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Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter
German winery association From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1] Many of Germany's top wine producers are members. It is commonly known by its abbreviation VDP.
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It was founded in 1910 as Verband Deutscher Naturweinversteigerer e.V., Association of German Natural (i.e. not chaptalized) Wine Auctioneers.[2][3] 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.[4]
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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 fruit must be grown in the estate of a VDP member and be produced specifically for Sekt production. The fruit must be picked early by hand, whole cluster pressed, and the wine made by the traditional method only. For non vitage VDP Sekt, sparkling wines must lie on their lees for at least 15 months, vintage sparkling wines for 24 months and VDP Sekt Prestige for at least 36 months.[5][6]
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Bassermann

Becker

Bergdolt

Bernhart

Bürklin-Wolf

von Buhl

Christmann

Henninger

Knipser

Kranz

Meßmer

Mosbacher

Mugler

Pfeffingen

Rebholz

Rings

Schaefer

Minges

Wehrheim

Winning

Emrich-Schönleber

Kruger-Rumpf

Schäfer-Fröhlich

Schäfer

Salm

Dönnhoff

Busch

Christoffel

Fischer

Le Gallais

Geltz-Zilliken

Grans-Fassian

Fritz Haag

Willi Haag

Haart

Herrenberg

Heymann-Löwenstein

Hövel

Karthäuserhof

Knebel

Kesselstatt

Acham-Magin

Lauer

Lieser

Loosen

Scharzhof

Grünhaus

Milz

Othegraven

Piedmont

Prüm

Saarstein

Schaefer

Thanisch

Urbans-Hof

Hospitien

Volxem

Wagner

Wegeler

Antony

Battenfeld

Bischel

Becker

Groebe

Gunderloch

Gutzler

Keller

Kühling

Neus

Rappenhof

Schätzel

Weinbaudomäne

Wagner-Stempel

Westerhaus

Wittmann

Allendorf

Barth

Belz

Jung

Diefenhardt

Eberbach

Erbslöh

Eser

Fendel

Straßenmühle

Hochschule Geisenheim

Freimuth

Müller

Hamm

Hessen

Hupfeld

Johannisberg

Kaufmann

Kessler

Knyphausen

König

Krone

Kühn

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Leitz

Löwenstein

Oettinger

Prinz

Querbach

Ress

Schönleber

Spreitzer

Vollrads

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Adeneuer

Burggarten

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Kreuzberg

Meyer

Stodden

Bastian

Jost

Lanius-Knab

Müller

Ratzenberger

Fitz-Ritter

Hermannsberg

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Members Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter Rhineland-Palatinate
Rheingau Members Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter
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Allendorf2
Barth3
Belz4
Jung5
Diefenhardt6
Eberbach7
Erbslöh8
Eser9
Fendel10
Straßenmühle11
Hochschule Geisenheim12
Freimuth13
Müller14
Hessen15
Hupfeld16
Johannisberg17
Kaufmann18
Kessler19
Knyphausen20
König21
Krone22
Kühn23
Künstler24
Kunz25
Leitz26
Löwenstein27
Oettinger28
Prinz29
Querbach30
Ress31
Schönleber32
Spreitzer33
Vollrads34
Weil35
Werner

Aldinger

Beurer

Benzel

Dautel

Drautz-Able

Eilwanger

Adelmann

Heid

Hohenbeilstein

Hohenlohe-Öhringen

Listenmacher

Neipperg

Schnaitmann

Wachtstetter

Weinsberg

Württemberg

Wöhrwag

Haidle

Markgraf

Bercher

Blankenhorn

Freiburg

Ravensburg

Franckenstein

Heger

Hoensbroech

Heitlinger

Huber

Lahr

Laible

Lämmlin

Michel

Keller

Neuweier

Salwey

Seeger

Schlumberger

Hövel

Schlör

Stigler

Wöhrle
Members Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter Baden-Württemberg
Franconia Members Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter
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Arnold3
Bickel-Stumpf4
Bürgerspital5
Domänenamt6
Michael7
Fürst8
Glaser9
Hofkeller10
Höfler11
Juliusspital12
Baltes13
Kreglinger14
Löwenstein15
May16
Müller17
Ruck18
Sauer19
Schäffer20
Schmitt's Kinder21
Schwab22
Schwane23
Sommerhausen24
Stein25
Steintal26
Störrlein27
Weltner28
Wirsching29
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