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Most German wines exported to the United States are made from Riesling, which can produce wines ranging from completely dry to tooth-achingly sweet. Other grape varieties consumers might encounter include Gewürztraminer, Scheurebe, Sylvaner, and the three Pinots: Pinot Blanc (Weissburgunder), Pinot Gris (Grauburgunder) and Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder). Our guide to German wine labels will help you understand these sometimes confusing entities.Wine Enthusiast’s German wine reviews can steer you to the styles you prefer, from any of the 13 German wine regions, including Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Rheingau and Pfalz, among others. Search our German wine guide — a comprehensive database of more than 4,000 German wine ratings — for more details on individual wines.
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Zilliken 2019 Rausch Auslese Riesling (Mosel)
GermanyThis zippy, laser-edged auslese offsets luminous tangerine, white peach and honeydew flavors ...Editors’ ChoiceSee Full Review$104 -
Dr. Loosen 2014 Erdener Prälat Réserve Alte Reben Dry GG Riesling (Mosel)
GermanyThis remarkable wine displays breathtaking power and elegance. Sourced from the sun-drenched ...Editors’ ChoiceSee Full Review$162 -
Maximin Grünhäuser 2019 Abtsberg GG Riesling (Mosel)
GermanyStruck flint and river rocks introduce this brilliantly steely dry Riesling. Compared ...Cellar SelectionSee Full Review$70 -
Schäfer-Fröhlich 2018 Bockenauer Stromberg GG Dry Gold Cap Riesling (Nahe)
GermanySourced from volcanic soils, this is a smoldering, intensely mineral wine highlighted ...Cellar SelectionSee Full Review$125 -
Ökonomierat Rebholz 2018 Kastanienbusch GG Riesling (Pfalz)
GermanyA rare expression of red-slate soils from the Pfalz, this dry, richly ...Cellar SelectionSee Full Review$125 -
Maximin Grünhäuser 2019 Herrenberg GG Riesling (Mosel)
GermanyThe Herrenberg vineyard historically played second fiddle to the estate's more famed ...Editors’ ChoiceSee Full Review$62 -
Hans Wirsching 2016 Iphöfer Julius-Echter-Berg GG Trocken Gold Cap Riesling (Franken)
GermanyHeady notes of grapefruit and yellow apples perfume this full-bodied, richly concentrated ...Editors’ ChoiceSee Full Review$72 -
Zilliken 2019 Rausch GG Riesling (Mosel)
GermanyThis dry bottling from its famed Saarburger Rausch vineyard, this is a ...Editors’ ChoiceSee Full Review$80 -
Friedrich Becker 2015 Sankt Paul Pinot Noir (Pfalz)
GermanyMore floral and transparent in fruit than the producer's more robust, earthier ...Editors’ ChoiceSee Full Review$147 -
Schäfer-Fröhlich 2018 Monzinger Frülingsplätzchen GG Dry Gold Cap Riesling (Nahe)
GermanyIntensely smoky, spicy notes of crushed slate and sunbaked earth introduce this ...Cellar SelectionSee Full Review$112 -
Zilliken 2019 Rausch Spätlese Riesling (Mosel)
GermanyStreaks of white grapefruit and struck slate collide on the nose of ...Editors’ ChoiceSee Full Review$64 -
Dr. Loosen 2018 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Alte Reben GG Trocken Riesling (Mosel)
GermanyPiquant whiffs of smoke and spice accent gleaming yellow peach and nectarine ...Editors’ ChoiceSee Full Review$54 -
Dr. Loosen 2018 Erdener Treppchen Trocken Alte Reben GG Riesling (Mosel)
GermanyRed-slate cliffs of the Erdener Treppchen are known for intensely smoky, iron-edged ...Cellar SelectionSee Full Review$54 -
Maximin Grünhäuser 2019 Abtsberg Spätlese Riesling (Mosel)
GermanyCrystalline strikes of crushed slate and mineral accent this piercing, sun-struck spätlese. ...Editors’ ChoiceSee Full Review$46 -
Robert Weil 2019 Kiedrich Gräfenberg Spätlese Grosse Lage Riesling (Rheingau)
GermanyPowerfully ripe yet luminous and pristine, this stunning spätlese balances the richness ...Editors’ ChoiceSee Full Review$90 -
Friedrich Becker 2015 Kammerberg Pinot Noir (Pfalz)
GermanyIt only takes a whiff to appreciate the intense ripeness and power ...Cellar SelectionSee Full Review$167 -
Ökonomierat Rebholz 2018 Ganz Horn GG Riesling (Pfalz)
GermanyThere's a crystalline purity that sets apart wines from the Ganz Horn ...Cellar SelectionSee Full Review$115 -
Raumland 2014 Cuvée Katharina Brut Nature Sparkling (Germany)
GermanyDisgorged in April 2020, this piercing traditional-method sekt spent roughly five years ...Editors’ ChoiceSee Full Review$59 -
Fritz Haag 2019 Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Trocken GG Riesling (Mosel)
GermanyNotes of nectarine and apricot are cutting and spry in this full-bodied ...See Full Review$58 -
Hans Wirsching 2017 Iphöfer Julius-Echter-Berg GG Trocken Gold Cap Silvaner (Franken)
GermanyAromas of white peach, honeydew and pear are abundant and ripe on ...Editors’ ChoiceSee Full Review$92
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