All wine regions

The Mosel with its tributaries Saar and Ruwer – home of the world's most famous steep-slope Rieslings on blue Devonian slate.

968 wineries · 7 sub-regions

The Palatinate is Germany's second-largest wine region — defined by Riesling and Pinot varieties, a mild climate, and centuries of wine culture.

706 wineries · 5 sub-regions

Rheinhessen is Germany's largest wine region — known for Silvaner, Riesling and a bold new generation of winemakers.

486 wineries · 6 sub-regions

Franconia is the home of Silvaner and the Bocksbeutel flask: 6,100 hectares along the Main from Aschaffenburg to Schweinfurt, on shell limestone, Keuper and red sandstone. Dry, earthy-spicy wines with clear provenance – and in the Würzburger Stein one of Germany's oldest documented vineyards.

371 wineries · 4 sub-regions

Baden is Germany's warmest and third-largest wine region — Pinot stronghold from Tauberfranken to Lake Constance.

345 wineries · 9 sub-regions

The Rheingau is one of Germany's most storied wine regions — the cradle of great Riesling, historic monasteries and grand estates.

231 wineries · 4 sub-regions

The Nahe is Germany's most geologically diverse wine region: across 4,200 hectares, slate, porphyry, melaphyre, quartzite and loess alternate within a few hundred metres. The result: Rieslings combining Mosel finesse with Rheingau substance.

225 wineries · 4 sub-regions

Württemberg is Germany's red wine heartland — Trollinger, Lemberger and Schwarzriesling define the Swabian palate.

193 wineries · 8 sub-regions

Saxony is Germany's smallest and easternmost wine region: 500 hectares of terraces in the Elbe valley between Pirna, Dresden, Radebeul and Meissen, farmed for over 850 years. Granite, syenite and loess yield elegant dry whites – and in Goldriesling a grape found only here.

65 wineries · 4 sub-regions

The Mittelrhein is Germany's most dramatic wine region: 470 hectares of steep and terraced slate sites between Bingen and Bonn, in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley with the Loreley and over 40 castles. Riesling accounts for two thirds – taut, mineral, finely ripe.

59 wineries · 3 sub-regions

The Ahr is Germany's red-wine paradise in the north: on 560 hectares of steep slate and greywacke sites in a narrow, heat-storing valley, Pinot Noir and Frühburgunder ripen to some of the country's best. After the 2021 flood the region has rebuilt itself with great solidarity.

48 wineries · 3 sub-regions

At the 51st parallel, Saale-Unstrut is one of Europe's northernmost quality wine regions: 800 hectares on shell limestone and red sandstone around Freyburg, Naumburg and Bad Kösen, with over 1,000 years of tradition, dry-stone terraces and vineyard cottages. The wines are dry, lean and finely spicy.

48 wineries · 3 sub-regions

Germany's smallest wine region — Mediterranean in character, with Riesling and Pinot Noir on warm south-facing slopes.

32 wineries · 5 sub-regions

Bordeaux on the Gironde is the world's largest contiguous fine-wine region — home of the most famous red blends, the 1855 classification and the nobly sweet Sauternes. Around 110,000 hectares, more than 5,000 châteaux.

815 wineries · 23 sub-regions

Burgundy is the spiritual home of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay — origin of the most renowned vineyards in the world.

224 wineries · 9 sub-regions

Alsace on the Franco-German border — Riesling, Gewürztraminer and Pinot Gris in mediaeval winegrowing villages.

147 wineries · 4 sub-regions

Piedmont at the foot of the Alps is the home of Nebbiolo — Barolo and Barbaresco rank among the world's greatest reds. Add Barbera, Dolcetto, Arneis and Moscato from the misty hills of the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato, UNESCO World Heritage since 2014.

323 wineries · 15 sub-regions

Romania's red-wine region on the Getic Piedmont: Dealu Mare with Fetească Neagră and Cabernet, Drăgășani with Crâmpoșie and Negru de Drăgășani, Sâmburești, Ștefănești and Segarcea.

37 wineries · 8 sub-regions

Between the Danube and the Black Sea: Romania's sunniest region with the dessert-wine classic Murfatlar, the hills of Niculițel and the estates around Babadag and Istria.

13 wineries · 3 sub-regions

Romania's largest wine region between the Carpathians and the Prut: twelve podgorii, the legendary sweet-wine terroir of Cotnari and the red-wine hills of Panciu, Odobești and Cotești.

12 wineries · 12 sub-regions

The plateau inside the Carpathian arc: Romania's coolest wine region, white-wine country with Fetească Regală, Sauvignon Blanc and sparkling wine from Jidvei.

10 wineries · 5 sub-regions

The north-west on the Hungarian border: Miniș with its red-wine tradition since the 18th century, Diosig and Valea lui Mihai on sand, Silvania with sparkling wine.

9 wineries · 4 sub-regions

The south-west on the Serbian and Hungarian borders: a small region with a big export brand – Recaș – and the Swabian-influenced wine villages Teremia Mare and Silagiu.

5 wineries · 4 sub-regions

The terraces on the Romanian bank of the Danube from Giurgiu to Ostrov: warm, dry, traditionally table grapes and everyday wines – with a handful of new estates.

5 wineries · 2 sub-regions

The wind-blown-sand region of southern Oltenia between Calafat, Dăbuleni and Corabia: own-rooted vines on dunes, warm soft wines from Merlot, Fetească and Roșioară.

1 wineries · 3 sub-regions

Western Australia — from Margaret River to Great Southern — is one of the Southern Hemisphere's most exciting wine frontiers.

114 wineries · 9 sub-regions

The heart of Australian wine: Barossa and McLaren Vale for Shiraz and Grenache, Clare Valley for Riesling, Coonawarra for Cabernet from terra rossa, Adelaide Hills for cool-climate Chardonnay.

Portrait online · wineries to follow · 10 sub-regions

The cradle of Australian wine: vines have grown in the Hunter Valley, two hours north of Sydney, since 1823 – its dry, decades-ageing Sémillon is unique in the world.

Portrait online · wineries to follow · 7 sub-regions

Australia's coolest mainland wine state: the Yarra Valley an hour east of Melbourne, planted since the 1830s, is the benchmark for silky Pinot Noir and refined Chardonnay.

Portrait online · wineries to follow · 9 sub-regions

The cool island to the south: Tasmania's traditional-method sparkling wines from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier are compared with Champagne – alongside Pinot Noir and Riesling of great freshness.

Portrait online · wineries to follow · 6 sub-regions

Viticulture in the subtropics: Queensland's Granite Belt around Stanthorpe sits high enough for cool nights that allow ripe, spicy Shiraz and fresh Verdelho – Australia's northernmost quality region.

Portrait online · wineries to follow · 2 sub-regions