Saxony (wine region)

It is situated along the Elbe river from the Pillnitz section of Dresden to the village of Diesbar-Seußlitz located north of Meissen.

The area of Saxony has a long winemaking tradition with evidence of viticulture in the region dating as far back as 1161 in Meissen.

[3] Located in southeastern Germany near the border with the Czech Republic, the region has a continental climate that is tempered somewhat by the Elbe.

The granite and gneiss based soils of the area are similar to the Austrian Wachau wine region.

[3] The Müller-Thurgau grape is the leading planting of the area at 85 hectares (210 acres) and 18.4% (2008 figures)[1] followed by Riesling at 14.5% and Weissburgunder (Pinot blanc) at 11.9%.