Sachsen

The Elbe Valley near Dresden is not only one of the most scenically enchanting places in Germany - it is also the origin of high-quality wines. Around 500 hectares of vines grow on soils of the most diverse origins: on loess, granite, syenite, mica, gravel rubble and sand. White varieties are cultivated above all, with Müller-Thurgau, Riesling and white Burgundy varieties at the top of the grape variety statistics. In addition, however, Saxony is also known for fragrant Traminer, for pithy Elbling and for the rare Goldriesling - a new variety that originated in Alsace at the end of the 19th century but is now cultivated almost exclusively in Saxony.
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