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Germany

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The Prädikat and VDP ladders, seven regions, Riesling, Spätburgunder, Silvaner and a verified Mosel estate.

All levels 120 min 17 steps About Germany: Riesling, Slate and Cool-Climate Wine

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  1. Germany: Riesling, Slate and Cool-Climate Wine

    Region 9 min

    Start with the country: 13 defined regions and Riesling as the lead variety.

  2. German Prädikatswein Classification

    Wine term 10 min

    Next, the ripeness ladder from Kabinett to Trockenbeerenauslese that appears on many German labels.

  3. VDP Classification

    Wine term 7 min

    Then the VDP's own four-tier vineyard pyramid, which ranks sites rather than ripeness.

  4. Mosel

    Region 9 min

    Begin the regions on the steep slate slopes of the Mosel and its Saar and Ruwer tributaries.

  5. Go deeper: Mosel, 14 steps, 99 min

    Go deeper into the Mosel: Saar and Ruwer, the Middle Mosel sites, slate and Riesling.

    Start Mosel

  6. Rheingau

    Region 10 min

    Move to the Rheingau, where the Rhine flows east to west and the vineyards face south.

  7. Go deeper: Rheingau, 13 steps, 96 min

    Go deeper into the Rheingau, site by site from Assmannshausen to Hochheim.

    Start Rheingau

  8. Mosel vs Rheingau

    Comparison 9 min

    Mosel vs Rheingau

    Compare the Mosel and the Rheingau on climate, soil, grapes, wine style and classification.

  9. Pfalz

    Region 10 min

    South to the Pfalz, one of Germany's driest, warmest wine regions, where Riesling is the undisputed number one grape.

  10. Rheinhessen

    Region 8 min

    Cross the Rhine to Rheinhessen, Germany's largest region by area.

  11. Nahe

    Region 7 min

    West to the Nahe and its wide range of soils.

  12. Baden

    Region 6 min

    Far south to Baden, the warmest region, where Pinot varieties lead.

  13. Franken

    Region 8 min

    Finish the regions in Franken, Bavaria's wine region, with Silvaner and the Bocksbeutel bottle.

  14. Riesling

    Grape 8 min

    Now the grapes, starting with Riesling and its range from dry to sweet.

  15. Pinot Noir

    Grape 8 min

    Pinot Noir, known in Germany as Spätburgunder and the country's leading red grape.

  16. Silvaner

    Grape 6 min

    Back to Franken for Silvaner on Muschelkalk limestone.

  17. Weingut Schloss Lieser

    Producer 5 min

    Close with a producer: a Riesling estate in the Middle Mosel with VDP Grosse Lage sites.

Inside this path

Mosel The Prädikat and VDP ladders, Saar, Ruwer, five Middle Mosel sites, the Terrassenmosel, slate, Riesling and Schloss Lieser. 14 steps · 99 min Rheingau The Prädikat and VDP ladders, eight Rheingau sites from Assmannshausen to Hochheim, then Riesling and Spätburgunder. 13 steps · 96 min

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