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Wines
Germany is renowned for its excellent white wines,
particularly those made from the Riesling grape.
Among the most highly prized wines are those
from the Rheingau region. Lovers of red
wine might like to try Assmannshausen
Spätburgunder wine, which is produced
from the Pinot Noir grape.
Germany has a system of classifying
wines into three groups according to
their quality: the lowest quality is
Tafelwein, then Qualitätswein and
the highest quality Qualitätswein mit
Prädikat. The latter includes wines
produced from appropriately selected
Mainstockheimer Hofstück grapes, which is always confirmed on the
Spätburgunder bottle label. The term Trocken indicates a
dry style, Halbtrocken, semi-dry and Süß
Spätburgunder from means sweet. Very good sparkling wines, known Riesling Schloss
the Rheingau region as Sekt, are also produced in Germany. Vollrads

Beers
Each region of Germany has its
own beer-brewing tradition: the
most popular breweries in the
north are Jever in Freesia and
Beck’s in Bremen, along with
Beermat with Bitburger, Warsteiner and
brewery logo Karlsberg. In the Rhine region,
the biggest producers are DAB
from Dortmund and König in Duisburg. In Berlin,
Schultheiss, Berliner Kindl and Engelhardt compete
for the primary position, while in Dresden the main
beers are produced by a brewery in Radeberg.
Bavaria is by far the major brewing centre – the
names of the breweries Löwenbräu, Hofbräu and
Paulaner are known to beer lovers around the world.
The oldest brewery in the world, Weihenstephan, is
also in Bavaria. The most commonly drunk beer is
Pils, a bottom-fermented lager of the pilsner type.
Brown ales are also popular, particularly in the south.
Schwarzbier, a bottom-fermented brown ale of Löwenbräu König Ludwig Schultheiss
over 4 per cent alcohol, is increasingly popular. beer Dunkel beer beer
Weizenbier, a bitter top-fermented beer, also has
many fans, as has Bock,
which is strong, at around
6 per cent alcohol.

Wheat beer mixed with fruit
juice, Berliner Weiße mit Franziskaner Hefe A tankard of beer with the
Schuss – speciality of Berlin Weissbier beer essential head of foam

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