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19
Aug
An Introduction to Wine in Germany
While German wine was once widely associated with sweetness, dry (trocken) wines now dominate production across nearly all regions. Only the Mosel produces more off-dry and sweet wine than dry, though Württemberg can sometimes sneakily produce good volumes of off-dry wine.
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17
Aug
Württemberg Producers
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Württemberg: Oh, those industrious Swabians! →
17
Aug
Württemberg: Oh, those Industrious Swabians!
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Hectares under vine10,694 (2025)
Climatemild, with the Black Forest and the Swabian Jura giving natural shelter and
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17
Aug
Sachsen: Beauty Awakened
Even today, 96% of Sachsen’s vineyards are tended by Kleinwinzern, each with less than 200 m2 of vines.
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17
Aug
Saale-Unstrut: Viticulture on the Edge
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.
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