Key Wine Regions

• Rheingau - Famous for its Riesling wines and home to some of Germany's most prestigious vineyards.
• Mosel - Known for steep vineyard slopes and exceptionally mineral Rieslings with pronounced acidity.
• Rheinhessen - Germany's largest wine region, producing a wide variety of wines in different styles.
• Pfalz (Palatinate) - The second-largest wine region, known for both white and red wines.
• Nahe - A smaller region producing elegant wines with good complexity and balance.

German Wine Classification

German wines are classified based on ripeness levels at harvest, ranging from light and dry to sweet dessert wines. The main categories include Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, and Trockenbeerenauslese, with increasing levels of sweetness and concentration.