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1. German Wines

2. IntroductionIntroduction
• Postwar, majority of German wine exported to the US
of inferior wines of Liebfraumilch category.
• Americans assumed that all German wines were
slightly sweet whites of lower quality.
• Labels hard to decipher
• Actually, most German whites are dry or off-dry.
• Currently, one-third of German wine production is
red.
• Just under 5% of world’s total wine production
• Best wines are in the highest tiers of quality

4. Geography and Climate
• The German wine regions are some of the
most northerly in the world. The main wine
producing climate lies below the 50th
parallel. Above this line the climate
becomes less conducive to wine
production.

5. Regions
• The wine regions in Germany usually referred to
are the 13 defined regions for quality wine. The
German wine industry has organised itself
around these regions and their division into
districts.
1. Ahr
2. Baden
3. Franconia
4. Hessische Bergstraße
5. Mittelrhein
6. Mosel
7. Nahe
8. Palatinate
9. Rheingau

6. Wine Areas of Germany

7. Wine Categories
• Tafelwein Table wine or ordinary wine
• Landwein Regional wine
• Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiet
(often written as QbA) Quality wine
• Qualitätswein mit Prädikat (also written as QmP)
Quality wine with designation

8. The Wine Label
Explanation:
• Producer: Weingut Hermann
Dönnhoff, at Oberhausen, using
the "Gutsabfüllung" category;
• Grape variety: Riesling;
• Quality/Ripeness level: QmP,
Auslese;
• Dryness: no indication, thus
(medium-) sweet;
• Alcohol: 9% vol;
• Vintage: 1994;
• Origin: Nahe region;
– single vineyard site: Oberhäuser
Brücke.
• AP-number: 775301002195;
– approved in 1995;
– running number 21

9. Every thing you wanted to know about
German Wine but were afraid to ask!
Overall nearly 135 grape varieties may be cultivated in
Germany - 100 are released for white wine production
and 35 for red wine production. According to the
international image, Germany is still regarded to be a
region for white wine production. Since the 1980s the
demand for German red wine has constantly increased
and this has resulted in a doubling of the vineyards
assigned for the production of red wine. Nowadays
nearly 35% of the vineyards are cultivated with red
grapes. Some of the red grapes are also used to
produce Rosé.

10. Grape VarietalsGrape Varietals
• Cool-climate grapes that thrive in Germany
– Riesling
– Müller-Thurgau
– Silvaner
– Pinot Noir
• Two rare red grapes showing small increases:
– Dornfelder
– Portugieser

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