Saxony (wine region)

Saxony (wine region)

Saxony ("Sachsen") is a region for quality wine in Germany region located in the German federal state of Saxony. The region is sometimes referred to colloquially as "the Elbtal" (Elbe valley). The wine region covers convert|416|ha [http://www.deutscheweine.de/icc/Internet-DE/med/1a6/1a64f607-a3e5-5117-3d28-952196117f51,11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111.pdf German Wine Institute: German Wine Statistics 2007-2008] ] , which makes it Germany's smallest region [http://www.wein.de/1466.0.html Wein.de (German Agricultural Society): Saxony] ] and is situated along the Elbe river from the Pillnitz section of Dresden to the village of Diesbar-Seußlitz located north of Meissen. Together with the Saale-Unstrut wine region, Saxony is one of the northernmost wine regions in Europe and are the only two of Germany's 13 wine regions that are located in the former East Germany. J. Robinson (ed) "The Oxford Companion to Wine" Third Edition pg 599 Oxford University Press 2006 ISBN 0198609906 ] After German reunification in 1990, the vineyard surface was expanded from 200 to 450 hectares with European Union subsidies, but in recent years the vineyard area has decreased.

History

The area of Saxony has a long winemaking tradition with evidence of viticulture in the region dating as far part as 1161 in Meissen.

Climate and geography

Located in southeastern Germany near the border with the Czech Republic, the region has a continental climate that is tempered somewhat by the Elbe. The granite and gneiss based soils of the area are similar to the Austrian Wachau wine region.

Grapes and wine

The Müller-Thurgau grape is the leading planting of the area at 19.5% (2006 figures) followed by Riesling at 14.9% and Weissburgunder (Pinot blanc) at 12.5%. The majority of the wine production, around 90%, is in dry wine.

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