German wine classification
（重定向自QBA）
![Bottles from two of Germany's top producers showing the various pieces of information that can be found on a German wine label.The bottle on the left displays information in the following order: Producer (Dr. Loosen) - vintage - village (Bernkastel) and vineyard (Lay) - variety (Riesling) and Prädikat (Eiswein) - mandatory information in small print - alcoholic strength, region (Mosel-Saar-Ruwer) and volume.The bottle on the right uses a slightly different order: Region (Rheingau) and variety (Riesling) - vintage - village (Kiedrich) and vineyard (Gräfenberg) - Prädikat (Auslese) - producer (Weingut Robert Weil) - volume and alcoholic strength.](/Images/godic/202502/05/Dr_Loosen_and_Robert_Weil_wine_bottles3934.jpg")
![A Riesling from the Rheingau using the](/Images/godic/202502/05/Rheingau_feinherb_Riesling3934.jpg")
![A bottle of Kabinett and a bottle of Kabinett trocken from the same producer and vineyard, showing how the sugar content of the finished wine may be indicated on a German wine label.](/Images/godic/202502/05/Doenhoff_Kabinett_and_Kabinett_trocken3935.jpg")
![A bottle of regular Riesling Auslese (left) and a bottle of Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel (Gold capsule) from the same producer.](/Images/godic/202502/05/Breuer_Auslese_and_Auslese_Goldkapsel3935.jpg")
The German wine classification system puts a strong emphasis on standardization and factual completeness, and was first implemented per the German Wine Law of 1971. Almost all of Germany's vineyards are delineated and registered as one of approximately 2,600 Einzellagen ('individual sites'), and the produce from one can be used to make wine at any quality level, depending not on yields but on the ripeness, or must weight of the grapes.