Lower Saxony is booming: Viticulture area tenfold in 8 years!

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The world of wine growing in Lower Saxony is currently showing dynamic growth. The development of the wine -growing areas, which has grown from just 7.6 hectares to respectable 47.3 hectares in the past eight years, is particularly interesting. This not only motivated the regional winemakers, but also reinforced interest in Lower Saxony wine.

This progress has recently been announced by the country's press service. The acreage run across the entire state and include significant regions such as Göttingen, Hanover and Uelzen. These areas have developed into sought-after cultivation areas for red and white wine varieties, with the area expansion varying between five and almost seven hectares.

a success year for the red wine

Michael Winkler, a committed winemaker from Göttingen, is a concise figure in this new wine landscape. On his property in Lenglern, which includes three hectares, he cultivates the white wine variety of Solaris and various types of red wine. "The last grapes of the Cabernet Blanc have recently been read," reports the full -time pharmacist. With the tailwind of good weather conditions, Winkler looks confidently at the red grapes of this year's harvest. In contrast, the early white wine variety of Solaris has to struggle with putrefaction damage and wasps, which significantly affected the harvest. Nevertheless, Winkler is optimistic that his rosé will be a highlight: "It will be a special vintage, the grapes give it away."

The harvests present themselves in a similarly pleasant manner in the wine yard by Helmut Bäßmann and Günter Depke, who are located in the Wedemark near Hanover. Her solaris was previously read as usual, which has proven to be a uniform trend for the entire wine harvest. They are satisfied with their harvest with 3,000 vines of the Solaris variety of Solaris and 2,000 Grauburgunder vines after 75 percent of the desired amount has already been reached. The two winegrowers are happy to harvest the grapes of their new variety Carbaret Noir next year.

Lower Saxony as a small wine player

Although Lower Saxony has been given official recognition as a wine country in recent years, it remains an outsider in German viticulture. The foundation stone was laid in 2016 when the first notices for professional viticulture were granted after a legal change. Since then, the number of permits has increased from 10 to 43, which indicates the growing interest in the region. Nevertheless, it should be noted that the vineyards are still minimal compared to established growing areas, such as Rheinhessen with over 26,000 hectares. The Lower Saxon viticulture could bloom, but the absolute areas are still modest.

With the continuous growth of wine growing in Lower Saxony, it can be seen that the region has the potential to establish itself in the complex and diverse market of viticulture. The challenges are great, but the passion and commitment of the winemakers such as Winkler, Bäßmann and Depke are promising for the future of the Lower Saxony wine. Further information on this topic is in a detailed report on www.ndr.de to read.