Wine Map of Germany

When the Romans planted grapevines in Germany over two thousand years ago, they probably didn't anticipate that a climate much less favorable than the Mediterranean could produce an abundance of outstanding wines. In the first half of the 20th Century, top German wines were the most expensive in the world, surpassing even the great châteaux of France. While two world wars and significant miscalculations in regulation, marketing, and production have significantly diminished the prices, the quality of its top wines remains.Germany is currently the world's eighth-largest producer of wine.Includes: all main wine regions (Anbaugebiete) broken down in sub-regions (Bereich) and including top wine villages and grape varieties; detail maps of Rheingau and Mosel; adjacent regions of France, Luxembourg, and Switzerland Read more