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German wine regions
8 regions and 17 producers, with the grapes each one is built on.
Producers
17 German wineries worth knowing.
Christmann
Gimmeldingen, Pfalz · founded 1845
Biodynamic pioneer in the Pfalz, producing benchmark Idig Grosses Gewachs Riesling from a south-facing Mittelhaardt vineyard of limestone and sandstone.
Donnhoff
Oberhausen, Nahe · founded 1750
The premier estate of the Nahe and one of Germany's greatest producers, with benchmark Rieslings from Hermannshohle and Hermannsberg.
Dr. Burklin-Wolf
Wachenheim, Pfalz · founded 1597
The Pfalz's most prestigious estate with classified Grosses Gewachs vineyards in Forst and Deidesheim, producing Rieslings of grand cru complexity and longevity.
Dr. Loosen
Mosel · founded 1988
Ernst Loosen revived old-vine Riesling in the Mosel with uncompromising quality standards. Producer of wines from monopole vineyards including Bernkastel Doctor.
Egon Muller
Scharzhofberg, Mosel · founded 1797
The most prestigious Riesling estate in the world, producing Scharzhofberger Auslesen and TBAs that achieve the highest prices of any German wine.
Emrich-Schonleber
Monzingen, Nahe · founded 1900
The finest producer in the lower Nahe, with Halenberg and Frulingsplätzchen as benchmark Rieslings of electric acidity and floral intensity.
Fritz Haag
Brauneberg, Mosel · founded 1605
Arguably the finest producer in the Brauneberg, with magnificent Juffer and Juffer-Sonnenuhr Rieslings of impeccable precision and mineral clarity.
Georg Breuer
Rudesheim, Rheingau · founded 1880
The pioneer of terroir classification in the Rheingau, creating the Berg Schlossberg and Nonnenberg single-vineyard Rieslings that set a new quality standard.
JJ Prum
Wehlen, Mosel · founded 1911
The benchmark for Mosel Riesling elegance, with prime sites in Wehlener Sonnenuhr, producing wines that need decades to reveal their full honeyed complexity.
Leitz
Rudesheim, Rheingau · founded 1744
Johannes Leitz's estate has become the modern benchmark for Rheingau Riesling, with the Berg Schlossberg single vineyard one of Germany's most exciting terroirs.
Maximin Grünhaus
Mosel · founded 966
Historic Riesling estate in the Ruwer tributary, with Abtsberg and Herrenberg vineyards producing wines of extraordinary elegance and longevity. One of Germany's oldest estates.
Muller-Catoir
Neustadt, Pfalz · founded 1744
A benchmark Pfalz estate producing Riesling, Rieslaner, Scheurebe, and Muskateller from the Haardter Burgergarten with extraordinary aromatic intensity.
Peter Jakob Kuhn
Oestrich, Rheingau · founded 1786
An exemplary biodynamic Rheingau estate producing Rieslings of extraordinary mineral purity from the Doosberg and Lenchen grand cru sites.
Rebholz
Siebeldingen, Pfalz · founded 1520
An organic estate in the southern Pfalz producing some of Germany's most compelling dry Riesling and Spatburgunder from volcanic basalt soils.
Schlossgut Diel
Burg Layen, Nahe · founded 1802
A Nahe estate long championed by critics, producing dry and sweet Rieslings from Goldloch and Pittermennchen with great clarity and minerality.
Von Schubert (Maximin Grunhaus)
Mertesdorf, Mosel-Ruwer · founded 966
One of Germany's great historic estates on the Ruwer, with three monopoly vineyards producing Rieslings of aristocratic delicacy and crystalline mineral focus.
Weingut Keller
Florsheim-Dalsheim, Rheinhessen · founded 1789
The most revered Rheinhessen estate, with G-Max Riesling Grosses Gewachs achieving cult status and Hubacker as the prestige single-vineyard wine.
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