Cuisine, Wine & Beer

Great cuisine, fine wines, and excellent beers form an integral aspect of life in Germany. While one can still enjoy traditional regional cuisine, food in Germany has also become more varied and creative in recent years. German wine and beer, which have a longstanding history in German culture, have also become popular worldwide. While some brewers and winemakers maintain the use of traditional processes, others have begun experimenting with new microbrews and different grape varieties.

Cuisine

In Germany, the regional differences in the gastronomy are as numerous and varied as the dialects. Professional and amateur chefs embrace these distinctions, yet a cosmopolitan fare reflecting the country’s vibrant immigrant population has also emerged.

Cuisine

Wine

Germany is the world’s eighth largest wine producer, and ten percent of German wine is exported to the United States. Although German wine regions are among the northernmost in the world, Germany produces many top wines and has a long tradition of winemaking.

Wine

German Beer: A Living Tradition

Few traditions color the world's perception of Germany more than the brewing and drinking of beer. And with 1300 active breweries, beer is still an important part of German culture. German beer is far more than the blond pilsners it's known the world over for, however.

German Beer: A Living Tradition