There are 13 wine regions (anbaugebiete) in Germany. I remember that part. I memorized them once and quickly forgot them after my WSET test. I love Germany and their wines. Many people have a hard ...

Yet there’s more to the wines of Germany, which has 13 wine-growing regions. Consider an overlooked spätburgunder (pinot noir), grauburgunder (pinot blanc), or a sparkling sekt.

Showstopping scenery and Riesling abound throughout Germany’s wine regions. ... The other recurring theme across all 13 appellations or anbaugebiete (“ahn-baw-jeh-beet”): Riesling.

Germany epitomizes the cool-climate wine region, with its vineyards tiptoeing the northernmost limits of viticulture for nearly 2,000 years. Amidst inhospitable climes, grape vines are coaxed to ...

From Baden to Mosel to the Rheinhessen, there are 13 official wine regions in Germany and each of them is unique in its own way, so it really depends on what you’re looking for.

Though Germany has 13 official wine regions—most of which produce riesling—the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (or unofficially, Mosel) is the most popular, and riesling its star.

Germany has introduced a new "quality" hierarchy for its wines. It is based on geography, similar (but different) to many other countries in Europe: Area, Region, Village, and Vineyard. Here's a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Cathrine Todd is a New York City-based writer who focuses on wine. Growing in the “outback” of Germany, near the Swiss and ...

TODAY’S word, people, is spätburgunder. Let’s say it slowly: SHPAYT-bur-GUHN-der. That’s German for pinot noir, and the time has come to say it out loud. Trouble is, in the United States at ...