Mayschoss-Altenahr: World’s first wine-growers cooperative
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Discover
Wines of
Germany
Late Harvest Wines Thrive at Schloss Johannisberg
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Germany’s Planted Area
103,391
Hectares
Structure and Design Shine at Winery Lubentiushof
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Germany’s Climate
Cool
Continental
Grapes are able to grow and ripen primarily due to the favorable influence of the Gulf Stream and strategic planting of vines on the south-facing slopes of protective river valleys.
The winemakers of Vulkanfelsgarten
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GERMANY’S wine production
16,394
Winegrowers
A World of Wine Awaits
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GERMANY’S REFERENCES
13
Winegrowing
Regions
Into the vines at Weingut Kreutzenberger
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GERMAN
Production Percentages
About 70.5% of the production are dry/semi-dry wines. 29.5% are sweet wines.
From Fruit to Wine at Rhodt
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GERMANY’S MAIN
RED GRAPE VARIETIES
Spatburgunder
11.1% (Pinot Noir)
Dornfelder
6.6%
Portugieser
2.2%
Trollinger
1.9%
Other Reds
9.8%
Including Lemberger, Schwarzriesling,
Merlot, St. Laurent, and others
Red grapes make up 31.6% of the total vineyard area
Harvest at Bopparder Hamm: Rhine Wine Country’s largest loop
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GERMANY’S MAIN
WHITE GRAPE VARIETIES
Riesling
23.6%
Muller Thurgau
10.6%
Grauburgunder
7.8%
Weissburgunder
6%
Other Whites
20.4%
Including Chardonnay, Scheurebe,
Kerner, Sauvignon Blanc,
and others
White grapes make up 68.4% of the total vineyard area
Fermenting in process at Winery Wilhelm Kern
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GERMAN PRODUCTION
JUST UNDER
9 MILLON
Hectoliters
PER YEAR
The Nahe River runs through the wine region of its namesake
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RIVERS CROSSING GERMANY’S VINEYARDS
RHINE, MOSEL MAIN,
NAHE, NECKAR
There’s always something to celebrate
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GERMAN
SPARKLING WINE
SEKT
Niersteiner Glock, Germany’s oldest vineyard
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GERMANY certified
organic surface
12,500
Hectares
