Friday, January 2, 2026

Germany's Top 10 in 2025 - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2026





 
Pictures: Tasting at Weingut Peter Jakob Kühn (VDP) in Oestrich-Winkel, Rheingau, with Peter Bernhard Kühn - Germany Rhein-Mosel-Nahe 2024 by ombiasy WineTours 
 
The Vinum Weinguide Deutschland is a leading German wine guide. The Vinum Weinguide Deutschland 2026 was released recently, presenting Vinum's choice of Germany’s best 1,000 wine producers and reviewing more than 13,500 wines on 1,080 pages. 
 

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Here is a list of the 10 highest rated wines in the Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2026. Annette Schiller and I have visited all listed producers, except for one producer, on a recent ombiasy wine tour. I am adding pictures and reports from these visits.
 
Germany's Top 10 in 2025 - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2026  

1 99/ 100 Punkte Rüdesheimer Berg Schlossberg Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs, 2023 Weingut Peter Jakob Kühn Rheingau
 

2 99/ 100 Punkte Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese *** (Weiße Kapsel), 2024 Weingut Markus Molitor Mosel 


Picture: Tasting with Markus Molitor at Weingut Markus Molitor in Haus Klosterberg, Mosel - Germany-North Tour 2017 by ombiasy WineTours  

3 98/ 100 Punkte Pinot Noir trocken Abyssus, 2022 Weingut Metzger Pfalz 

4 98/ 100 Punkte Niersteiner Pettenthal Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs, 2024 Kühling-Gillot Rheinhessen


Picture: Tasting with Carolin Spanier-Gillot, Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier and Weingut Kühling-Gillot, in Hohen-Sülzen - Germany-South and Alsace 2018 Tour by ombiasy WineTours

5 98/ 100 Punkte Königsbacher Idig Spätburgunder trocken Grosses Gewächs, 2023 Weingut Christmann Pfalz 



Picture: At Weigut A. Christmann - Harvest Time. See: Winery Tour and Wine Tasting at Weingut A. Christmann, with Steffen Christmann – Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2014)

6 97/ 100 Punkte Stettener Stein Silvaner VDP.Grosses Gewächs, 2023 Weingut am Stein - Ludwig Knoll Pfalz 

Picture: Wine Pairing Dinner at 1 Michelin Star Restaurant Reisers am Stein and Tasting and Tour at Weingut am Stein Ludwig Knoll, with Winemaker Franziska Schömig - Germany-East Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Art, Culture, History - Berlin, Saale-Unstrut, Sachsen, Württemberg, Franken 

7 97/ 100 Punkte Sulzfelder Maustal Silvaner VDP.Grosses Gewächs, 2024 Weingut Zehnthof Luckert Franken


Picture: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Zehnthof Luckert, in Sulzfeld, Franken, with Philipp Luckert - Germany-East Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Art, Culture, History - Berlin, Saale-Unstrut, Sachsen, Württemberg, Franken

8 97/ 100 Punkte Leistadt Felsenberg Spätburgunder VDP.Grosses Gewächs, 2023 Weingut Rings Pfalz

 
Picture: Tasting and Cellar Tour at Weingut Rings in Freinsheim, Pfalz, with Andreas Rings - Germany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy WineTours  

9 97/ 100 Punkte Maximin Grünhäuser Bruderberg Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs, 2023 Maximin Grünhaus - Weingut der Familie von Schubert Mosel 




Picture: Cellar Visit, Vineyard Walk and Tasting at Weingut Maximin Grünhaus in Mertersdorf, Ruwer, with Owner Dr. Carl von Schubert – Germany-North Tour 2017 by ombiasy WineTours

10 96/ 100 Punkte Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs, 2022 Weingut Haart Mosel


Picture: Tasting at Weingut Reinhold Haart in Piesport, Mosel, with Johannes Haart - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling
 
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