Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter e.V. or the Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates, is an association of more than 200 wineries in Germany that promotes binding quality standards and – since 1990 – also ecological management of its members' wineries. Many of Germany's top wine producers are members. It is commonly known by its abbreviation VDP.
History
It was founded in 1910 as Verband Deutscher Naturweinversteigerer e.V., Association of German Natural (i.e. not chaptalized) Wine Auctioneers. Founding members were the four regional associations
- Association of Natural Wine Auctioneers of the Rhine Palatinate, founded in 1908
- Rheingau Vineyard Owners Association, founded in 1897 in Rüdesheim on the Rhine
- Trier Association of Vineyard Owners of Mosel, Saar and Ruwer, founded probably in 1910
- Association of natural wine auctioneers in Rheinhessen, founded in 1910.
It consists of 11 regional associations, one for each region in the German wine classification system.
Classification
In order to be a VDP member, a wine estate must adhere to certain standards which are slightly more stringent than those set down in the German wine law. VDP members may (and almost always do) use the VDP logotype, a stylized eagle with a cluster of grapes, on their wine bottles. Also, the members have access to the new VDP-specific classifications Erste Lage and Grosses Gewächs for top dry wines that fulfill the requirements. VDP and its regional associations also arrange German wine auctions and various marketing events.
Especially in the Mosel region, where the regional VDP association is known as Grosser Ring, several well-renowned wine estates are instead members of Bernkasteler Ring, which arranges similar auctions and marketing events.
In July 2018, the members adopted a sparkling wine classification that, like the wine classification, defines quality according to origin and provides for aging on the lees as an additional quality criterion. Accordingly, the focus is on origin with the qualitatively increasing levels of VDP-Gutssekt, VDP-Ortssekt, VDP-Erste Lage and VDP-Große Lage. The technology of bottle fermentation is mandatory. Estate and local sparkling wines must lie on their lees for at least 15 months, site sparkling wines and all vintage sparkling wines for at least 36 months.
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Bassermann
Becker
Bergdolt
Bernhart
Bürklin-Wolf
von Buhl
Christmann
Henninger
Knipser
Kranz
Meßmer
Mosbacher
Mugler
Pfeffingen
Rebholz
Rings
Schaefer
Minges
Wehrheim
Winning
Emrich-Schönleber
Kruger-Rumpf
Schäfer-Fröhlich
Schäfer
Salm
Dönnhoff
Busch
Christoffel
Fischer
Le Gallais
Geltz-Zilliken
Grans-Fassian
Fritz Haag
Willi Haag
Haart
Herrenberg
Heymann-Löwenstein
Hövel
Karthäuserhof
Knebel
Kesselstatt
Acham-Magin
Lauer
Lieser
Loosen
Scharzhof
Grünhaus
Milz
Othegraven
Piedmont
Prüm
Saarstein
Schaefer
Thanisch
Urbans-Hof
Hospitien
Volxem
Wagner
Wegeler
Antony
Battenfeld
Bischel
Becker
Groebe
Gunderloch
Gutzler
Keller
Kühling
Neus
Rappenhof
Schätzel
Weinbaudomäne
Wagner-Stempel
Westerhaus
Wittmann
Allendorf
Barth
Belz
Jung
Diefenhardt
Eberbach
Erbslöh
Eser
Fendel
Straßenmühle
Hochschule Geisenheim
Freimuth
Müller
Hamm
Hessen
Hupfeld
Johannisberg
Kaufmann
Kessler
Knyphausen
König
Krone
Kühn
Künstler
Kunz
Leitz
Löwenstein
Oettinger
Prinz
Querbach
Ress
Schönleber
Spreitzer
Vollrads
Werner
Adeneuer
Burggarten
Deutzerwiese
Kreuzberg
Meyer
Stodden
Bastian
Jost
Lanius-Knab
Müller
Ratzenberger
Fitz-Ritter
Hermannsberg
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Members Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter Rhineland-Palatinate
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Beurer
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Heid
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Listenmacher
Neipperg
Schnaitmann
Wachtstetter
Weinsberg
Württemberg
Wöhrwag
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Markgraf
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Freiburg
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Franckenstein
Heger
Hoensbroech
Heitlinger
Huber
Lahr
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Lämmlin
Michel
Keller
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Seeger
Schlumberger
Hövel
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Members Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter Baden-Württemberg
Arnold
Bickel-Stumpf
Bürgerspital
Domänenamt
Michael
Fürst
Glaser
Hofkeller
Höfler
Juliusspital
Baltes
Kreglinger
Löwenstein
May
Müller
Ruck
Sauer
Schäffer
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Schwab
Schwane
Sommerhausen
Stein
Steintal
Störrlein
Weltner
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