Wine production in Germany fell by 2.6% last year, to 7.55 million hectolitres, according to new data from the federal statistics office (Destatis).
German wine production last year stood at 10% (or 842,300 hectoliters) below the ten-year average, the data showed, with this decline largely attributed to regionally high rainfall in September, which shortened the harvest period.
According to Destatis, the largest wine-producing regions, Rheinhessen and the Palatinate, experienced significant reductions in yield. The total vineyard area decreased slightly by 1,100 hectares, or 1.1%, however this had only a minor impact on wine production.
‘The sometimes very different regional developments in wine production are primarily attributable to varying weather conditions,’ Destatis noted.
White or red
Roughly two-thirds (69.6%) of the wines produced in Germany in 2025 were white wines, and less than one-third (30.4%) were red wines (including rosé wine and Rotling).
The share of premium Prädikat wines rose to 29.3% of total production, equivalent to 2.21 million hectoliters, compared with 16.1% in 2024. Qualitätswein comprised 66.6%, Landwein 2.7%, varietal wines without designation 0.2%, and other wines without protected origin 1.2%.
Regional production
On a regional basis, production in Rheinhessen fell by 13.8% to 2.10 million hectoliters, while the Palatinate declined by 14.3% to 1.53 million hectoliters. Combined, these two regions produced 48.1% of Germany’s total wine and must.
The Mosel region recorded a 12.0% increase to 1.27 million hectoliters, while production in Baden rose slightly by 4.5% to 997,800 hectoliters.
In Württemberg, production increased by 11.0% to 741,100 hectoliters, and in Franken, it grew by 21.1% to 366,000 hectoliters. The Rheingau region saw a decline of 10.2% to 180,100 hectoliters, while Nahe production remained nearly stable at 170,800 hectoliters, up 2.5% from the previous year.
Elsewhere, Saxony’s production rose by 227.9% to 29,500 hectoliters, returning to levels similar to 2023, while the Ahr region increased by 71.2% to 38,400 hectoliters, though still below the six-year average. Read more here.
