Ahr (wine region)

Ahr
Wine region
Years of wine industryc. AD 893
CountryGermany
Part ofRhineland-Palatinate
Size of planted vineyards539 ha (2010)
Varietals producedRiesling, Silvaner, Ruländer (Pinot gris), Kerner, Weißer Burgunder (Pinot blanc), Chardonnay, Ortega, Dornfelder, Spätburgunder (Pinot noir), Portugieser, Regent, Merlot, Dunkelfelder, Cabernet Sauvignon, Frühburgunder, Acolon, Cabernet Mitos[1]
Wine produced33,624 hl, 62.4 hl/ha
The village Dernau and Ahr vineyards.

Ahr is a wine region (Anbaugebiet) for quality wine in Germany,[2] and is located in the valley of the river Ahr, a tributary of Rhine, and is situated in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. With only 558 hectares (1,380 acres) of vines as of 2008,[3] it is one of smaller of Germany's 13 regions. Despite its northern location (it is for example situated north of Mosel region) it primarily produces red wines, and red grape varieties account for 86% of the vineyard area, which is more than in any other German wine region.[4]

  1. ^ "Bestockte Rebflächen der Keltertrauben 2011 nach ausgewählten Rebsorten und Anbaugebieten [Area under wine grape cultivation in 2011, according to variety and growing area]". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz [Statistical Office of Rheinland-Pfalz]. 2012. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  2. ^ Wein.de (German Agricultural Society): Ahr Archived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, read on January 2, 2008
  3. ^ German Wine Institute: German wine statistics 2009/2010 Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference OCW Ahr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).