Anne Krebiehl wines of Germany

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Germanymight be the most misunderstood wine country on the planet. Hobbled by anidiotic wine law, labelling conventions that are nothing but quixotic tonon-German speakers and still settled with a residual Liebfraumilch image,German wine is confusing, even for experts. But despite this baggage Germanytoday is a vibrant, creative and progressive wine country at the very heart ofEurope. Wine is made in thirteen regions across four degrees of latitude. AnneKrebiehl MW, an acknowledged expert on German wine, showcases the new Germany(with far more clean-cut labelling) and gets rid of a few misconceptions andprejudices in the process.The wines of Germany explains Germany's intrinsicregionality and puts the country into context in terms of its climate andgeography. Krebiehl explains why rivers and slopes are so important to Germanviticulture and puts it in an economic context. She analyses Germany'sunusually fragmented producer base and its challenging climate and vintagevariation before examining in detail the wines of today's German regions.