German Wine Label - Additional Information

Additional Information

Though not required, German wine labels may also include

• Grape variety (e.g., Riesling)
• Prädikat level of ripeness (e.g., Spätlese)
• Vintage year (e.g., 2003)
• Taste, such as dry (trocken) or off-dry (halbtrocken)
• Vineyard name (e.g.: Rauenthaler Baiken, a single vineyard)'. The village name (e.g.: Rauenthal") is normally identified by the possessive form "-er" suffix and is sometimes followed by the vineyard name ("Baiken").
• If the wine is estate-bottled (Erzeugerabfüllung or Gutsabfüllung), bottled by a co-op (Winzergenossenschaft), or by a third party bottler (Abfüller).
• Address of the winery
• The logo of the Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates (Verband Deutscher Prädikats- und Qualitätsweingüter, or more commonly VDP) which is awarded to the top 200 producers, as voted among themselves. The logo is a black eagle with a cluster of grapes in the center. The winery in the image example has the VDP logo. While not a guarantee, the presence of the VDP logo is a helpful insight into the quality of the wine.