date:Aug 26, 2014
e law since 1971.
The new regulations also necessitate a higher must weight (from which the potential alcohol level of the finished wine is determined, which is then used as the basis for quality-classification) from single vineyard appellations. This also applies to particular sites which produce Riesling, perhaps the most famous grape variety, and Sptburgunder.
The legislation applies to wines grown in Mosel-Saar, Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Nahe, Ahr and Mitterlrhein.