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VDP Grosse Lagen unveiled

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Germany's VDP association of top wine growers recently published this list of superior vineyard sites and they are currently working on creating digital maps of each one. These Grosse Lagen (not to be confused with Grosslagen) are listed alphabetically by region, and then by village. Those that are asterisked are not yet fully ratified. The Grosse Lagen are at the top of the VDP's classification pyramid and wines labelled Grosses Gewächs (GG) are dry wines from such sites. We will be publishing Jancis's and Michael's notes on this year's just-released GGs very soon. Pictured here, courtesy of the VDP/Toni Jost, is the Im Hahn Grosse Lage in Bacharach (Mittelrhein).

Where one part of the vineyard name is in quotation marks, this 'usually indicates the name of the historical vineyard, situated in a bigger vineyard that usually turns into an Erste Lage as soon as the Grosse Lage [the bit in quote marks] is fully ratified, eg PULVERMÄCHER "SCHLÖSSLESWENGERT"*, where PULVERMÄCHER (the former Grosse Lage) turns into an Erste Lage. So in the long term, many of the names in quotes will turn into the final names. Of course, there are always exceptions – some of the names are phantasy names, some will not be accepted.' Got that?

VDP GROSSE LAGEN, August 2017
* conditional – awaiting confirmation in wine law
AHR
Heimersheim LANDSKRONE
BURGGARTEN
Bad Neuenahr KIRCHTÜRMCHEN
SONNENBERG
SCHIEFERLAY
Ahrweiler ROSENTHAL
SILBERBERG
Altenahr ECK
Dernau PFARRWINGERT
HARDTBERG
Marienthal TROTZENBERG
Mayschoß MÖNCHBERG
Rech HERRENBERG
Walporzheim KRÄUTERBERG
GÄRKAMMER
DOMLAY
BADEN
Reicholzheim FIRST OBERER FIRST
Leimen HERRENBERG OBERKLAMM
HERRENBERG SPERMEN
HERRENBERG LANGE WINGERTE
Tiefenbach SCHELLENBRUNNEN
SCHELLENBRUNNEN "Wormsberg"
SPIEGELBERG
Odenheim KÖNIGSBECHER
Eichelberg KAPELLENBERG WIGOLDESBERG
KAPELLENBERG
Hilsbach EICHELBERG
Sulzfeld HUSARENKAPPE
LÖCHLE
DICKER FRANZ
Michelfeld HERRMANNSBERG
Neuweier GOLDENES LOCH
MAUERBERG "Mauerwein"*
Durbach SCHLOSSBERG SOPHIENBERG*
SCHLOSSBERG KLINGELBERG*
PLAUELRAIN AM BÜHL
PLAUELRAIN STOLLENBERG
Zell-Weierbach ABTSBERG "Pfaffengässle"*
NEUGESETZ "Marienquelle"*
Berghaupten SCHÜTZENBERG "Im Himmelreich"*
Lahr KRONENBÜHL "GOTTSACKER"
HERRENTISCH
KIRCHGASSE
Malterdingen BIENENBERG
BIENENBERG "Wildenstein"*
Hecklingen SCHLOSSBERG
Bombach SOMMERHALDE
Burkheim SCHLOSSGARTEN VILLINGER
HASLEN
FEUERBERG KESSELBERG
Oberrotweil EICHBERG
KIRCHBERG
HENKENBERG
Oberbergen BASSGEIGE LEH
BASSGEIGE KÄHNER
Glottertal EICHBERG
Achkarren SCHLOSSBERG
Ihringen WINKLEN "Rappenecker"
WINKLEN "Herrgottswinkel"
HINTER WINKLEN "Gras im Ofen"
WINKLERBERG FOHRENBERG "Pagode"
WINKLERBERG WINKLERFELD
WINKLERBERG WANNE "Häusleboden"
VORDERER WINKLERBERG
HINTERER WINKLERBERG
Blankenhornsberg DOKTORGARTEN
DOKTORGARTEN WINKLEN
DOKTORGARTEN KLEINTAL
Freiburg SCHLOSSBERG
Laufen ALTENBERG WEINGARTEN "Wingerte"
Schliengen SONNENSTÜCK
Mauchen FRAUENBERG
Gailingen SCHLOSS RHEINBURG HAMMER*
Bermatingen LEOPPOLSDBERG "Buchberg"*
Meersburg CHORHERRENHALDE
FRANKEN
Michelbach APOSTELGARTEN
Klingenberg SCHLOSSBERG
Großheubach BISCHOFSBERG
Bürgstadt CENTGRAFENBERG
HUNDSRÜCK
Homburg KALLMUTH
FÜRSTLICHER KALLMUTH*
Stetten STEIN
Retzstadt HIMMELSPFAD*
Thüngersheim ROTHLAUF*
Würzburg STEINHARFE
PFÜLBEN
SONNENSTUHL*
Sommerhausen ALTTENBERG 1172*
Frickenhausen MÖNCHSHOF*
Escherndorf AM LUMPEN 1655®
Volkach KARTHÄUSER
RATSHERR
Rödelsee HOHELEITE*
Iphofen INNERER ECHTER-BERG*
JULIUS-ECHTER-BERG
KAMMER*
GOLDGRUBE*
Castell SCHLOSSBERG
Sulzfeld MAUSTAL
MITTELRHEIN
Boppard ENGELSTEIN
AN DER RABENLEI
Bacharach ST JOST
WOLFSHÖHLE
POSTEN
IM HAHN
BERNSTEIN-LAUERBAUM
Oberwesel OELSBERG
MOSEL-SAAR-RUWER
Winningen UHLEN
UHLEN "Laubach"*
UHLEN "Blaufüsserlay"*
UHLEN "Rothlay"*
RÖTTGEN
Hatzenport STOLZENBERG
KIRCHBERG
Pünderich MARIENBURG
NONNENGARTEN
Erden TREPPCHEN
PRÄLAT
Ürzig WÜRZGARTEN
Zeltingen SONNENUHR
Wehlen SONNENUHR
Graach JOSEPHHÖFER
HIMMELREICH
DOMPROBST
Bernkastel LAY
GRABEN
BADSTUBE
ALTE BADSTUBE AM DOCTORBERG
DOCTOR
JOHANNISBRÜNNCHEN
Lieser NIEDERBERG HELDEN
Brauneberg JUFFER
JUFFER SONNENUHR
Wintrich OHLIGSBERG
Piesport DOMHERR
KREUZWINGERT
GOLDTRÖPFCHEN
SCHUBERTSLAY
GRAFENBERG
Dhron HOFBERGER
Trittenheim APOTHEKE
LEITERCHEN – Monopollage
FELSENKOPF – Monopollage
Leiwen LAURENTIUSLAY
Eitelsbach KARTHÄUSERHOFBERG – Monopollage
Mertesdorf/Grünhaus ABTSBERG – Monopollage
BRUDERBERG – Monopollage
HERRENBERG – Monopollage
Kasel NIES´CHEN
KEHRNAGEL
Trier AUGENSCHEINER – Monopollage
Filzen PULCHEN
Wawern GOLDBERG
Kanzem HÖRECKER
ALTENBERG
Oberemmel HÜTTE
Krettnach SILBERBERG
Wiltingen HÖLLE – Monopollage
BRAUNEKUPP – Monopollage
KUPP
SCHARZHOFBERGER
GOTTESFUSS
BRAUNFELS
VOLZ
Ayl KUPP
KUPP "Neuenberg"
KUPP "Unterstenberg"
SCHONFELS
Biebelhausen FEILS
Ockfen BOCKSTEIN
Saarburg KUPP
RAUSCH
Serrig SCHLOSS SAARFELSER SCHLOSSBERG – Monopollage
SCHLOSSSAARSTEIN
WÜRTZGARTEN
HERRENBERG
Schoden SAARFEILSER
NAHE
Münster-Sarmsheim IM LANGENBERG
DAUTENPFLÄNZER
IM PITTERBERG
Dorsheim BURGBERG
GOLDLOCH
PITTERMÄNNCHEN
Wallhausen JOHANNISBERG
FELSENECK
Roxheim IM MÜHLENBERG
BadKreuznach IM KAHLENBERG
KRÖTENPFUHL
Traisen BASTEI
STEINBERG
MÜHLBERG
Norheim KIRSCHHECK
DELLCHEN
Altenbamberg ROTENBERG
Niederhausen STEINBERG
KERTZ
HERMANNSHÖHLE
HERMANNSBERG
Oberhausen BRÜCKE
LEISTENBERG
Schloßböckelheim KUPFERGRUBE
FELSENBERG
Bockenau FELSENECK
STROMBERG
Monzingen FRÜHLINGSPLÄTZCHEN
AUF DER LEY
HALENBERG
PFALZ
Zellertal SCHWARZER HERRGOTT
Dirmstein MANDELPFAD
Laumersheim STEINBUCKEL
KIRSCHGARTEN
Großkarlbach IM GROSSEN GARTEN
Kallstadt SAUMAGEN
Ungstein WEILBERG
HERRENBERG
Bad Dürkheim MICHELSBERG
Forst PECHSTEIN
JESUITENGARTEN
KIRCHENSTÜCK
UNGEHEUER
Deidesheim KALKOFEN
GRAINHÜBEL
KIESELBERG
HOHENMORGEN
LANGENMORGEN
Ruppertsberg REITERPFAD-HOFSTÜCK
REITERPFAD-AN DEN ACHTMORGEN
REITERPFAD-IN DER HOHL
GAISBÖHL
Königsbach IDIG
ÖLBERG "Hart"
Gimmeldingen MEERSPINNE-IM MANDEL GARTEN
Haardt BÜRGERGARTEN-IM BREUMEL
Duttweiler KALKBERG
Kirrweiler MANDELBERG
Burrweiler IM GOLDENEN JOST
SCHÄWER
Gleisweiler HÖLLE-UNTERER FAULENBERG
Böchingen ROSENKRANZ-IM UNTERN KRANZ
Godramstein MÜNZBERG
Siebeldingen IM SONNENSCHEIN "Ganzhorn"
IM SONNENSCHEIN
Birkweiler KASTANIENBUSCH
KASTANIENBUSCH "Köppel"*
MANDELBERG
Leinsweiler SONNENBERG
Ilbesheim KIRCHBERG
KALMIT
Schweigen HEYDENREICH
GÜLDENWINGERT*
SANKT PAUL
SONNENBERG "Kostert"*
SONNENBERG "Rädling"*
KAMMERBERG
RHEINGAU
Wicker NONNBERG "Viermorgen"*
Hochheim NONNBERG "Fusshol"*
HÖLLE "Kantelborn"
HÖLLE "Goldberg"
HÖLLE "In der Waltkaut"
KÖNIGIN VIKTORIABERG "Dechantenruhe"
KIRCHENSTÜCK "In der Sommerheil"
KIRCHENSTÜCK "Im Stein"
DOMDECHANEY IM RAUHLOCH
DOMDECHANEY DOMPRÄSENS
REICHESTAL
Kostheim WEISS ERD
Walluf WALKENBERG
Martinsthal SCHLENZENBERG
RÖDCHEN
LANGENBERG
Rauenthal IM ROTHENBERG
BAIKENKOPF
HÜHNERBERG
KESSELRING
Kiedrich GRÄFENBERG
Erbach HOHENRAIN
MARCOBRUNN
SIEGELSBERG
Hattenheim MANNBERG
WISSELBRUNN
NUSSBRUNNEN
HASSEL
STEINBERGER
Hallgarten JUNGFER
SCHÖNHELL
Oestrich DOOSBERG
LENCHEN
LENCHEN EISERBERG
ROSENGARTEN
Mittelheim ST NIKOLAUS
Schloss Vollrads SCHLOSS VOLLRADS
Winkel SCHLOSSBERG
HASENSPRUNG
JESUITENGARTEN
Johannisberg KLAUS
SCHLOSS JOHANNISBERGER
HÖLLE
MITTELHÖLLE
Geisenheim KLÄUSERWEG
ROTHENBERG
MÄUERCHEN
Rüdesheim ROSENGARTEN
KIRCHENPFAD
UNTERER BISCHOFSBERG
BERG ROTTLAND
BERG ROSENECK
BERG SCHLOSSBERG
BERG KAISERSTEINFELS
Assmannshausen HÖLLENBERG
Lorch PFAFFENWIES RÖDER
KAPELLENBERG
RHEINHESSEN
Bingen KIRCHBERG
SCHARLACHBERG
Ingelheim PARES
HORN
SCHLOSS WESTERHAUS
Bodenheim BURGWEG
Nackenheim ROTHENBERG
Nierstein BRUDERSBERG
PETTENTHAL
HIPPING
GLÖCK
ÖLBERG
ORBEL
PATERBERG
KRANZBERG
ZEHNMORGEN
Oppenheim HERRENBERG
KREUZ
SACKTRÄGER
Dienheim FALKENBERG
TAFELSTEIN
Siefersheim HEERKRETZ
HÖLLBERG
Westhofen AULERDE
KIRCHSPIEL
BRUNNENHÄUSCHEN
MORSTEIN
Flörsheim-Dalsheim BÜRGEL
HUBACKER
Mölsheim ZELLERWEG AM SCHWARZEN HERRGOTT
Nieder-Flörsheim FRAUENBERG
Hohen-Sülzen KIRCHENSTÜCK
Worms LIEBFRAUENSTIFT-KIRCHENSTÜCK
Dittelsheim LECKERBERG
KLOPPBERG
GEYERSBERG
SAALE-UNSTRUT/SACHSEN
Karsdorf HOHEGRÄTE
Freyburg EDELACKER
Proschwitz SCHLOSS PROSCHWITZ
Rottewitz SCHLOSS PROSCHWITZ
Diesbar-Seußlitz SCHLOSS PROSCHWITZ
Zadel SCHLOSS PROSCHWITZ
Pillnitz KÖNIGLICHER WEINBERG
WÜRTTEMBERG
Gundelsheim HIMMELREICH
Neckarsulm SCHEUERBERG*
SCHEUERBERG "Orthgang"*
SCHEUERBERG "Steinkreuz"*
Verrenberg VERRENBERG
Weinsberg SCHEMELSBERG
BurgWildeck BURG WILDECK*
HERRSCHAFTSBERG
Heilbronn STIFTSBERG
STIFTSBERG "Hunsperg"*
STAHLBÜHL
STIFTSBERG
STIFTSBERG "Klingel"*
Schwaigern RUTHE
Neipperg SCHLOSSBERG
Pfaffenhofen HOHENBERG
HOHENBERG ''Glaukòs''*
Cleebronn MICHAELSBERG
MICHAELSBERG "St Michaelsfeder"*
Bönnigheim SCHLIPSHÄLDE
SCHUPEN
STEINGRÜBEN
Oberstenfeld FORSTBERG
Maulbronn EILFINGERBERG "Elf Finger"
EILFINGERBERG
Schozach ROTERBERG
Hohenbeilstein SCHLOSSWENGERT
Mundelsheim KÄSBERG "Goldhang"
KÄSBERG
Kleinbottwar OBERER BERG
SÜSSMUND
GÖTZENBERG
Untertürkheim MÖNCHBERG "Königsgold"
MÖNCHBERG
GIPS
GIPS "Marienglas®"*
MÖNCHBERG
HERZOGENBERG "Kreidenstein"*
ALTENBERG
HERZOGENBERG
Uhlbach GÖTZENBERG
Fellbach LÄMMLER
Winterbach HUNGERBERG
Stetten BROTWASSER "Hofdame"
BROTWASSER
PULVERMÄCHER
PULVERMÄCHER "Schlössleswengert"*
PULVERMÄCHER "Ritterberg"*
MÖNCHBERG
MÖNCHBERG "Ödehalde"
MÖNCHBERG "Schalksberg"
Schnait ALTENBERG
BURGHALDE
Hebsack LICHTENBERG
LICHTENBERG "Fleischstein"*
LINNENBRUNNEN
BERG
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