Germany's 13 regions for quality wine

German wine regions are classified according to the quality category of the wine grown therein: Tafelwein, Landwein, Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) and Prädikatswein. The wine regions allowed to produce QbA and Prädikatswein are further subdivided into four categories according to 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 of 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, also known as Franken, 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

See also: List of Mosel vineyards

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

Bernkastel
Burg Cochem
Moseltor
Obermosel
Ruwertal
Saar

See also

Piesporter

Nahe

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

Nahetal

Palatinate

In the Palatinate, also known as Pfalz, there are 2 Bereiche (in bold) and 25 Großlagen.[4]

Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstraße
Südliche Weinstraße

Rheingau

See also: List of Rheingau vineyards

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, also known as Sachsen, 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 parenthesei.[6]

References

  1. ^ J. Robinson (ed). "The Oxford Companion to Wine", Third Edition p. 309. Oxford University Press 2006 ISBN 0-19-860990-6.
  2. ^ Society of Wine Educators"Certified Specialist of Wine Study Guide", p. 161. Society of Wine Educators 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d e T. Stevenson "The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia" pp. 355-367. Dorling Kindersley 2005 ISBN 0-7566-1324-8.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h T. Stevenson. "The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia", pp. 369-386. Dorling Kindersley 2005 ISBN 0-7566-1324-8.
  5. ^ Badischer-Weinbauverband Archived 2008-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ a b T. Stevenson. "The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia", p. 344. Dorling Kindersley 2005 ISBN 0-7566-1324-8.
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