List of German wine regions explained

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.

    Maindreieck
    Mainviereck
    Steigerwald

    Hessische Bergstraße

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

    Starkenburg
    Umstadt

    Mittelrhein

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

    Loreley
    Siebengebirge

    Mosel

    See also: List of Mosel vineyards. In the Mosel there are 6 Bereiche (in bold) and 19 Großlagen.

    Bernkastel
    Burg Cochem
    Moseltor
    Obermosel
    Ruwertal
    Saar

    See also

    Piesporter

    Nahe

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

    Nahetal

    Palatinate

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

    Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstraße
    Südliche Weinstraße

    Rheingau

    See also: List of Rheingau vineyards. In the Rheingau there is 1 Bereich (in bold) and 10 Großlagen.

    Johannisberg

    Rheinhessen

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

    Bingen
    Nierstein
    Wonnegau

    Saale-Unstrut

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

    Schlossneuenburg
    Thüringen

    Saxony

    In Saxony, also known as Sachsen, there are 3 Bereiche (in bold) and 4 Großlagen.

    Dresden
    Elstertal
  • Meissen

    • Württemberg

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

    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.

    Notes and References

    1. J. Robinson (ed). "The Oxford Companion to Wine", Third Edition p. 309. Oxford University Press 2006 .
    2. Society of Wine Educators"Certified Specialist of Wine Study Guide", p. 161. Society of Wine Educators 2010.
    3. T. Stevenson "The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia" pp. 355-367. Dorling Kindersley 2005 .
    4. T. Stevenson. "The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia", pp. 369-386. Dorling Kindersley 2005 .
    5. http://www.badischer-weinbauverband.de/index.php/weinbaubereiche/ Badischer-Weinbauverband
    6. T. Stevenson. "The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia", p. 344. Dorling Kindersley 2005 .

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