Germany Sees Lowest Wine Production Since 2017 as Rain Hits Harvest
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The German winegrowers produced around 7.55 million hectolitres of wine in 2025, 2.6 percent less than 2024. Weather conditions led to smaller harvests, especially in Rheinhessen and Pfalz.
The two largest wine-growing areas in Germany, Rheinhessen and Pfalz, were particularly hit by weather caprioles just before the harvest began last year. This has consequences.
Federal Statistical Office [Newsroom]WIESBADEN (ots) - - significantly more Predicate wine: share rises from 16.1% to 29.3% - Despite a fall in the weather, almost half of the wine produced from Rheinhessen and Palatinate came from wineries in Germany in 2025 ... Read more here...Original content of: Federal Statistical Office, news transmitted by currently
Germany sees lowest wine production since 2017 as rain hits harvest
German wine production slumped to the lowest level since 2017 last year as heavy rain in September affected the harvest, reported dpa. Some 7.55 million hectolitres of wine were produced in 2025, a 2.6% drop from the previous year, the Federal Statistical Office said on Monday. Compared to the average between 2019 and 2024, production was down 10%, the Wiesbaden-based agency said. Germany has a proud history of viticulture, with its 13 officiall…
The two largest wine-growing areas in Germany, Rheinhessen and Pfalz, were particularly hit by weather caprioles just before the harvest began last year. This has consequences.
WIESBADEN. In 2025, the German winegrowers again produced less wine, mainly due to heavy rainfall in September. The wine-growers produced around 7.55 million hectolitres of wine and must, which was 2.6 percent less than in the previous year, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden. Compared to the average for the years 2019 to 2024, the [...]
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