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Signature grapes
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Bottles to find
Sachsen is a wine region of Germany.
Müller-Thurgau leads the plantings, with Riesling, Weißburgunder, Goldriesling and Grauburgunder, plus one more alongside it.
The ground underneath is clay, granite and loess.
The climate is continental.
The vineyards themselves read as riverside, slopes and valley floor.
White wine, red wine and sparkling wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows fruity and elegant, fine minerality and refreshingly dry with lively acidity.
At the table these bottles work with grilled fish, poultry, pork and asian cuisine.
In the glass.
Red: Fruity and elegant, Fine minerality.
Sparkling: Refreshingly dry with lively acidity.
Grapes planted here.
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Müller-Thurgau
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Riesling
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Weißburgunder
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Goldriesling
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Grauburgunder
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Spätburgunder
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Weissburgunder
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Spatburgunder
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Traminer
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Bacchus
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Kerner
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Scheurebe
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Acolon
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Regent
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Bottles to look for.
- Hellinger 42 Port Cask Sachsischer Single Malt Whisky, Sachsen, Germany
- Schloss Proschwitz 'im Barrique gereift' Spatburgunder Trocken, Sachsen, Germany
- Schloss Proschwitz Cuvee Clemens Trocken, Sachsen, Germany
- Schloss Proschwitz Cuvee Moritz, Sachsen, Germany
- Schloss Proschwitz Grauburgunder Kabinett Trocken, Sachsen, Germany
- Schloss Proschwitz Grauburgunder Trocken, Sachsen, Germany
- Schloss Proschwitz Spatburgunder Grosses Gewachs, Sachsen, Germany
- Schloss Proschwitz Traminer Auslese Lieblich, Sachsen, Germany
At the table.
- Grilled fish
- Poultry
- Pork
- Asian cuisine
- Cheesy dishes
Nearby regions.
Sachsen: common questions
01.What grapes is Sachsen known for?+
Müller-Thurgau is the signature grape of Sachsen. Riesling, Weißburgunder, Goldriesling and Grauburgunder are also planted here.
02.What kind of wine does Sachsen make?+
Sachsen produces white wine, red wine and sparkling wine.
03.Where is Sachsen?+
You will find Sachsen in Germany, where it is a wine region.
04.What food goes with Sachsen wine?+
Try grilled fish, poultry, pork, asian cuisine and cheesy dishes.
More from here: every wine region in Germany, or the wider Germany guide.