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Wine in Western Germany

Of the great European vineyards, Germany’s are the farthest
north. There are 13 wine-growing regions in Germany, but
the most famous German vineyards are those in the western
part of the country, especially the Rheingau, Pfalz, RheineRheine 30 MindenMinden
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Rheinhessen and Mosel regions. The most widely drunk 54
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alcoholic beverage in Germany is beer – unlike in France, 1 1 61 61
Italy or Spain – and therefore the wines produced here 31 31 54 BielefeldBielefeld The Rheingau, where
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are mainly high-quality wines of named vineyards, with CoesfeldCoesfeld MünsterMünster 1 1 the “Rhine” wines are
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a relatively low production of table wine. 64 WiedenbrückWiedenbrück made, is well known for
3 3 43 43 1 1 its Rieslings, particularly
NORTH RHINE-NORTH RHINE- 2 2 64 PaderbornPaderborn the Johannisberger
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WESTPHALIAWESTPHALIA HammHamm Riesling. A famous
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vineyard is Prinz
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DortmundDortmund 44 von Hessen.
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DuisburgDuisburg 7 7
EssenEssen 445 7 7
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HagenHagen MeschedeMeschede KasselKassel The fountain of the “Wine Witch” in the small
DüsseldorfDüsseldorf 46 46 55 55 town of Winningen, in the Mosel region
WuppertalWuppertal
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Rhein
Rhein
The Mosel region produces 61
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superb white wines from the CologneCologne 4 4 3 3 BadBad
Riesling grape. The highest 4 4 SiegenSiegen 62 HersfeldHersfeld
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quality wines are those AachenAachen HennefHennef
labelled Prädikatswein. BonnBonn 45 MarburgMarburg
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WetzlarWetzlar HESSEHESSE
Vineyards in Edenkoben, in the southern FuldaFulda
part of the Weinstraße (see p351), in 61 49 49 45
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the Palatinate KoblenzKoblenz
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FrankfurtFrankfurt 66 66
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Important Facts About German Wine WiesbadenWiesbaden am Mainam Main
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M osel
WittlichWittlich
Region and climate M osel 327 327 61 Rhein Wine Regions
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Gentle, rocky hills stretching along the river bends – MainzMainz 49 49
Rhein
perfect for Rieslings – are typical of the Mosel and 63 63 Two well-known wine
Rheingau regions. Clay and limestone soil, appropriate for the Bad KreuznachBad Kreuznach DarmstadtDarmstadt regions are the Mosel and
Müller-Thurgau variety, are found in Hesse on the Rhine. The German TrierTrier 41 41 the Rheingau. Exceptional
climate is considerably more severe than that of southern countries, RHINELAND-RHINELAND- 5 5 Rieslings are produced here
which gives the wines a slightly sharp, refreshing taste. PALATINATE &PALATINATE & WormsWorms as well as smaller amounts Wine cellars in the former Cistercian monastery at
SAARLANDSAARLAND of other wines. The Rheingau Eberbach in the Rheingau region
LudwigshafenLudwigshafen produces a full-bodied red
Typical grape varieties 6 6 wine in addition to the
The most popular red variety is the Spätburgunder, SpeyerSpeyer dominant Rieslings. 0 kilometres 70
known in France as Pinot Noir, which produces a heavy SaarbrückenSaarbrücken 70
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wine with a strong flavour. White grapes are much more 10 Rheinhessen produces not 0 miles
popular, especially the famous Rieslings, from which the best LandauLandau only several types of white
white wines are produced, the Müller-Thurgau, which gives a light and red wines, but also a
wine with a fruity bouquet, the Grauburgun der (Pinot Grigio) and rosé, as does the Palatinate.
the Weißburgunder (Pinot Blanc). Less well-known are: Silvaner, Key
Gewürztraminer and Gutedel. Rosé wines are produced from the
Portugieser variety, cultivated in the Rhineland–Palatinate (Pfalz) Mosel
and Rheinhessen. Rheinhessen
Famous wine producers Mittelrhein
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer: Fritz Haag, Heymann-Löwenstein, Pfalz
Karthäuserhof, Dr Loosen, Egon Müller, J.J. Prüm, C. von The Nahe is famous for Liebfrauenmilch has been produced Nahe
Schubert, Willi Schaefer; Rheingau: Georg Breuer, Robert Weil; its white wines, produced in the Rheinhessen region for over Rheingau
Rheinhessen: Gunderloch, Keller; Pfalz: Müller-Catoir, Georg from Silvaner as well as 40 years. Originally designed for export,
Mosbacher, Dr Bürklin-Wolf, Reichsrat von Buhl. Riesling and Müller- it is a sweetish, medium-class of wine, a Ahr
Thurgau grapes. blend of several grape varieties. Hessische Bergstraße
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