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Germany as a wine country

Germany is the most northerly major wine region in the world. You can find the vineyards of the Rhine, Mosel Unstrut and Elbe. Although Germany as a wine region is not bigger than Bordeaux, the yield per hectare is higher. A few characteristics of German wines are, there is much less use of wood maturation and the alcohol in the wines is not so high. In more than one third of the vineyards, the Riesling and Müller-Thurgau is planted. For red wines, Spätburgunder or the Pinot Noir is the most pla... | more

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Weingut Hans-Jürgen Jost |

During our stay at the Mittelrhein we stayed at Weingut Hans Jürgen Jost in Bacharach. The rooms are typically German, and without much fuss. The food is traditional, but very good, the wines are excellent. We found out when Herr Jost invited us and the other guests at a tour in his winery. With a smile on his face Herr Jost tells about his call to winemaker "this was the only option for me" and on his first vacation in a long time. No fun at all, to relax all day was nothing for him and he glad... | more

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Reviews Germany

Pfalz , Weingut Reinhold Poth

The best wine I have ever drunk.

By: Phil Good

Mosel-Saar-Ruwer , Weingut Kroth

Touted as the oldest family owned vineyard in Germany, Bart's vineyard is outstanding! When we lived in Germany we visited his vineyard at least once a year the three years we were there. He is very friendly & welcoming to customers and always offering winetasting. He is well known among the US ...

By: Rick & Eileen Aaron

Ahr , H. J. Kreuzberg

We had a delicious lunch at the terrace of Weingut Kreuzberg. The menu is quite simple, but nevertheless with real German specialties. The wine was of course fine, but unfortunately we had no time for a full tasting.

By: Martijn Rademakers