Saale-Unstrut is a region (Anbaugebiet) for quality wine in Germany,[1] and takes its name from the rivers Saale and Unstrut. The region is located on various hill slopes around these rivers. Most of the region's 685 hectares (1,690 acres) under vine in 2008[2] is situated in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, with around 20 hectares (49 acres) in the state of Thuringia.
- ^ Wein.de (German Agricultural Society): Saale-Unstrut Archived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, read on January 2, 2008
- ^ German Wine Institute: German wine statistics 2009/2010 Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine