Germany

Germany is a wine-producing country.

Riesling leads the plantings, with Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) alongside it.

The ground underneath is clay, loess and slate.

The climate is continental.

The vineyards themselves read as slopes.

Red wine, dry white wine and sweet white wine, plus two more is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows rich and complex and high fruit expression.

Labels here fall under the QbA (Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbauregion) and the Prädikatswein (e.g., Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese).

Inside it sit Mosel, Rheingau, Pfalz, Rheinhessen and Nahe.

Names to look for on a shelf: Dr. Loosen, Fritz Haag, Schloss Johannesberg and Weingut Egon Müller.

At the table these bottles work with seafood, chicken dishes, spicy asian cuisine and pork dishes.

Serve at 7 to 13°C.

Rewards decades in the cellar.

In the glass.

Red: Rich and complex, High fruit expression.

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

• QbA (Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbauregion)
• Prädikatswein (e.g., Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese)

Producers worth knowing.

Bottles to look for.

• Egon Muller 'Scharzhof' Riesling, Mosel, Germany
• Egon Muller Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel, Mosel, Germany
• Egon Muller Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese, Mosel, Germany
• Egon Muller Scharzhofberger Riesling Kabinett, Mosel, Germany
• Egon Muller Scharzhofberger Riesling Spatlese, Mosel, Germany
• Egon Muller Scharzhofberger Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese, Mosel, Germany
• Georg Breuer Rudesheimer Berg Schlossberg Riesling, Rheingau, Germany
• Jagermeister Orange Liqueur, Wolfsbuttel, Germany

At the table.

• seafood
• chicken dishes
• spicy Asian cuisine
• pork dishes

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve at 7 to 13°C.
• Rewards decades in the cellar.

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Germany: common questions

More from here: every wine region in Germany.