VDP.CLASSIFICATION

Some 200 wine-growers throughout German wine country share something in common: the “VDP eagle” – a stylized eagle bearing a cluster of grapes. It appears on the capsules of their wines as a guarantee of pure wine pleasure.

It guarantees wines of the highest quality from some of the finest wine estates in Germany, and provides an incentive to discover the world of fine wine. There’s no better sign of quality.

The VDP.CLASSIFICATION is based on an in-house statute of Germany’s Prädikat wine estates, in which the quality of a wine is defined according to “terroir,” i.e., origin and quality are inherently linked. For the Prädikat wine-growers, the vineyard site is the decisive mark of quality.

The goal of the VDP.CLASSIFICATION is to assess the quality potential of Germany’s very best vineyard sites; secure the future of Germany’s unique viticultural landscape; restore esteem for Germany’s outstanding dry wines; and underscore the traditional connotation of the Prädikats as attributes reserved for wines with natural, ripe sweetness.

The new VDP.CLASSIFICATION is valid as of vintage 2012.

We are a member of the association VDP of German prestigious wineproducers. Hence, since 2005 we only produce predicate wines from our own vineyards.

VDP.CLASSIFICATION

three-step model used by the VDP Mosel

VDP.GROSSE LAGE
THE PEAK OF THE PYRAMID

dry top class wine and fruit-sweet predicate wines

VDP.GROSSE LAGE designates the very best vineyards of Germany, within which the finest parcels have been narrowly demarcated. With their site-specific characteristics, these wines are particularly expressive and have exceptional aging potential.
They are planted with traditional varieties best suited to a particular site, as determined by each region.
A dry wine from a VDP.GROSSE LAGE is designated VDP.GROSSES GEWÄCHS and labeled “Qualitätswein trocken.” A wine with natural, ripe sweetness from a VDP.GROSSE LAGE is labeled with one of the traditional Prädikats: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein or Trockenbeerenauslese.


VDP.GROSSE LAGE: Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Graacher Himmelreich, Graacher Dompropst, Bernkasteler Lay

VDP.ORTSWEIN
SOURCED FROM SUPERIOR SOILS

VDP.ORTSWEINE originate from a village’s best vineyards that are planted with grape varieties typical of their region.
A dry VDP.ORTSWEIN is labeled “Qualitätswein trocken.”
A VDP.ORTSWEIN with natural, ripe sweetness is labeled with one of the traditional Prädikats.

VDP.GUTSWEIN
GOOD FROM THE GROUND UP

VDP.GUTSWEINE are good, entry-level wines in the VDP’s hierarchy that inherently links wine quality with origin.
The wines originate from an estate’s holdings within a region, and they meet the stringent standards prescribed by the VDP.

VDP.GUTSWEIN: S.A.Prüm Blue, Sebastian A.

Find additional information here.

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RAIMUND PRÜM GALLERY
We also have relationships with contract winegrowers who grow grapes in vineyards along the mosel. Theses wines are sold under the name R. Prüm. With it we carry out a strict separation of our estate wines and can thus serve as an excellent source of affordable wines. Our customers all over the world particularly appreciate this. The kinds Pinot blanc, Chardonnay and Blanc de Noir expand our portfolio. Otherwise our entire focus is on the cultivation of the queen of the varieties: Riesling.

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