In 2025, German winegrowers produced 7.55 million hectolitres of wine and must. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this represented a decline of 200 900 hectolitres, or 2.6 percent, compared with the previous year. When the 2025 output is measured against the six‑year average for 2019‑24, the production fell by 842 300 hectolitres (10.0 percent).
The season was characterised by unusually high rainfall in September, which increased the risk of rot and shortened the harvest window. The effect was particularly pronounced in the largest wine‑growing areas of Rheinhessen and Pfalz, leading to markedly lower yields. A modest contributing factor was the slight reduction of arable area, which contracted by 1.1 percent to 1 100 hectares.
Of the wines produced, 69.6 percent were white, while 30.4 percent were red-including rosé and rotling. Predicted wines accounted for 29.3 percent of total production (2.21 million hectolitres), a substantial rise from 2024 when only 16.1 percent of the wine made was destined for predicted wine. In 2025 there were also 5.03 million hectolitres of quality wine (66.6 percent), 205 300 hectolitres of wine with a protected geographical indication (2.7 percent), 11 800 hectolitres of varietal wine without any protection (0.2 percent), and 90 900 hectolitres of unprotected wine (1.2 percent).
Rheinhessen (2.10 million hectolitres) and Pfalz (1.53 million hectolitres) together produced 48.1 percent of all German wine and must. Both regions experienced declines-13.8 percent in Rheinhessen and 14.3 percent in Pfalz-relative to the previous year. In contrast, the Mosel region saw a 12.0 percent increase, reaching 1.27 million hectolitres. This surge is largely driven by local commercial cellars that also purchase grapes from other regions for winemaking. Production in Baden grew by 4.5 percent to 997 800 hectolitres, slightly above last year’s level.
In Württemberg and Franken, wine production rose by 11.0 percent to 741 100 hectolitres and by 21.1 percent to 366 000 hectolitres, respectively. The Rheingau fell by 10.2 percent to 180 100 hectolitres, whereas Nahe remained 2.5 percent above its previous year’s output at 170 800 hectolitres.
Several smaller regions recorded exceptionally strong growth compared with 2024. Saxony’s production jumped 227.9 percent to 29 500 hectolitres, nearly matching its 2023 level (28 900 hectolitres). The Ahr region saw a 71.2 percent rise to 38 400 hectolitres, yet its yield still lagged 5.6 percent behind its six‑year average of 40 600 hectolitres.
