In 2023, wine was grown on 103,687 hectares in Germany. The area under vines thus increased compared with 2022 (+ 297 hectares). White grape varieties increased by 0.9 % or 626 hectares to 71,378 hectares. Red grape varieties decreased by 1.0% or 329 hectares to 32,310 hectares. Rhineland-Palatinate had the largest area under vines with 65,010 hectares, while the smallest area under vines was in North Rhine-Westphalia with 30 hectares.
Regionally, the areas under vines grew the most in percentage terms from 2022 to 2023 in the following growing regions: Sachsen increased by 2.9% or 15 hectares to 522 hectares, Saale-Unstrut by 0.8% or 7 hectares to 853 hectares, and Rheinhessen by 0.7% or 187 hectares to 27,499 hectares.
In percentage terms, the areas under vines decreased the most in the following growing regions: Mittelrhein decreased by 1.3% or 6 hectares to 460 hectares, Mosel by 0.5% or 40 hectares to 8,536 hectares and Baden by 0.3% or 48 hectares to 15,679 hectares.