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	Riesling Beerenauslese Quarter Bottles 187ml, Dr Loosen	2006	£9.99
Red	Pfalz Red Wine, Estate Bottled, Dr. Burklin-Wolf Estate	1999	£12.99
White	Ayler Kupp Riesling Auslese, Ayl an der Saar, Geschwister Simon	2005	£10.75
White	Ayler Kupp Riesling Spätlese, Ayl an der Saar, Geschwister Simon	2005	£9.25
White	Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Spatlese, Weingut Paulinshof	2000	£10.75
White	Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese, Fritz Haag	1999	£12.99
White	Dry Riesling, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Sybille Kuntz Estate	2004	£10.25
White	Dry Riesling, Wachenheim, Pfalz 12.5%, J L Wolf, Villa Wolf	2005	£7.49
White	Johannisberger Erntebringer Riesling Kabinett, Villa Gutenberg	2004	£8.25
White	Niersteiner Bergkirche Riesling Kabinett, Louis Guntrum, Rheinhessen	2005	£8.75
White	Niersteiner Heiligenbaum Riesling Spätlese Halbtrocken, Louis Guntrum	1996	£7.99
White	Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Spatlese, Nahe, Donhoff	1998	£24.49
White	Piesporter Treppchen Riesling Auslese, Karl Jostock-Thul & John	2001	£10.25
White	Piesporter Treppchen Riesling Kabinett, Karl Jostock-Thul & John	2001	£8.25
White	Piesporter Treppchen Riesling Spatlese, Karl Jostock-Thul & John	2002	£8.75
White	Riesling Halbtrocken, S.A. Prüm	2002	£10.49
White	Riesling QbA, Nahe, Donhoff	1999	£10.99
White	Riesling Spatlese Trocken, Gaisbohl, Ruppertsberg, QMP, Pfalz Dr. Burklin-Wolf	1998	£21.99
White	Riesling Spatlese, G.H. von Mumm	2000	£13.25
White	Rudesheimer Berg Roseneck Spatlese, Josef Leitz, Rheingau 8%	2003	£21.49
White	Rudesheimer Berg Schlossberg Spatlese, Josef Leitz, Rheingau 9%,	2003	£17.99
White	Schloss Johannisberger Riesling Kabinett Rotlach (Red Seal), Rheingau QMP, Furst von Metternich	2005	£15.25
White	Schlossböckelheimer in den Felsen Riesling QbA, Paul Anheuser	2002	£7.49
White	Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese, Dr Loosen, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer 8%	2003	£20.99
White	Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese, Dr Loosen, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer 8%	1993	£15.99