Germany Wine Tour: Mosel, Rheingau, VDP & Beyond in 3D
Steep slate, marginal ripeness, and a classification system that’s become one of the most rigorous in the world.
The Germany Tour is a guided 3D flythrough in 92 frames: an extended introduction, then all 13 Anbaugebiete in turn, from the Ahr and the Mosel with the Saar and Ruwer, through the Mittelrhein, Rheingau, Nahe, Rheinhessen and Pfalz, to the Hessische Bergstraße, Baden, Württemberg, Franken, Saale-Unstrut and Sachsen. Along the way 90 producers, 144 named vineyards, 101 wine villages and the regions and Bereiche are marked as clickable pins, each opening a profile in the panel. The Tour is part of SommGeo membership, which starts with a free 15-day trial.
- Frames: 92, with named stops at the Ahr, the Saar, the Ruwer, Piesport, Brauneberg, Bernkastel, Wehlen, Ürzig, Winningen, Boppard, Bacharach, Rüdesheim, the Lower Nahe, Oberhausen, Monzingen, the Rheinterrasse, Westhofen, Kallstadt, Forst and Deidesheim, the Kaiserstuhl, Würzburg, Iphofen and Escherndorf
- Pins on the tour: 90 producers, 144 vineyards, 101 villages, the 13 Anbaugebiete and 29 Bereiche and places, every one clickable
- Tools: Frame navigator with a frame list, clickable pins that load the info panel, compass and camera tilt, measurement tools for distance, height, slope and area, full screen
- Inside the pins: Vineyard pins give the site, its slope, soil and the estates that farm it; producer pins give the estate, its holdings and its style; village pins tie the two together
- Vineyards by region: 39 in the Mosel, 24 in the Rheingau, 20 in the Pfalz, 19 in Rheinhessen, 15 in the Nahe, 8 each in the Mittelrhein and Franken, 6 in the Ahr and a handful beyond
- Producers by region: 20 in the Mosel, 13 in the Rheingau, 12 in the Pfalz, 7 each in the Nahe and Rheinhessen, 6 in the Ahr, 5 each in Baden and Franken, and the rest across the smaller regions
Germany is the key country for Riesling, a variety that registers every detail of where it was grown. The difference between a Scharzhofberger from the Saar and a Berg Schlossberg from the Rheingau is stark, driven by slate versus quartzite, river aspect versus hillside exposure, and the marginal ripening conditions that define Germany’s best sites. The VDP (Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter) has built a vineyard classification system (Grosse Lage, Erste Lage, Ortswein, Gutswein) that maps this diversity with a precision that rivals anything in France. This Tour covers the key regions, the top Einzellagen, the sweetness question, the Sekt revolution, and the producers who define German wine at the highest level.
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This Tour covers Germany’s 13 Anbaugebiete with detailed stops at the most important Einzellagen, producer profiles, and classification breakdowns. Every map frame is fully interactive. Don’t just watch the flythrough. Click, drag, zoom, and rotate the 3D terrain to explore from any angle, then click every pin for the full content.
- VDP four-tier classification: Grosse Lage, Erste Lage, Ortswein, and Gutswein explained
- Top Einzellagen: Scharzhofberger, Bernkasteler Doctor, Graacher Domprobst, Berg Schlossberg
- Prädikat sweetness levels and the dry (trocken) vs. off-dry question
- German Sekt: from cheap Deutscher Sekt to serious traditional-method sparkling
- Mosel, Rheingau, Nahe, Pfalz, and the Ahr in 3D flythrough
- Producer profiles with vineyard holdings and winemaking philosophy
The VDP, Sweetness & Sekt
The VDP is a private association of roughly 200 top estates, but its classification system has effectively become Germany’s most trusted quality framework, filling a gap the official Prädikat system never addressed. The four-tier pyramid mirrors Burgundy’s logic: Gutswein (regional), Ortswein (village), Erste Lage (Premier Cru equivalent), and Grosse Lage (Grand Cru equivalent). VDP Grosse Lage dry wines are labeled GG (Grosses Gewächs) and must meet strict yield and quality standards. It’s not legally binding on all producers, but the best estates treat it as law.
The sweetness question confuses more people than any other aspect of German wine. The Prädikat system (Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, Eiswein) is based on grape ripeness at harvest. The label tells you ripeness level; you need to check for “trocken” or “halbtrocken” (or the VDP’s GG designation) to know the actual style. Checking the alcohol is still the fastest shortcut: a Spätlese at 8% ABV almost certainly carries significant residual sugar, while one at 12.5% was fermented to near-dryness.The trend toward dry Riesling has been dominant for decades, but the greatest German wines still include gloriously off-dry and sweet examples.
German Sekt deserves a brief note because it spans an enormous quality range. The bulk category (Deutscher Sekt) is cheap, tank-method sparkling, often from imported base wine, and largely unremarkable. But a growing number of VDP estates and specialist producers are making traditional-method Sekt from Riesling and Pinot Noir that rivals serious Champagne in complexity. The new Sekt b.A. classification (Sekt bestimmter Anbaugebiete) requires regional origin, and the best examples from the Rheingau and Pfalz are among the most undervalued sparkling wines in the world.
A Closer Look
The Mosel & Its Great Einzellagen
The Mosel’s steep blue and grey slate vineyards produce Riesling of unmatched delicacy: low alcohol, piercing acidity, and a minerality that changes with every bend in the river. Scharzhofberger in the Saar tributary is arguably Germany’s greatest vineyard: the wines from Egon Müller’s holdings here are among the most expensive white wines on earth, with an ethereal precision that no other site replicates. In the Middle Mosel, Bernkasteler Doctor (a tiny 3.26-hectare site above Bernkastel-Kues) and Graacher Domprobst produce Rieslings of extraordinary concentration from vertiginous south-facing slopes.
The Rheingau & Berg Schlossberg
The Rheingau’s south-facing slopes along the Rhine produce a fuller, more structured style of Riesling than the Mosel; slate gives way to quartzite and phyllite soils, and the wines tend toward more body and richness. Berg Schlossberg in Rüdesheim is one of the Rheingau’s most celebrated steep sites: fully south-facing, slate-based, producing Rieslings of power and mineral depth. The region was historically Germany’s most prestigious, and serious estates like Leitz, Breuer, and Künstler continue to produce GG wines that justify that reputation.
Producers Worth Knowing
Egon Müller, Scharzhofberg, Saar/Mosel
The estate’s Scharzhofberger Rieslings (particularly the Auslese, Beerenauslese, and Trockenbeerenauslese bottlings) regularly set auction records as the most expensive white wines in the world. The style is uncompromisingly delicate: low alcohol, crystalline purity, and an ability to age for decades that few wines of any kind can match.
Dönnhoff, Nahe
Helmut Dönnhoff (now succeeded by his son Cornelius) put the Nahe on the world map. The estate works some of the region’s finest Einzellagen (Hermannshöhle, Dellchen, and Felsenberg) producing both dry GG wines and off-dry Rieslings of exceptional clarity and mineral precision. The Nahe’s diverse soils (volcanic porphyry, slate, sandstone) show through clearly in site-specific bottlings.
Bassermann-Jordan, Pfalz
One of the Pfalz’s oldest estates, with holdings in some of the region’s top Einzellagen including Hohenmorgen, Kirchenstück, and Pechstein in Forst and Deidesheim. The Pfalz is warmer than the Mosel or Nahe, and Bassermann-Jordan’s dry GG Rieslings show the resulting generosity (richer, broader, with stone fruit and spice) while retaining the acidity and structure that mark serious German wine.
Peter Lauer, Saar/Mosel
Florian Lauer runs this Saar estate with a philosophy that embraces the full spectrum of German Riesling (dry, off-dry, and nobly sweet) rather than chasing the trocken-only trend. The single-vineyard bottlings from Kupp, Schonfels, and Kern (designated by barrel number) are wines of extraordinary tension and site character, often at prices that dramatically undervalue what’s in the bottle. Lauer is one of the most compelling arguments for the Saar as a distinct and world-class zone.
Notable Vintages: Germany
Among the great recent vintages, 2019 produced excellent results across all regions: ripe, balanced, and age-worthy in both dry and off-dry styles. 2021 brought a return to classic cool-vintage character: vibrant acidity, lower alcohol, and wines of elegance and tension. 2001 remains a reference for the Mosel and Saar, with Kabinett and Spätlese of extraordinary delicacy. 2015 was warm and generous, producing rich, accessible dry Rieslings across the Pfalz and Rheingau. 2005 was well received.
On the difficult side, 2006 was uneven, with botrytis pressure causing problems in the Mosel. 2013 saw a late, cool season that required ruthless selection; some excellent sweet wines emerged, but dry wines were inconsistent.
Pins on this tour (377)
Every producer, vineyard, village, region and Bereich marked with a pin on the Germany Tour, as loaded in the tour itself, with the wine region shown beside each. Click any pin in the Tour for its profile.
| Name | On the tour as |
|---|---|
| Producers (90) | |
| A. J. Adam | Producer, Mosel |
| Ansgar Clüsserath | Producer, Mosel |
| August Kesseler | Producer, Rheingau |
| Bertram | Producer, Ahr |
| Castell “Castell” | Producer, Franken |
| Clemens Busch | Producer, Mosel |
| Deutzerhof | Producer, Ahr |
| Dr. Loosen | Producer, Mosel |
| Egon Müller | Producer, Mosel |
| Emrich-Schönleber | Producer, Nahe |
| Enderle & Moll | Producer, Baden |
| Eva Fricke | Producer, Rheingau |
| Forstmeister Geltz Zilliken | Producer, Mosel |
| Fritz Haag | Producer, Mosel |
| Georg Breuer | Producer, Rheingau |
| Gunderloch | Producer, Rheinhessen |
| Hans Wirsching | Producer, Franken |
| Hessische Staatsweingüter | Producer, Hessische Bergstraße |
| Heymann-Löwenstein | Producer, Mosel |
| J.J. Adeneuer | Producer, Ahr |
| Jakob Schneider | Producer, Nahe |
| Jean Stodden | Producer, Ahr |
| Joh. Jos. Prüm | Producer, Mosel |
| Josef Spreitzer | Producer, Rheingau |
| Juliusspital | Producer, Franken |
| Klaus Zimmerling | Producer, Sachsen |
| Kloster Eberbach | Producer, Rheingau |
| Koehler-Ruprecht | Producer, Pfalz |
| Künstler | Producer, Rheingau |
| Landesweingut Kloster Pforta | Producer, Saale-Unstrut |
| Leitz | Producer, Rheingau |
| Markus Molitor | Producer, Mosel |
| Maximin Grünhaus | Producer, Mosel |
| Meyer-Näkel | Producer, Ahr |
| Ökonomierat Rebholz | Producer, Pfalz |
| Peter Jakob Kühn | Producer, Rheingau |
| Peter Lauer | Producer, Mosel |
| Primum Familiae Vini | Producer, Mosel |
| Prinz von Hessen | Producer, Rheingau |
| Proschwitz | Producer, Sachsen |
| Ratzenberger | Producer, Mittelrhein |
| Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt | Producer, Mosel |
| Reinhold Haart | Producer, Mosel |
| Robert Weil | Producer, Rheingau |
| Salwey | Producer, Baden |
| Schäfer-Fröhlich | Producer, Nahe |
| Schloss Johannisberg | Producer, Rheingau |
| Schloss Proschwitz | Producer, Sachsen |
| Schloss Schönborn | Producer, Rheingau |
| Schloss Vollrads | Producer, Rheingau |
| Schloss Wackerbarth | Producer, Sachsen |
| Schlossgut Diel | Producer, Nahe |
| Simon-Bürkle | Producer, Hessische Bergstraße |
| St. Antony | Producer, Rheinhessen |
| Thüringer Weingut Bad Sulza | Producer, Saale-Unstrut |
| Toni Jost | Producer, Mittelrhein |
| Van Volxem | Producer, Mosel |
| Von Winning | Producer, Pfalz |
| Weingut A. Christmann | Producer, Pfalz |
| Weingut Andreas Laible | Producer, Baden |
| Weingut Bassermann-Jordan | Producer, Pfalz |
| Weingut Bernard Pawis | Producer, Saale-Unstrut |
| Weingut Bernhard Huber | Producer, Baden |
| Weingut Beurer | Producer, Württemberg |
| Weingut Dautel | Producer, Württemberg |
| Weingut Dönnhoff | Producer, Nahe |
| Weingut Dr. Bürklin-Wolf | Producer, Pfalz |
| Weingut Dr. Crusius | Producer, Nahe |
| Weingut Dr. Heger | Producer, Baden |
| Weingut Dr. Wehrheim | Producer, Pfalz |
| Weingut Dreissigacker | Producer, Rheinhessen |
| Weingut Friedrich Becker | Producer, Pfalz |
| Weingut Georg Mosbacher | Producer, Pfalz |
| Weingut Gerhard Aldinger | Producer, Württemberg |
| Weingut H.J. Kreuzberg | Producer, Ahr |
| Weingut Harald Hexamer | Producer, Nahe |
| Weingut Horst Sauer | Producer, Franken |
| Weingut Karthäuserhof | Producer, Mosel |
| Weingut Keller | Producer, Rheinhessen |
| Weingut Knebel | Producer, Mosel |
| Weingut Knipser | Producer, Pfalz |
| Weingut Kühling-Gillot | Producer, Rheinhessen |
| Weingut Pfeffingen | Producer, Pfalz |
| Weingut Philipp Kühn | Producer, Pfalz |
| Weingut Rainer Schnaitmann | Producer, Württemberg |
| Weingut Rudolf Fürst | Producer, Franken |
| Weingut Vollenweider | Producer, Mosel |
| Weingut Wagner-Stempel | Producer, Rheinhessen |
| Weingut Wittmann | Producer, Rheinhessen |
| Willi Schaefer | Producer, Mosel |
| Vineyards (144) | |
| 141 Meters | Vineyard, Rheinhessen |
| 246 Meters | Vineyard, Rheinhessen |
| Achkarrer-Schlossberg | Vineyard, Baden |
| Also Frühlingsplätzchen | Vineyard, Nahe |
| Assmannshausen Höllenberg | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Bacharacher Hahn | Vineyard, Mittelrhein |
| Bacharacher Wolfshöhle | Vineyard, Mittelrhein |
| Bad Neuenahr Sonnenberg | Vineyard, Ahr |
| Berg Kaisersteinfels | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Berg Roseneck | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Berg Rottland | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Berg Schlossberg | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Bernkasteler Badstube | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Bernkasteler Doctor | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Bernkasteler Graben | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Bernkasteler Johannisbrünnchen | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Bernkasteler Lay | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Bernstein Engehöll | Vineyard, Mittelrhein |
| Bernstein Lauerbaum | Vineyard, Mittelrhein |
| Birkweiler Kastanienbusch | Vineyard, Pfalz |
| Birkweiler Kastanienbusch Köppel | Vineyard, Pfalz |
| Birkweiler Mandelberg | Vineyard, Pfalz |
| Bockenauer Felseneck | Vineyard, Nahe |
| Bopparder Engelstein | Vineyard, Mittelrhein |
| Bopparder Feuerlay | Vineyard, Mittelrhein |
| Bopparder Hamm | Vineyard, Mittelrhein |
| Bopparder Mandelstein | Vineyard, Mittelrhein |
| Brauneberger Juffer | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Bürgstadter Centgrafenberg | Vineyard, Franken |
| Bürgstadter Hundsrück | Vineyard, Franken |
| Dalsheimer Bürgel | Vineyard, Rheinhessen |
| Dalsheimer Hubacker | Vineyard, Rheinhessen |
| Deidesheimer Hohenmorgen | Vineyard, Pfalz |
| Deidesheimer Langenmorgen | Vineyard, Pfalz |
| Deidesheimer Paradiesgarten- EL | Vineyard, Pfalz |
| Dernauer Hardtberg | Vineyard, Ahr |
| Dernauer Pfarrwingert | Vineyard, Ahr |
| Dorsheimer Goldloch | Vineyard, Nahe |
| Dorsheimer Pittermännchen | Vineyard, Nahe |
| Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Erbacher Marcobrunn | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Erdener Prälat | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Erdener Treppchen | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Escherndorf Am Lumpen | Vineyard, Franken |
| Forster Freundstück | Vineyard, Pfalz |
| Forster Jesuitengarten | Vineyard, Pfalz |
| Forster Kirchenstück | Vineyard, Pfalz |
| Forster Pechstein | Vineyard, Pfalz |
| Forster Ungeheuer | Vineyard, Pfalz |
| Freyburger Edelacker | Vineyard, Saale-Unstrut |
| Gimmeldinger Meerspinne Im Mandelgarten | Vineyard, Pfalz |
| Graacher Domprobst | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Graacher Himmelreich | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Graacher Josephshöfer | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Gradient | Vineyard, Rheinhessen |
| Hallgarten Jungfer | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Hallgarten Schönhell | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Hattenheimer Nussbrunnen | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Hattenheimer Steinberger | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Hatzenport Kirchberg | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Hatzenporter Stolzenberg | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Heppenheimer Centgericht | Vineyard, Hessische Bergstraße |
| Hochheimer Domdechaney | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Hochheimer Hölle | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Hochheimer Kirchenstück | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Homburger Kallmuth | Vineyard, Franken |
| Ihringer Winklerberg | Vineyard, Baden |
| Iphöfer Julius-Echter-Berg | Vineyard, Franken |
| Iphöfer Kammer | Vineyard, Franken |
| Johannisberger Hölle/Mittelhölle | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Johannisberger Klaus | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Kallstadter Saumagen | Vineyard, Pfalz |
| Kanzemer Altenberg | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Kanzemer Hörecker | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Karsdorfer Hohe Gräte | Vineyard, Saale-Unstrut |
| Kiedricher Gräfenberg | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Kiedricher Turmberg | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Klingenberger Schlossberg | Vineyard, Franken |
| Königsbacher Idig | Vineyard, Pfalz |
| Lösnicher Försterlay | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Mandelgarten | Vineyard, Pfalz |
| Mayschosser Mönchberg | Vineyard, Ahr |
| Mertesdorfer Abtsberg | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Mertesdorfer Bruderberg | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Mertesdorfer Herrenberg | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Monzinger Auf der Ley | Vineyard, Nahe |
| Monzinger Frühlingsplätzchen | Vineyard, Nahe |
| Monzinger Halenberg | Vineyard, Nahe |
| Nackenheimer Rothenberg | Vineyard, Rheinhessen |
| Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle | Vineyard, Nahe |
| Niersteiner Brudersberg | Vineyard, Rheinhessen |
| Niersteiner Hipping | Vineyard, Rheinhessen |
| Niersteiner Orbel | Vineyard, Rheinhessen |
| Niersteiner Pettenthal | Vineyard, Rheinhessen |
| Norheimer Dellchen | Vineyard, Nahe |
| Norheimer Kirschheck | Vineyard, Nahe |
| Oberhäuser Brücke | Vineyard, Nahe |
| Oestricher Lenchen | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Oppenheimer Herrenberg | Vineyard, Rheinhessen |
| Oppenheimer Sackträger | Vineyard, Rheinhessen |
| Piesporter Domherr | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Piesporter Goldtröpfchen | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Piesporter Grafenberg | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Piesporter Schubertslay | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Rauenthaler Nonnenberg | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Rauenthaler Rothenberg | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Recher Herrenberg | Vineyard, Ahr |
| Roxheimer Höllenpfad (Hell’s Path) | Vineyard, Nahe |
| Ruppertsberger Gaisböhl | Vineyard, Pfalz |
| Saarburger Rausch | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Scharzhofberger Pergentsknopp | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Schloss Johannisberger | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Schlossböckelheimer Felsenberg | Vineyard, Nahe |
| Schlossböckelheimer Kupfergrube | Vineyard, Nahe |
| Schweigener Kammerberg | Vineyard, Pfalz |
| Siebeldinger Im Sonnenschein | Vineyard, Pfalz |
| Siefersheimer Heerkretz | Vineyard, Rheinhessen |
| Siefersheimer Höllberg | Vineyard, Rheinhessen |
| Sonnenberg Kostert | Vineyard, Pfalz |
| Traiser Bastei | Vineyard, Nahe |
| Trittenheimer Apotheke | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Ungeheuer-Ziegler- EL | Vineyard, Pfalz |
| Ürziger Würzgarten | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Walporzheim Kräuterberg | Vineyard, Ahr |
| Wehlen Sonnenuhr | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Westhofen Aulerde | Vineyard, Rheinhessen |
| Westhofen Brunnenhäuschen | Vineyard, Rheinhessen |
| Westhofen Kirchspiel | Vineyard, Rheinhessen |
| Westhofen Morstein | Vineyard, Rheinhessen |
| Why Here? | Vineyard, Rheinhessen |
| Wiltinger Braune Kupp | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Wiltinger Scharzhofberger | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Winkeler Hasensprung | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Winkeler Jesuitengarten | Vineyard, Rheingau |
| Winninger Röttgen | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Winninger Uhlen | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Winninger Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay PDO | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Winninger Uhlen Laubach PDO | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Winninger Uhlen Roth Lay PDO | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Wintricher Ohligsberg | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Würzburger Stein | Vineyard, Franken |
| Zeltinger Sonnenuhr | Vineyard, Mosel |
| Villages (101) | |
| Ahrweiler | Village, Ahr |
| Alzey | Village, Rheinhessen |
| Assmannshausen | Village, Rheingau |
| Auerbach | Village, Hessische Bergstraße |
| Bacharach | Village, Mittelrhein |
| Bad Dürkheim | Village, Pfalz |
| Bad Kösen | Village, Saale-Unstrut |
| Bad Kreuznach | Village, Nahe |
| Bad Münster | Village, Nahe |
| Bad Neuenahr | Village, Ahr |
| Bensheim | Village, Hessische Bergstraße |
| Bernkastel-Kues | Village, Mosel |
| Bingen | Village, Nahe |
| Bockenau | Village, Nahe |
| Bodenheim | Village, Rheinhessen |
| Boppard | Village, Mittelrhein |
| Brauneberg | Village, Mosel |
| Bremm | Village, Mosel |
| Burrweiler | Village, Pfalz |
| Castell | Village, Franken |
| Deidesheim | Village, Pfalz |
| Dernau | Village, Ahr |
| Dhron | Village, Mosel |
| Dorsheim | Village, Nahe |
| Eitelsbach | Village, Mosel |
| Eltville | Village, Rheingau |
| Erbach | Village, Rheingau |
| Escherndorf | Village, Franken |
| Fellbach | Village, Württemberg |
| Flörsheim-Dalsheim | Village, Rheinhessen |
| Forst | Village, Pfalz |
| Freiburg | Village, Baden |
| Freyburg | Village, Saale-Unstrut |
| Geisenheim | Village, Rheingau |
| Geisenheim Wine Institute | Village, Rheingau |
| Gimmeldingen | Village, Pfalz |
| Graach | Village, Mosel |
| Hallgarten | Village, Rheingau |
| Hattenheim | Village, Rheingau |
| Heimersheim | Village, Ahr |
| Heppenheim | Village, Hessische Bergstraße |
| Heppingen | Village, Ahr |
| Hochheim | Village, Rheingau |
| Iphofen | Village, Franken |
| Johannisberg | Village, Rheingau |
| Kallstadt | Village, Pfalz |
| Kanzem | Village, Mosel |
| Karsdorf | Village, Saale-Unstrut |
| Kiedrich | Village, Rheingau |
| Klingenberg | Village, Franken |
| Königsbach | Village, Pfalz |
| Laumersheim | Village, Pfalz |
| Lorch | Village, Rheingau |
| Malterdingen | Village, Baden |
| Mannheim | Village, Baden |
| Marienthal | Village, Ahr |
| Mayschoß | Village, Ahr |
| Meissen | Village, Sachsen |
| Mertesdorf | Village, Mosel |
| Monzingen | Village, Nahe |
| Nackenheim | Village, Rheinhessen |
| Naumburg | Village, Saale-Unstrut |
| Niederhausen | Village, Nahe |
| Nierstein | Village, Rheinhessen |
| Norheim | Village, Nahe |
| Oberhausen | Village, Nahe |
| Oberwesel | Village, Mittelrhein |
| Oestrich | Village, Rheingau |
| Oppenheim | Village, Rheinhessen |
| Piesport | Village, Mosel |
| Pillnitz | Village, Sachsen |
| Radebeul | Village, Sachsen |
| Rauenthal | Village, Rheingau |
| Rech | Village, Ahr |
| Roxheim | Village, Nahe |
| Rüdesheim | Village, Rheingau |
| Ruppertsberg | Village, Pfalz |
| Saarburg | Village, Mosel |
| Schlossböckelheim | Village, Nahe |
| Schweigen | Village, Pfalz |
| Siebeldingen | Village, Pfalz |
| Siefersheim | Village, Rheinhessen |
| Taunus Mountain Range | Village, Rheingau |
| Traisen | Village, Nahe |
| Trittenheim | Village, Mosel |
| Ungstein | Village, Pfalz |
| Ürzig | Village, Mosel |
| Wachenheim | Village, Pfalz |
| Walluf | Village, Rheingau |
| Walporzheim | Village, Ahr |
| Wehlen | Village, Mosel |
| Weischütz | Village, Saale-Unstrut |
| Westhofen | Village, Rheinhessen |
| Wicker | Village, Rheingau |
| Wiltingen | Village, Mosel |
| Winkel | Village, Rheingau |
| Winningen | Village, Mosel |
| Wintrich | Village, Mosel |
| Zell | Village, Mosel |
| Zeltingen | Village, Mosel |
| Zwingenberg | Village, Hessische Bergstraße |
| Anbaugebiete, Bereiche and places (42) | |
| Ahr | Anbaugebiet |
| Baden | Anbaugebiet |
| Bernkastel | Bereich, Mosel |
| Bingen | Bereich, Rheinhessen |
| Breisgau | Bereich, Baden |
| Bremer Ratskeller Rüdesheimer Apostelwein | Historic site, Rheingau |
| Burg Cochem | Bereich, Mosel |
| Eberbach Abbey | Historic site, Rheingau |
| Franken | Anbaugebiet |
| Hessische Bergstraße | Anbaugebiet |
| Ingelheim | Place, Rheinhessen |
| Kaiserstuhl | Bereich, Baden |
| Loreley | Bereich, Mittelrhein |
| Lower Ahr | Place, Ahr |
| Lower Nahe | Place, Nahe |
| Maindreieck | Bereich, Franken |
| Maingau | Place, Rheingau |
| Mainviereck | Bereich, Franken |
| Markgräflerland | Bereich, Baden |
| Middle Nahe | Place, Nahe |
| Mittelhaardt Deutsche Weinstrasse | Bereich, Pfalz |
| Mittelrhein | Anbaugebiet |
| Mosel | Anbaugebiet |
| Moseltor | Bereich, Mosel |
| Nahe | Anbaugebiet |
| Nierstein | Bereich, Rheinhessen |
| Obermosel | Bereich, Mosel |
| Ortenau and Kraichgau | Bereich, Baden |
| Pfalz | Anbaugebiet |
| Rheingau | Anbaugebiet |
| Rheinhessen | Anbaugebiet |
| Ruwertal | Bereich, Mosel |
| Saale-Unstrut | Anbaugebiet |
| Saar | Bereich, Mosel |
| Sachsen | Anbaugebiet |
| Steigerwald | Bereich, Franken |
| Südliche Weinstrasse | Bereich, Pfalz |
| Tuniberg | Bereich, Baden |
| Upper Nahe | Place, Nahe |
| Upper/Middle Ahr | Place, Ahr |
| Wonnegau | Bereich, Rheinhessen |
| Württemberg | Anbaugebiet |
Hopefully this index is useful on its own. To explore these regions interactively, with every boundary on real terrain and a full profile for each, start a 15-day free trial. To see what one of these maps is like first, a different map is unlocked for everyone every day. For the open maps of the same regions, see the Germany Fast Map and the Germany 3D Fast Map; the Tours User Guide explains the controls.
Germany Tour: Frequently Asked Questions
How is the Tour different from the Germany Fast Map?
The Fast Map is an open map of the regions and their subdivisions: click any boundary for its profile. The Tour is a guided presentation in 92 frames that flies each of the 13 regions in order, with the context in the panel and that region’s villages, vineyards and estates as pins. The map answers where; the Tour puts the Bernkasteler Doctor or the Erbacher Marcobrunn on its exact slope.
How do I move through the Tour?
Step frame by frame with the arrows in the lower left, or open the frame list there and jump to any stop; the counter shows where you are. At each frame the panel in the upper left gives the context, and the pins on the terrain hold most of the content: click a producer, vineyard or appellation pin and its profile loads into the panel. The compass in the upper right tilts and rotates the camera, the ruler opens the measurement tools, and full screen is in the lower right. The Tours User Guide walks through all of it.
Which Mosel vineyards are pinned?
Thirty-nine, across the Mosel, Saar and Ruwer. Among them: Bernkasteler Doctor, Badstube, Graben and Lay; Brauneberger Juffer and Juffer Sonnenuhr; Erdener Prälat and Treppchen; Graacher Domprobst, Himmelreich and Josephshöfer; Piesporter Goldtröpfchen and Domherr; Kanzemer Altenberg and Saarburger Rausch on the Saar; and Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg and Mertesdorfer Abtsberg on the Ruwer. Each pin gives the site and the estates that farm it.
Can I use the Tour for teaching or exam prep?
Yes, for personal study, exam preparation and non-commercial teaching, with a credit to sommgeo.com when you reference it in study materials or a group setting. Tours are not available for commercial use or licensing; custom or co-branded Tours are scoped separately. The full terms are on the Map Usage, Credit and Licensing page.
Is the Germany Tour free?
The index on this page is free to use. The Tour itself, with its frames, pins and profiles, is part of SommGeo membership, which starts with a free 15-day trial. The Jura, Savoie and Switzerland Tour is open to everyone as a sample, and SommGeo also unlocks one map every day on a rotation, different every day, no signup needed. Today’s unlocked map is on the home page.
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