German wine German wine is primarily produced in the west of Germany, along the river Rhine and its tributaries, with the oldest plantations going back to the Roman era. Approximately 60 percent of German wine is produced in the state of Rhineland-Pala ...

regions are classified according to the quality category of the wine grown therein: '' Tafelwein, Landwein, Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete'' (QbA) and '' Prädikatswein''. The wine regions allowed to produce QbA and Prädikatswein are further subdivided into four categories according to size: ''Anbaugebiet'' (a major wine region), ''Bereich'' (a district within the wine region), ''Großlage'' (a collection of vineyards within a district) and ''Einzellage'' (a single vineyard).J. Robinson (ed) ''"The Oxford Companion to Wine"'' Third Edition pg 309 Oxford University Press 2006 A small number of ''Einzellagen'' do not belong to a ''Großlage'' and are called "großlagenfrei", but all belong to a Bereich and Anbaugebiet. The 13 major wine regions (''Anbaugebiete'') are

Ahr Ahr () is a river in Germany, a left tributary of the Rhine. Its source is at an elevation of approximately above sea level in Blankenheim in the Eifel, in the cellar of a timber-frame house near the castle of Blankenheim. After it crosses fr ...

Baden Baden (; ) is a historical territory in South Germany, in earlier times on both sides of the Upper Rhine but since the Napoleonic Wars only East of the Rhine. History The margraves of Baden originated from the House of Zähringen. Baden i ...

Franconia Franconia (german: Franken, ; Franconian dialect: ''Franggn'' ; bar, Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and Franconian dialect (German: ''Fränkisch''). The three administrative regions of Lower, Middle and Upper ...

Hessische Bergstraße The Hessische Bergstraße ("Hessian Mountain Road") is a defined region (''Anbaugebiet'') for wine in Germany located in the state of Hesse among the northern and western slopes of the Odenwald mountain chain. With only of vineyards it is the s ...

, Mittelrhein, Mosel, Nahe, Palatinate, Rheingau,

Rheinhessen Rhenish Hesse or Rhine HesseDickinson, Robert E (1964). ''Germany: A regional and economic geography'' (2nd ed.). London: Methuen, p. 542. . (german: Rheinhessen) is a region and a former government district () in the German state of Rhineland- ...

Saale-Unstrut Saale-Unstrut is a region (''Anbaugebiet'') for quality wine in Germany,Wein.de (Germa ...

, Saxony, and

Württemberg Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart. Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Württ ...

. With the exceptions of Saxony and Saale-Unstrut, most of Germany's major wine regions are located in the western part of the country. As of 2010, there were 41 ''Bereiche'', 160 ''Großlagen'' and 2,632 ''Einzellagen''.Society of Wine Educators''"Certified Specialist of Wine Study Guide"'' pg 161 Society of Wine Educators 2010

Ahr

In the Ahr there is 1 Bereich (in bold) and 1 Großlage.T. Stevenson ''"The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia"'' pg 355-367 Dorling Kindersley 2005 ;Walporzheim/Ahrtal * Klosterberg

Baden

In the Baden there are 9 Bereiche (in bold) and 16 Großlagen.T. Stevenson ''"The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia"'' pg 369-386 Dorling Kindersley 2005 Badischer-Weinbauverband
;Badische Bergstraße * Hohenberg * Mannaberg * Rittersberg * Stiftsberg ;Bodensee * Sonnenufer ;Breisgau * Burg Lichteneck * Burg Zähringen * Schutterlindenberg ;Kaiserstuhl * Vulkanfelsen ;Kraichgau ;Markgräflerland * Attilafelsen * Burg Neuenfels * Lorettoberg * Vogtei Rötteln ;Ortenau * Fürsteneck * Schloss Rodeck ;Tauberfranken * Tauberklinge ;Tuniberg

Franconia

In Franconia, also known as Franken, there are 3 Bereiche (in bold) and 22 Großlagen. 2 Einzellagen are großlagenfrei. ;Maindreieck * Burg * Engelsberg * Ewig Leben * Hofrat * Honigberg * Kirchberg * Marienberg * Markgraf Babenberg * Oelspiel * Ravensburg * Rosstal * Teufelstor ;Mainviereck * Heiligenthal * Reuschberg ;Steigerwald * Burgweg-Franken * Herrenberg * Kapellenberg * Schild * Schlossberg * Schlosstück

Hessische Bergstraße

In the Hessische Bergstraße there are 2 Bereiche (in bold) and 3 Großlagen. ;Starkenburg * Rott * Schlossberg * Wolfsmagen ;Umstadt

Mittelrhein

In the Mittelrhein there are 2 Bereiche (in bold) and 12 Großlagen. ;Loreley * Burg Hammerstein * Burg Rheinfels * Gedeonseck * Schloss Herrenberg * Lahntal * Loreleyfelsen * Marksburg * Schloss Reichenstein * Schloss Schönburg * Schloss Stahleck ;

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* Petersberg

Mosel

In the Mosel there are 6 Bereiche (in bold) and 19 Großlagen. ;Bernkastel * Badstube * Kurfürstlay * Michelsberg * Münzlay * Nacktarsch * Probstberg * St. Michael * Schwarzlay * Vom Heissen Stein ;Burg Cochem * Goldbäumchen * Gradschaft * Rosenhang * Schwarze Katz * Weinhex ;Moseltor * Schloss Bübinger ;Obermosel * Gipfel * Königsberg ;Ruwertal * Römerlay ;Saar * Scharzberg

Nahe

In the Nahe there is 1 Bereich (in bold) and 7 Großlagen. ;Nahetal * Burgweg-Nahe * Kronenberg * Paradiesgarten * Pfarrgarten * Rosengarten * Schlosskapelle * Sonnenborn

Palatinate

In the Palatinate, also known as Pfalz, there are 2 Bereiche (in bold) and 25 Großlagen. ;Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstraße * Feuerberg * Gradenstück * Hochmess * Hofstück * Höllenpfad * Honigsäckel * Kobnert * Mariengarten * Meerspinne * Pfaffengrund * Rebstöckel * Rosenbühl * Schenkenböhl * Schnepfenflug an der Weinstraße * Schnepfenflug vom Zellertal * Schwarzerde ;Südliche Weinstraße * Bischofskreuz * Guttenberg * Herrlich * Kloster Liebrauenberg * Königsgarten * Mandelhöhe * Ordensgut * Schloss Ludwigshöhe * Trappenberg

Rheingau

In the Rheingau there is 1 Bereich (in bold) and 10 Großlagen. ;Johannisberg * Burgweg-Rheingau * Daubhaus * Deutelsberg * Erntebringer * Gottesthal * Heiligenstock * Honigberg * Mehrhölzchen * Steil * Steinmächer

Rheinhessen

In the Rheinhessen there are 3 Bereiche (in bold) and 24 Großlagen. ;Bingen * Abtey * Adelberg * Kaiserpfalz * Kurfüstenstück * Rheingrafenstein * Sankt Rochuskapelle ;Nierstein * Auflangen * Domherr * Güldenmorgen * Gutes Domtal * Krötenbrunnen * Petersberg * Rehbach * Rheinblick * Sankt Alban * Spiegelberg * Vogelsgärten ;Wonnegau * Bergkloster * Burg Rodenstein * Domblick * Gotteshilfe * Liebfrauenmorgen * Pilgerpfad * Sybillinenstein

Saale-Unstrut

In Saale-Unstrut there are 2 Bereiche (in bold) and 5 Großlagen. ;Schlossneuenburg * Blütengrund * Göttersitz * Kelterberg * Schweigenberg ;Thüringen * Mark Brandenburg

Saxony

In Saxony, also known as Sachsen, there are 3 Bereiche (in bold) and 4 Großlagen. ;Dresden * Elbhänge * Lössnitz ;Elstertal ;Meissen * Schloss-Weinberg * Spaargebirge

Württemberg

In Württemberg there are 6 Bereiche (in bold) and 17 Großlagen. ;Bayerischer Bodensee * Lindauer Seegarten ;Kocher-Jagst-Tauber * Kocherberg * Tauberberg ;Oberer Neckar ;Remstal-Stuttgart * Hohenneuffen * Kopf * Sonnenbühl * Wartbühl * Weinsteige ;Württembergisch Bodensee ;Württembergisch Unterland * Heuchelberg * Kirchenweinberg * Lindelberg * Salzberg * Schalkstein * Schozachtal * Staufenberg * Stromberg * Wunnenstein

Tafelwein regions

There are 4 main wine regions that produce German Tafelwein and 8 sub-regions.T. Stevenson ''"The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia"'' pg 344 Dorling Kindersley 2005 ;Rhein-Mosel-sub-regions * Rhein * Mosel * Saar ;Bayern-sub regions * Main * Donau * Lindau ;Neckar Oberrhein-sub regions * Burgengau * Römertor ;Stargarder Land

Landwein regions

There are 20 wine regions that produce German Landwein. The Anbaugebiet where the region is located in is in parenthesis. * Ahrtaler (Ahr) * Sübadischer (Baden) * Unterbadischer (Baden) * Taubertäler (Baden) * Fränkischer (Franconia) * Regensburger (Franconia) * Starkenburger (Hessische Bergstraße) * Rheinburgen (Mittelrhein) * Landwein der Mosel (Mosel) * Saarländischer (Mosel) * Landwein der Ruwer (Mosel) * Nahegauer (Nahe) * Pfälzer (Palatinate) * Altrheingauer (Rheingau) * Rheinischer (Rheinhessen) * Mitteldeutscher (Saale-Unstrut) * Sächsischer (Saxony) * Bayerischer Bodensee (Württemberg) * Schwäbischer (Württemberg) *

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