Grapes, grape must, Federweißer and wine may only be sold to others in the quantity corresponding to the total yield per hectare of the winegrowing enterprise.
The vineyard area relevant for the assessment of the total yield per hectare of a winery is the yield vineyard area. The maximum permitted yield per hectare is 90 hl per hectare for the specified wine-growing region of Franconia and 110 hl per hectare for the Bavarian part of the specified wine-growing region of Württemberg (Bavarian Lake Constance).
The maximum permitted yield per hectare represents the maximum annual marketing quantity of wine that may be marketed by the winery.
The quantity harvested in excess of the total yield per hectare of a winegrowing operation is referred to as excess quantity.
A distinction is made here between:
- Excess quantities that do not exceed the total yield per hectare by more than 20% and
- Excess quantities that exceed the total yield per hectare by more than 20%.
Excess quantities that exceed the total yield per hectare by more than 20% may only be used for winemaking on the winery's own premises and must be distilled by December 15 of the year following the harvest (see information page "Distillation obligation").
If the quantity harvested on a winery does not exceed the total yield per hectare by more than 20%, this excess quantity may only be used on the winery's own premises for wine production and stored beyond the harvest year, used on the winery's own premises for the production of quality sparkling wine psr, and distilled by December 15 of the year following the harvest year. A. and stored beyond the harvest year. Marketing is only possible if in one of the following years the total yield per hectare falls below the value of 90 hl/ha. Marketing of the excess quantity is then possible to an extent corresponding to the difference between the harvest quantity and the permitted total yield per hectare. In addition, excess quantities up to 20% of the maximum per hectare may be distilled or used on the winery's own premises to produce grape juice. The marketing of these two products is possible without offsetting the permitted marketing quantity.
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