Germany: Overview on the German Wine Sector
Germany is the fourth largest wine producer in the EU28 after France, Italy, and Spain. German wine production from the 2014 harvest for marketing in CY 2015 is estimated at 9.3 million hl. Nonetheless, Germany is the world’s biggest importer of wine based on volume. On a value basis, Germany ranks third after the United States and the United Kingdom. In 2013, Germany imported 1.5 billion liters of wine at a value of 3.4 billion U.S. dollars. Imports from the United States amounted to 44 million liters at a value of 105 million U.S. dollars.
