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Regions of Germany (Anbaugebiete)

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Ahr
    Baden
    Franken
    Hessische-Bergstrasse
    Mittelrhein
    Mosel
    Nahe
    Pfalz
    Rheingau
    Rheinhessen
    Saale-Unstrut
    Sachsen 
    Württemberg
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Major Villages of the Ahr

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Major Villages (west to east):

Altenahr
Mayschoss
Rech
Dernau
Marienthal
Walporzheim
Ahrweiler
Bad-Neuenahr
Heppingen
Heimersheim
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Bereiche of Baden:

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Badische-Bergstrasse
Kraichgau
Kaiserstuhl
Bodensee
Breisgau
Markgräflerland
Ortenau
Tuniberg
Tauberfranken
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Bereiche of Franken:

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Mainviereck
Maindreieck
Steigerwald

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Bereiche of Hessische-Bergstrasse:

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Starkenburg

Umstadt

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Bereiche of Mittelrhein:

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Siebengebirge

Lorelei

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Bereiche of Mosel:

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Burg Cochem
Bernkastel
Ruwertal
Saar
Moseltor
Obermosel
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Bereiche of Nahe:

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Nahetal

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Bereiche of Pfalz:

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Südliche Weinstrasse

Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse

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Bereiche of Rheingau:

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Johannisberg

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Bereiche of Rheinhessen:

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Bingen
Wonnegau
Nierstein

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Bereiche of Saale-Unstrut:

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Schloss Neuenburg
Thüringen
Mansfelder Seen

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Bereiche of Sachsen:

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Meissen

Elstertal

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Bereiche of Württemberg:

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Württembergisch Unterland
Württembergisch Bodensee
Kocher-Jagst-Tauber
Oberer Neckar
Remstal-Stuttgart
Bayerischer Bodensee
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bottler or shipper who assumes the responsibility for the origin and quality of a wine

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Abfüller

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The process settling of solids (dead yeast cells, leftover grape skin fragments, etc.) to the bottom of a vat of wine or must.

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Absetzen

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A vineyard which is owned by only one owner (similar to a monopole in France).

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Alleinbesitz

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Old vines

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Alte Reben

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commonly referred to as the AP#; a quality control number on all QbA and QmP wines. The number contains the Exam Board number, commune number, producers registered number, an application number and the year of the application. Some producers use the application number as a sequential indication of sweetness.

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Amtliche Prüfungsnummer

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Broad term for sweetening must before or during fermentation. Whereas chaptalization means the addition of sugar only, enrichment also includes the addition of grape must, concentrated grape must, and RCGM.

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Anreicherung

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A rotling from the Baden region. Made from Grauburgunder (min. 51%) and Spatburgunder grapes. Composition must be declared on label.

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Badisch Rotgold

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Malolactic fermentation.

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Biologische Sãureabbau

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sparkling wine made by any method from grapes grown in Germany

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Deutscher Sekt

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noble rot

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Edelfäule

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single vineyard

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Einzellage

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A vine individually trained to a single stake . Used on very steep slopes such as the Mosel.

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Einzelpfahlerziehung

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legal term used for dry wines in the Rheingau from the best vineyards

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Erste Gewächs

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grown and produced by the same grower or cooperative

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Erzeugerabfüllung

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Unfiltered must containing CO2 and yeast that is still in the process of fermenting. An autumn specialty served with onion quiche or roasted chestnuts

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Federweisser

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half-dry, no legal definition

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Feinherb

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bottle-fermented sekt

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Flaschengärung

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1000-liter cask common in the Mosel

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Füder

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VDP classification of dry wines from the best vineyards, must be Spätlese ripeness

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Grosses Gewächs

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a collection of vineyards; misleading term for inexpensive wines

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Grosslage

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Mosel growers association

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Grosser Ring

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grown, produced and bottled by the same person/estate

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Gutsabfüllung

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half-dry, generally less than 18 g/L residual sugar

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Halbtrocken

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Clay and slate soil

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Keuper

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Loam soil

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Lehm

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medium-sweet

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Leiblich

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Heavy Loam

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Mergel

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Rosé wine that is produced from a mixture of red and white varieties. A Rotling must have pale red or clear red color

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Rotling

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Reddish slate

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Rotliegendes

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1200 liter cask commonly used in the Rheingau

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Stück

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A rotling from Sachsen

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Schielerwein

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A rotling from Württemburg

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Schillerwein

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German word for castle; on a wine label it is equivalent to the French word “Chateau.”

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Schloss

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gravel

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Schotter

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A sundial often very large on steep vineyard sites.

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Sonnenuhr

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German tasting term for wines made by spontaneous fermentation versus wines inoculated by cultured yeasts. The former has an earthiness versus the cleaner fruit-forward smells of selected yeasts.

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Spontangärung

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Literally: steep site. A vineyard with an inclination of more than 30%

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Steillage

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Clay

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Ton

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dry; generally 4 g/L or less but residual sugar but can be up to 9 g/l if total acidity is within 2 g/l of total residual sugar

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Trocken

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German for vineyard

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Weinberg

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rosé from a single variety of red grape

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Weissherbst

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A wine Grower.

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Winzer

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co-op

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Winzergenossenschaft

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A central cooperative that gets its wine or must from smaller cellars in the area and blends, produces and bottles the wines.

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Zentralkellerei

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VDP Classification (2012 forward) and corresponding maximum yields

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Grosse Lage: “Grand Cru” Wines (max. 50 hl/ha)
Erste Lage: “Premier Cru” Wines (max. 60 hl/ha)
Ortswein: Village Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)
Gutswein: Regional Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)

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Major Villages of Baden

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Major Villages (Badische-Bergstrasse): Heidelberg, Leimen

Major Villages (Kraichgau): Östringen, Sulzfeld, Tiefenbach

Major Villages (Ortenau): Baden-Baden, Varnhalt, Neuweier, Sasbachwalden, Durbach, Zell-Weierbach

Major Villages (Breisgau): Malterdingen, Emmendingen, Lahr, Hecklingen

Major Villages (Kaiserstuhl): Freiburg, Achkarren, Burkheim, Oberrotweil, Ihringen, Sasbach

Major Villages (Markgräflerland): Schliengen, Istein, Mauchen, Auggen

Major Villages (Bodensee): Meersburg

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Major Villages of Franken

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Major Villages (Mainviereck): 
Bürgstadt, Miltenberg, Marktheidenfeld, Erlenbach
Major Villages (Maindreieck): 
Karlstadt, Thüngersheim, Würzburg, Randersacker, Sommerhausen, Frickenhausen, Escherndorf, Volkach, Nordheim, Fahr

Major Villages (Steigerwald): Rödelsee, Iphofen, Castell, Wiesenbronn

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Major Villages of Hessische-Bergstrasse

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Major Villages of Starkenburg (north to south):

Zwingenberg
Auerbach
Bensheim
Heppenheim

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Major Villages of Mittelrhein

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Major Villages (north to south, north of Koblenz): Bad Hönningen, Hammerstein, Leubsdorf

Major Villages (north to south, south of Koblenz): Spay, Osterspai, Boppard, Oberwesel, Dörscheid, Dellhofen, Bacharach, Steeg

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Major Villages of Mosel

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Major Villages (Burg Cochem, north to south): Winningen, Kobern-Gondorf, Hatzenport, Cochem, Bremm, Zell

Major Villages (Bernkastel, north to south): Pünderich, Enkirch, Traben-Trarbach, Wolf, Kröv, Lösnich, Erden, Ürzig, Zeltingen, Wehlen, Graach an der Mosel, Bernkastel-Kues, Lieser, Brauneberg, Kesten, Wintrich, Piesport, Dhron, Neumagen, Trittenheim, Leiwen

Major Villages (Ruwertal): Ruwer, Eitelsbach, Mertesdorf, Kasel, Waldrach, Avelsbach

Major Villages (Saar): Serrig, Saarburg, Wiltingen, Ockfen, Oberemmel, Kanzem

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Major Villages of the Nahe

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Major Villages (north to southwest): Münster-Sarmsheim, Burg Layen, Dorsheim, Laubenheim, Windesheim, Langenlonsheim, Wallhausen, Bad Kreuznach, Bad Münster am Stein, Traisen, Norheim, Niederhausen, Oberhausen, Schlossböckelheim, Bockenau

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Major Villages of the Pfalz

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Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse: Dirmstein, Grünstadt, Laumersheim, Grosskarlbach, Kirchheim, Weisenheim, Kallstadt, Ungstein, Bad Dürkheim, Wachenheim, Forst, Deidesheim, Ruppertsberg, Gimmeldingen, Mussbach, Haardt, Neustadt, Duttweiler

Südliche Weinstrasse: Hainfeld, Burrweiler, Gleisweiler, Essingen, Siebeldingen, Birkweiler, Klingenmünster, Schweigen

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Major Villages of the Rheingau

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Major Villages (west to east): Lorch, Assmannshausen, Rüdesheim, Geisenheim, Johannisberg, Winkel, Oestrich, Hallgarten, Hattenheim, Erbach, Kiedrich, Eltville, Rauenthal, Martinsthal, Walluf, Hochheim, Wicker

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Majot Villages of the Rheinhessen

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Major Villages (Nierstein/Rheinterrasse, north to south): Bodenheim, Nackenheim, Nierstein, Oppenheim, Dienheim

Major Villages (Bingen): Siefersheim, Bingen, Appenheim

Major Villages (Wonnegau): Westhofen, Flörsheim-Dalsheim, Dittelsheim, Monsheim, Worms

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Major Villages of Saale-Unstrut

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Major Villages (Schloss Neuenburg): Bad Kösen, Freyburg, Weischütz, Karsdorf, Naumburg

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Major Villages of Sachsen

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Major Villages (Meissen): Seusslitz, Proschwitz, Meissen, Pillnitz, Radebeul

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Major Villages of Württemberg

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Major Villages (Remstal-Stuttgart): Stetten, Schnait, Fellbach, Untertürkheim, Winterbach

Major Villages (Württembergisch Unterland): Stetten, Schozach, Neipperg, Schwaigern, Kleinbottwar, Hohenbeilstein, Neckarsulm, Heilbronn, Gundelsheim, Besigheim, Mundelsheim, Bönnigheim, Verrenberg, Maulbronn, Weinsberg

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Leading Producers-
Ahr
Baden
Franken
Hessische-Bergstrasse
Mittelrhein
Mosel
Nahe
Pfalz
Rheingau
Rheinhessen
Saale-Unstrut
Sachsen 
Württemberg
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Ahr
Leading Producers: Meyer-Näkel (Dernau), Jean Stodden (Rech), Weingut Deutzerhof - Cossmann-Hehle (Mayschoss), J.J. Adeneuer (Ahrweiler)

Baden
Leading Producers: Bernhard Huber (Malterdingen), Andreas Laible (Durbach), R. and C. Schneider (Endingen), Salwey (Oberrotweil)

Franken
Leading Producers: Rudolf Fürst (Burgstadt), Horst Sauer (Escherndorf), Hans Wirsching (Iphofen), Juliusspital Würzburg (Würzburg), Castell’sches Domänenamt (Castell)

Hessische-Bergstrasse
Leading Producers: Hessische Staatsweingüter Domaine Bergstrasse (Bensheim), Simon-Bürkle (Zwingenberg)

Mittelrhein
Leading Producers: Matthias Müller (Spay), Weingart (Spay), Toni Jost-Hahnenhof (Bacharach)

Mosel
Leading Producers: Fritz Haag (Brauneberg), Dr. Loosen (Bernkastel), Egon Müller (Wiltingen), Joh. Jos. Prüm (Wehlen)

Nahe
Leading Producers: Hermann Dönnhoff (Oberhausen), Emrich-Schönleber (Monzingen), Schlossgut Diel (Burg Layen), Schäfer-Fröhlich (Bockenau), Dr. Crusius (Traisen)

Pfalz
Leading Producers: Knipser (Laumersheim), Ökonomierat Rebholz ( Siebeldingen), Bassermann-Jordan (Deidesheim), Von Winning (Deidesheim), Friedrich Becker (Schweigen), Dr. Bürklin-Wolf (Wachenheim), A. Christmann (Gimmeldingen), Koehler-Ruprecht (Kallstadt), Philipp Kuhn (Laumersheim), Georg Mosbacher (Forst), Pfeffingen - Fuhrmann-Eymael (Bad Dürkheim), Dr. Wehrheim (Birkweiler)

Rheingau
Leading Producers: Robert Weil (Kiedrich), Georg Breuer (Rüdesheim), Schloss Johannisberg (Geisenheim), August Kesseler (Assmannshausen), Franz Künstler (Hochheim), Josef Leitz (Rüdesheim), Schloss Schönborn (Hattenheim), Josef Spreitzer (Oestrich)

Rheinhessen
Leading Producers: Keller (Flörsheim-Dalsheim), Kühling-Gillot (Bodenheim), Wagner-Stempel (Siefersheim), Wittman (Westhofen), Gunderloch (Nackenheim)

Saale-Unstrut
Leading Producers: Pawis (Freyburg)

Sachsen
Leading Producers: Schloss Proschwitz (Meissen), Klaus Zimmerling (Dresden-Pillnitz)

Württemberg
Leading Producers: Gerhard Aldinger (Fellbach), Rainer Schnaitmann (Fellbach)

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