Germany
13 wine regions, from Ahr to Württemberg. Click a shaded area or marker on the map, or choose from the list.
The regions of Germany
- AhrA small, steep valley south of Bonn known for Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) on slate.
- BadenGermany's warmest and southernmost wine region, a long strip from Lake Constance to Heidelberg.
- FranconiaDry white wines, especially Silvaner, sold in the distinctive flat Bocksbeutel bottle.
- Hessische BergstraßeGermany's smallest wine region, a strip of vineyards along the foot of the Odenwald.
- MittelrheinSteep Riesling vineyards in the Rhine gorge, a UNESCO-listed landscape of castles.
- MoselGermany's most famous Riesling valley, with slate slopes so steep that many vineyards are worked by hand.
- NaheA varied valley between the Mosel and Rheinhessen, valued for Riesling on diverse soils.
- PalatinateGermany's second-largest wine region, warm, sunny and increasingly serious, along the German Wine Route.
- RheingauA small, historic Riesling region on a south-facing stretch of the Rhine near Wiesbaden.
- RheinhessenGermany's largest wine region, a gentle landscape of hills where a young generation is changing its reputation.
- Saale-UnstrutOne of Germany's most northerly wine regions, on terraced limestone slopes in Saxony-Anhalt.
- SaxonyA very small region along the Elbe near Dresden, among the most easterly in Germany.
- WürttembergA region around Stuttgart known for light reds such as Trollinger and Lemberger, which locals largely drink themselves.