the Mittelrhein there are 2 Bereiche (in bold) and 12 Großlagen.[3]

Loreley
Siebengebirge

Mosel

In the Mosel there are 6 Bereiche (in bold) and 19 Großlagen.[3]

Bernkastel
Burg Cochem
Moseltor
Obermosel
Ruwertal
Saar

Nahe

In the Nahe there is 1 Bereich (in bold) and 7 Großlagen.[3]

Nahetal

Palatinate

In the Palatinate there are 2 Bereiche (in bold) and 25 Großlagen.[4]

Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstraße
Südliche Weinstraße

Rheingau

In the Rheingau there is 1 Bereich (in bold) and 10 Großlagen.[3]

Johannisberg

Rheinhessen

In the Rheinhessen there are 3 Bereiche (in bold) and 24 Großlagen.[4]

Bingen
Nierstein
Wonnegau

Saale-Unstrut

In Saale-Unstrut there are 2 Bereiche (in bold) and 5 Großlagen.[4]

Schlossneuenburg
Thüringen

Saxony

In Saxony there are 3 Bereiche (in bold) and 4 Großlagen.[4]

Dresden
Elstertal
Meissen

Württemberg

In Württemberg there are 6 Bereiche (in bold) and 17 Großlagen.[4]

Bayerischer Bodensee
Kocher-Jagst-Tauber
Oberer Neckar
Remstal-Stuttgart
Württembergisch Bodensee
Württembergisch Unterland

Tafelwein regions

There are 4 main wine regions that produce German Tafelwein and 8 sub-regions.[6]

Rhein-Mosel-sub-regions
Bayern-sub regions
Neckar Oberrhein-sub regions
Stargarder Land

Landwein regions

There are 20 wine regions that produce German Landwein. The Anbaugebiet where the region is located in is in parenthesis.[6]

References

  1. ↑ J. Robinson (ed) "The Oxford Companion to Wine" Third Edition pg 309 Oxford University Press 2006 ISBN 0-19-860990-6
  2. ↑ Society of Wine Educators"Certified Specialist of Wine Study Guide" pg 161 Society of Wine Educators 2010
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 T. Stevenson "The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia" pg 355-367 Dorling Kindersley 2005 ISBN 0-7566-1324-8
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 T. Stevenson "The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia" pg 369-386 Dorling Kindersley 2005 ISBN 0-7566-1324-8
  5. ↑ Badischer-Weinbauverband
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 T. Stevenson "The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia" pg 344 Dorling Kindersley 2005 ISBN 0-7566-1324-8
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