In 2025 German wineries produced 7.55 million hectolitres of wine and must, a decline of 200 900 hl (2.6 %) compared with 2024, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Compared with the six‑year average for 2019‑24, production fell by 842 300 hl, or 10 %.
The harvest season was shaped by unusually heavy rainfall in September, which raised the risk of rot and forced a shortened picking window. This was especially pronounced in Rhineland‑Palatinate (Rheinhessen) and the Palatinate (Pfalz), where the yield fell markedly. The modest reduction in the cultivated area – 1.1 % or 1 100 ha less than the previous year – had only a slight effect on the lower overall output. White wines accounted for 69.6 % of production, while reds, including rosés and red blends, made up 30.4 %.
Predikat wines represented a high share of 29.3 % (2.21 million hl) in 2025, a steep rise from 16.1 % in 2024. That year also saw 5.03 million hl of Qualitätswein (66.6 %) and smaller amounts of other categories: 205 300 hl of wine with protected geographical indication (2.7 %), 11 800 hl of grape‑variety wine without protected origin or geographical indication (0.2 %), and 90 900 hl of wine lacking both protections (1.2 %).
Rheinhessen produced 2.10 million hl and Pfalz 1.53 million hl, together accounting for 48.1 % of Germany’s total output. In these regions production fell by 13.8 % and 14.3 %, respectively. Mosel, by contrast, grew by 12 % to 1.27 million hl, largely thanks to local wine‑trading companies that import grapes from other areas. Baden’s yield edged up by 4.5 % to 997 800 hl, slightly above the previous year’s level. Weather disparities largely explain these regional differences.
In Württemberg and Franken, wine production rose 11.0 % to 741 100 hl and 21.1 % to 366 000 hl, respectively. Conversely, the Rheingau’s output dropped 10.2 % to 180 100 hl, while the Nahe region managed a modest 2.5 % increase, reaching 170 800 hl.
Some of the country’s smaller wine zones saw remarkable gains: Saxony’s production surged 227.9 % to 29 500 hl, nearly matching its 2023 level (28 900 hl). The Ahr region grew 71.2 % to 38 400 hl, although its output still sits 5.6 % below the six‑year average of 40 600 hl.