Regions

Even today, 96% of Sachsen’s vineyards are tended by Kleinwinzern, each with less than 200 m2 of vines.

Saale-Unstrut lies at the 51st parallel and is the northernmost wine region in Germany. Like its East German neighbor Sachsen, the peak of viticulture in Saale-Unstrut occurred in the 16th century, with 10,000 hectares under vine before the Thirty Years' War.

“Nackenheimer Rothenberg is one of the very best vineyards in all of Germany.” — Tim Gaiser, MS, Court of Master Sommeliers Advanced Course, 2006.

Rheingau claims to be the birthplace of Riesling, which has been planted here since at least 1435, but the Romans cultivated vines on its slopes long before that.

The Rheinpfalz Rieslings, especially, are as easy to drink with food as the fine white Burgundies of France” – Frank Schoonmaker, The Wines of Germany

“The best [Nahe Rieslings] are exquisitely tuned…” – Ian Jamison, German Wines

Nowhere else on earth produces wines like those of Germany's Mosel Valley. No other wine region looks like the Mosel either—a picturesque valley formed by volcanic eruptions about 15 million years ago.

This 100-kilometer drive along the Rhine, with vineyards starting opposite Assmanshausen and ending at the outskirts of Bonn, will take you through one of Germany’s most picturesque and romantic places, complete with fairytale stories and medieval castles.

The Hessische Bergstraße is Germany’s smallest wine region, with 463 hectares. The Romans called this 40-kilometer stretch between Darmstadt and Heidelberg the Strata Montana (mountain road).