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Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter e.V. or the Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates, is an association of more than 200 wineries in Germany that promotes binding quality standards and – since 1990 – also ecological management of its members' wineries. Many of Germany's top wine producers are members. It is commonly known by its abbreviation VDP.
History
It was founded in 1910 as Verband Deutscher Naturweinversteigerer e.V., Association of German Natural (i.e. not chaptalized) Wine Auctioneers. Founding members were the four regional associations
- Association of Natural Wine Auctioneers of the Rhine Palatinate, founded in 1908
- Rheingau Vineyard Owners Association, founded in 1897 in Rüdesheim on the Rhine
- Trier Association of Vineyard Owners of Mosel, Saar and Ruwer, founded probably in 1910
- Association of natural wine auctioneers in Rheinhessen, founded in 1910.
It consists of 11 regional associations, one for each region in the German wine classification system.
Classification
In order to be a VDP member, a wine estate must adhere to certain standards which are slightly more stringent than those set down in the German wine law. VDP members may (and almost always do) use the VDP logotype, a stylized eagle with a cluster of grapes, on their wine bottles. Also, the members have access to the new VDP-specific classifications Erste Lage and Grosses Gewächs for top dry wines that fulfill the requirements. VDP and its regional associations also arrange German wine auctions and various marketing events.
Especially in the Mosel region, where the regional VDP association is known as Grosser Ring, several well-renowned wine estates are instead members of Bernkasteler Ring, which arranges similar auctions and marketing events.
In July 2018, the members adopted a sparkling wine classification that, like the wine classification, defines quality according to origin and provides for aging on the lees as an additional quality criterion. Accordingly, the focus is on origin with the qualitatively increasing levels of VDP-Gutssekt, VDP-Ortssekt, VDP-Erste Lage and VDP-Große Lage. The technology of bottle fermentation is mandatory. Estate and local sparkling wines must lie on their lees for at least 15 months, site sparkling wines and all vintage sparkling wines for at least 36 months.
Member estates
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5 Diefenhardt
6 Eberbach
7 Erbslöh
8 Eser
9 Fendel
10 Straßenmühle
11 Hochschule Geisenheim
12 Freimuth
13 Müller
14 Hessen
15 Hupfeld
16 Johannisberg
17 Kaufmann
18 Kessler
19 Knyphausen
20 König
21 Krone
22 Kühn
23 Künstler
24 Kunz
25 Leitz
26 Löwenstein
27 Oettinger
28 Prinz
29 Querbach
30 Ress
31 Schönleber
32 Spreitzer
33 Vollrads
34 Weil
35 Werner
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3 Bickel-Stumpf
4 Bürgerspital
5 Domänenamt
6 Michael
7 Fürst
8 Glaser
9 Hofkeller
10 Höfler
11 Juliusspital
12 Baltes
13 Kreglinger
14 Löwenstein
15 May
16 Müller
17 Ruck
18 Sauer
19 Schäffer
20 Schmitt's Kinder
21 Schwab
22 Schwane
23 Sommerhausen
24 Stein
25 Steintal
26 Störrlein
27 Weltner
28 Wirsching
29 Zehnthof
See also
References
- VDP. "Discover 200 individualists ..." VDP.Die Prädikatsweingüter. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- German Grosses Gewächs 2021 releases: the top wines by: Decanter.
- Steven Sidore (19 May 2021). "Winners and Losers of the Revised German Wine Law". TRINK MAGAZINE. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- "VDP.REGIONS – ORIGIN MATTERS!". vdp.de/en. 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- "VDP Raises the Bar with its New VDP.SEKT.STATUT". winebusiness.com. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- "VDP RAISES THE BAR WITH ITS NEW VDP.SEKT.STATUT". vdp.de/en. 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- "Domäne Bergstraße – Kloster Eberbach". Domäne Bergstraße – Kloster Eberbach (in German). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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