Germany

Map of German wine regions

Understand the location of the 13 regions, read separately for origin, Prädikat, and sweet/dry degree. Expand from Riesling to reds, sweets, and Sekt.

Representative locations of 7 principal production areas are shown. The overall picture of all 13 regions can be studied in the first article. Outline: Natural Earth 1:110m. Numbers show representative locations and do not indicate appellation areas. For nearby sites, numbers are shifted and connected with lines.

Mosel: Reading the River’s Meanders and Slopes Western & Around Bernkastel
Rheingau: Where the Rhine River turns west Right Bank of the Rhine
Rheinhessen: Rolling hills and diverse white varieties South of Mainz
Pfalz: A Region Sheltered by Forest and Bordering Alsace Southwest – east side of the Haardt
Nahe: How to understand the diversity of soils Western Tributaries of the Rhine
Baden: A North-South Stretching Land of Burgunder Southwest – around Kaiserstuhl
Franken: The Main River and Silvaner Around the Main River & Würzburg