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| German Wine Bottler - Erzeuger – Gutsabfüller |
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There are about 100,000 grape growers in Germany, yet only about one fourth as many wine producers. Grower, producer and bottler are not always the same person. If the label indicates "Erzeugerabfüller" (producer-bottled), it assures that the grapes were grown and the wine was produced and bottled by the same grower or co-operative of growers (Winzergenossenschaft).
Sometimes the bottler or shipper will assume responsibility for quality and will be identified on the label as "Abfüller" which means bottler. As an alternative to "Erzeugerabfüllung", estates and growers which grow, produce and bottle their own wine can use the term "Gutsabfüllung" (estate-bottled) on the label.
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