Grape varieties

More than 100 grape varieties are cultivated on just over 103,000 hectares, two-thirds of which are white and one-third red. In an international comparison, Germany is the world leader in Riesling and Pinot Blanc cultivation and in third place for Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris.

Facts

  • > 100

    grape varieties

  • 103.000

    hectares vineyard area

  • 1/3

    red wines

  • 2/3

    white wines

Weiße Rebsorten

  • Varietal Morio-Muscat Muscat bouquet with intense floral, aromatic notes

    Morio-Muskat
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  • Varietal Sauvignon Blanc One of the bouquet grape varieties with a particularly wide range of aromas.

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  • Varietal Elbling Elbling is one of the oldest cultivated white grape varieties in Europe.

    Elbling
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Rote Rebsorten

  • Varietal Pinot Noir The grape variety, which produces intense, spicy and full-bodied wines, gets its name from its early ripening in August - two weeks before the Pinot Noir grape.

    Frühburgunder
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  • Varietal Acolon Fine fruit flavours and subtle tannins characterise this variety.

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  • Varietal Dornfelder Dornfelder, the lively classic among German red wines, offers an unmistakably strong and smooth pleasure for wine lovers.

    Dornfelder
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