German Wines

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Germany is the producer of some of the world's top white wines, all made from the Riesling grape. The main wine-producing areas are Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Rheinhessen, Nahe, Pfalz and Rheingau. The best wines are usually in the QmP (Qualitatswein mit Pradikat) category in which no chaptalisation, or addition of sugar takes place. Cheaper wines are labelled QbA or Tafelwein. Labels have the name of the producer, village and vineyard name and the degree of sweetness of the wine - in ascending order of sweetness (QmP wines only) - Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese (there is also Eiswein made from frozen grapes). All German wines retain the varietal character of Riesling (except for those not made from Riesling!) but there are also differences due to regional and local (vineyard) conditions. There are very good single estate wineries such as Burklin-Wolf, Fritz Haag and Schloss Johannisberg. There is also a small amount of red wine made in Germany, usually from the Dornfelder grape.

Type	Description	Year	Bottle Price
Dessert	Dr Loosen Riesling Beerenauslese Quarter Bottles 187ml	2006	£11.49
White	Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Spatlese, Nahe	1998	£26.99
White	Dr Loosen Riesling "Estate" Qba, Mosel 7.5%	2008	£8.49
White	Dr Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer 8%	2003	£27.99
White	Furst Silvaner Pur Mineral, Franken, Weingut Rudolph Furst	2007	£12.99
White	Geschwister Simon Ayler Kupp Riesling Auslese, Ayl an der Saar	2005	£13.49
White	Geschwister Simon Ayler Kupp Riesling Spätlese, Ayl an der Saar	2005	£10.99
White	Karl Jostock-Thul & John Piesporter Treppchen Riesling Auslese	2001	£12.49
White	Karl Jostock-Thul & John Piesporter Treppchen Riesling Kabinett	2006	£9.99
White	Karl Jostock-Thul & John Piesporter Treppchen Riesling Spatlese	2002	£10.49
White	Leitz Rudesheimer Berg Roseneck Spatlese, Josef Leitz, Rheingau 8%	2003	£21.99
White	Leitz Rudesheimer Berg Rottland Auslese, Josef Leitz, Rheingau 8% 50cl	2005	£28.99
White	Leitz Rudesheimer Kichenpfad Kabinett, Josef Leitz, Rheingau 11%	2007	£11.49
White	Leitz Rudesheimer Magdalenenkreuz Riesling Spätlese, Josef Leitz, Rheingau	2009	£13.99
White	Reichsgraf Von Kesselstatt Piesporter Goldtropfchen Riesling Kabinet, Mosel	2006	£12.99
White	Reichsgraf Von Kesselstatt RK Riesling	2006	£9.99
White	Schloss Johannisberger Riesling Kabinett (Red Seal), Rheingau QMP, Furst von Metternich	2005	£21.49
White	Sybil Kuntz Estate Riesling (dry), Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Sybille Kuntz Estate	2007	£11.99
White	Villa Gutenberg Johannisberger Erntebringer Riesling Kabinett	2007	£9.99
White	Villa Wolf Dry Riesling, Wachenheim, Pfalz 12.5%, J L Wolf	2005	£7.99