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, including lively, fruity white wines, but also full-bodied reds and light rosés, which have recently gained in popularity.
German Wine History and Culinary Facts
German winegrowing has a 2,000-year-old tradition. It was introduced by the Romans in the Germanic areas conquered west of the Rhine River, and grape varieties such as Riesling, Elbling, and Trollinger were cultivated as early as the Roman era.
German Winegrowing Regions
German wine is incredibly rich and varied, which is due to not only the almost one hundred cultivated varieties but also the microclimate conditions of the winegrowing regions. Even within a small area, a host of different elements can lead to very distinct tastes.
Riesling, the Superstar
Fruity, refreshing, light – it is this triad which characterizes German Riesling wines and makes them the most successful among German white wines. In this feature, we take a brief look this grape variety's past, from the Middle Ages to the present.
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