^ Mayschoss-Altenahr: World’s first wine-growers cooperative
photo © Tim Wulf
Discover
Wines of
Germany
^ Late-harvest wines thrive at Schloss Johannisberg
photo © Tim Wulf
GERMANY PLANTED AREA
102 900 hectares
^ Structure and design shine at Winery Lubentiushof
photo © Tim Wulf
GERMANY 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
photo © Tim Wulf
GERMANY WINE PRODUCTION
7300 wine producers
^ A world of wine awaits
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GERMANY REFERENCES
13 wine growing regions
^ Into the vines at Wingut Kreutzenberger
photo © Tim Wulf
GERMANY PRODUCTION PERCENTAGE
About 68% of the production are dry/semi-dry wines, 32% are sweet wines.
^ From Fruit to Wine at Rhodt
photo © Tim Wulf
GERMANY MAIN RED GRAPE VARIETIES
Spatburgunder
(34% of red variety plantings, a.k.a Pinot Noir),
Dornfelder
(22%),
Portugieser
(9%)
Trollinger
(6%)
Lemberger
(6%)
^ Harvest at Bopparder Hamm: Rhine WineCountry’s largest loop
photo © Tim Wulf
GERMANY MAIN WHITE GRAPE VARIETIES
Riesling
(35%),
Muller-Thurgau
(18%),
Grauburgunder
(10%, a.k.a Pinot Gris),
Weissburgunder
(8%, a.k.a Pinot Blanc),
Silvaner
(7%)
^ Fermenting in process at Winery Wilhelm Kern
photo © Tim Wulf
GERMANY PRODUCTION
9 million hl per year
^ The Nahe River runs through the wine region of its namesake
photo © Tim Wulf
RIVERS CROSSING GERMANY'S VINEYARDS
Rhine, Mosel, Main,Nahe, Neckar
^ There’s always something to celebrate
photo © Deutsche Weininstitut (DWI)
GERMANY SPARKLING WINE
Sekt
^ Niersteiner Glock, Germany’s oldest vineyard
photo © Tim Wulf
GERMANY CERTIFIED ORGANIC SURFACE
8100 hectares
^ The iconic seal of Jean Stodden
photo © Tim Wulf
GERMANY EXPORT MARKET
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